Fall 2021: The Career Center is open for in-person business. Appointments are offered in-person or virtually and can be scheduled on Handshake.

All resources are also available 24/7 online on TartanEdge.

Art & Design

The Art & Design Community curates career development resources, information, jobs, internships and more for students interested in pursuing a career path in fine arts, graphic and multi-media arts, animation, design, and illustration.

Art Department Candidacy ApplicationsView and complete your Candidacy Application
Exit PortfolioView and complete the Exit Portfolio
Creative CircleUse Creative Circle to search and apply for freelancing jobs in fields such as Design, Marketing, Motion/Video.
Student OrganizationsLearn how clubs and organizations stimulate an exchange of ideas, and how student exhibitions, visiting artists and valuable internships provide insight into what it’s like to be a professional artist.
Professional Associations

American Art Therapy Association
Association of Medical Illustrators

American Advertising Federation
Writers Guild of America West

American Society of Media Photographers
National Press Photographers Association

The Animation Guild
Society of Illustrators


		
Resume ExamplesView resume examples for Art and Design.

Danielle Brunner

Alumni Mentors

Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Marketing Specialist PA Health and Wellness

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Britt Kemp

Alumni Mentors

Tempe, AZ
Digital Coordinator Bishop Fox

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Fawn Martz

Alumni Mentors

San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Graphic Design Manager Stanford University

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Jessica McWilliams-Brandt

Alumni Mentors

Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Manager of User Experience American Eagle Outfitters

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Jessica Schaefer

Alumni Mentors

Pittsburgh, PA
Owner and Designer theBird+theBeard

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Amy Schaffer

Alumni Mentors

Pittsburgh, PA
Graphic Designer Self-Employed

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Jamie Lynn Shafer

Alumni Mentors

Fallon, VA
Art Educator Churchill County High School

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Career Center Internship Information PacketShare This: Share on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare on Facebook
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2021-2022 Internship Coordinators and InformationShare This: Share on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare on Facebook
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What Jobs Can You Get With an Art & Graphic Design Degree?Share This: Share on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare on Facebook
View the most popular, highest earning and fastest growing jobs held by people with degrees in art/graphic design.

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AIGA, the professional association for designShare This: Share on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare on Facebook
As the profession’s oldest and largest professional membership organization for design—with more than 70 chapters and more than 25,000 members—we …

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