Careers in Art & Design
Professional artists are creative problem-solvers. They create logos and packaging for brands; animate films and video games; illustrate books and magazine articles; and preserve artworks of the past for generations to come. Some require graduate study following the bachelor’s degree.
Art-Related Careers
- Advertising Creative Director
- Animator (Film)
- Art Conservationist
- Art Gallery Owner/Assistant
- Art Historian
- Art Museum Curator
- Art Professor
- Art Supply Retailer
- Art Teacher (K-12)
- Art Therapist
- Biological/Medical Illustrator
- Concept/Storyboard Artist
- Costume Designer
- Courtroom Artist
- Digital Illustrator
- Display/Exhibition Planner
- Graphic Designer
- Industrial (Product) Designer
- Interior Designer
- Makeup Artist
- Prop/Special Effects Designer
- Publishing Layout Specialist
- Technical Illustrator
- Textbook Illustrator
- Video Game Animator
- Wedding or Family Photographer
Melissa Ellis, '14
B.A., Art History
Melissa interned at the Albright Knox Art Gallery, working with the curator of Public Art. She worked as Retail/Exhibitions Manager at the WNY Book Arts Center, an arts educational non-profit organization in Buffalo, NY. In 2017, she started her graduate studies at the University at Buffalo in Critical Museum Studies with a concentration in Arts Management.