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Arts Careers A to Z
What Kind of Work Do People Do in the Arts?
Here's some of the many careers and job titles using arts-based skills. Click on a letter to explore the list.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Y Z
A
Accompanist
Actor/Actress
Advertising Director/Artist
Aerial Photographer
Aeronautical Designer
Agent
Airbrush Artist
Anatomical Illustrator
Animator
Announcer
Archaeologist
Art Appraiser
Artist
Artist Assistant
Artistic Director
Architect
Architectural Model Builder
Architectural Illustrator
Archivist
Art Conservator
Art Consultant
Art Director
Art Festival Coordinator
Art Handler
Art Historian
Art Preparator
Art Teacher
Artistic Director
Artist's Agent
Arts Administrator
Arts and Entertainment Attorney
Arts Consultant
Arts Education Curriculum Writer
Arts Management Consultant
Arts Marketer
Arts Therapist
Auctioneer
Audience Development Specialist
Audio Describer
Audio Engineer
Audio Visual Assistant
Automobile Designer
B
Back-up Musician
Basket Maker
Band Director
Bank Note Designer
Bead Maker
Billboard Artist
Book Designer
Booking Agent
Bow Restorer (stringed instruments)
Box Office Director
Broadcast Technician
Business Agent
Business Manager
C
Calligrapher
Caricaturist
Cartographer
Cartoonist
Casting Director
Catalog Illustrator
Ceramist
Children's Book Author/ Illustrator
China Painter/Designer
Choir Director
Choreographer
Cinematographer
City Planner
Clothing Designer
Clown/Circus Performer
Collections Manager
Color Separator
Color Specialist
Comedian
Commercial Artist
Communications Designer
Computer Animator
Computer Artist
Computer Graphics Designer
Composer
Concert Singer
Conductor
Conservator
Continuity Person
Contract Specialist
Copyright Specialist
Copywriter
Costume Buyer
Costume Designer
Costume Maker
Courtroom Artist
Creative Consultant
Critic (dance, music, theatre)
Cutter (costumes)
D
Dance/Arts Management Dance>Detour
Dance Captain
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Alana Wallace.
Dance Notator
Dance Teacher
Dance Technologist
Dance Therapist
Dancer
Development Director
Director of Photography (film)
Disc Jockey
Display Designer
Display Painter
Docent
Draper (costumes)
Draftsperson
Dramaturge
Dresser (theatre)
E
Editor
Electric Keyboard Technician
Electrician (stage lighting)
Electronic/Acoustical Engineer
Engraver
Entertainer
Environmental Designer
Etcher
Ethnomusicologist
Exhibit Designer
Extra (background actor)
F
Fabric Designer
Facility Manager
Facility Planner
Fashion Designer
Fashion Illustrator
Fiber Artist
Fight Director
Film Director
Film Editor
Film Production Manager
Film Studio Manager
Filmmaker
First Hand (seamstress)
Flash Designer
Floral Designer
Foley Artist (sound effects)
Framer
Fundraiser
Furniture Designer
F/X Special Effects Designer
G
Gallery Adminstrative Assistant
Gallery Owner
Gallery Salesperson
Gallery Photographer
Galleries: see also Museum-related jobs
Glassblower
Glaze Technologist
Golf Course Designer
Grants Officer
Graphic Designer
Graphic Recorder/Facilitator
Greeting Card Designer
Greeting Card Writer
H
Handcrafter
Holographer
House Manager (theater)
I
Ice Sculptor
Illustrator
Industrial Designer
Instrument Builder
Instrument Designer
Instrument Manufacturer
Instrument Repair and Restoration Specialist
Instrumentalist
Interior Designer
J
Jacquard Weaver
Jewelry Designer
Journalist
Juggler
K
Kitchenware Designer
Kinetic Artist
Knitter
Knitting Designer
L
Label Designer
Lacemaker
Landscape Architect
Layout Artist
Leather Goods Designer
Letterer
Librarian
Librettist
Lighting Designer
Literary Agent
Lithographer
Lyricist
M
Machinery Designer
Magazine Designer
Magazine Illustrator
Magician/Illusionist
Makeup Artist
Manager (arts organization)
Mannequin Decorator
Mapmaker
Marketing Director
Mask Designer
Massage Therapist
Master Electrician (stage)
Medical Illustrator
Merchandiser/Retail Display Coordinator
Milliner
Mime
Model Builder
Mold Maker
Motion Picture Animator
Muralist
Museum Curator
Museum Access Coordinator
Museum Administrator
Museum Cataloguer, Assistant Cataloguer
Museum Curator, Assistant Curator
Museum Curatorial Publications Assistant
Museum Educator, Education Assistant
Museum Registrar, Assistant Registrar
Museum Special Events Coordinator
Music Arranger
Music Contractor
Music Copyist & Transcriber
Music Distributor
Music Editor
Music Engraver
Music Librarian
Music Processor
Music Publisher
Music Teacher
Music Therapist
Musician
Musicologist
N
Needle Worker
Neon Sign Maker
Newspaper Editor
Newspaper Illustrator
News Anchorperson
Novelist
O
Optical Effects Engineer
Orchestrator
Origami Artist
Ornament Designer
P
Package Designer
Painter
Paper Maker
Parade Float Designer
Paste Up Artist
Pattern Designer
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Performance Artist
Personal Manager
Personnel Management
Photographer
Photo-journalist
Piano Technician (Service and Repair)
Piano ReBuilder
Pipe Organ Tuner
Playwright
Poet
Police Artist
Popular Singer
Potter
Printer
Printmaker
Producer
Product Designer
Production Manager
Program Director
Promoter (stage)
Proofreader (music & print)
Props Designer
Props Buyer
Puppet Maker
Puppeteer
Public Relations Specialist
Publicist
Publisher
Purchasing Agent
Pyrotechnician
Q
Quick Sketch Artist
Quilt Designer
Quilt Maker
R
Radio Operator
Record/CD Cover Designer
Record Producer
Recording Engineer/Mixer
Reporter
Retailer (arts merchandise)
Running Crew: Stage, Rigging
S
Sacred Dancer
Salesperson
Scene Painter
Scenic Designer
School Arts Coordinator
Scientific Illustrator
Screenwriter
Sculptor
Serigrapher
Set Decorator
Set Designer
Set Dresser
Shoe Designer (stage)
Shop Foreman (stage)
Sign Painter
Silkscreen Artist
Silversmith/Goldsmith
Software Developer
Songwriter
Sound Designer
Sound Effects Technician
Sound Engineer
Sound Mixer
Special Effects Coordinator
Speech Teacher
Speech Therapist
Speech Writer
Stage Carpenter
Stage Combat Trainer
Stage Hand
Stage Manager
Stained Glass Artist
Stencil Cutter
Stunt Artist
Stunt Coordinator
Stitcher (costumes)
T
Tailor
Talent Agent
Tapestry Artist
Tattoo Artist
Technical Theatre Director
Technical Writer
Textile Designer
Theater Access Manager
Theater Director
Theater Membership Coordinator
Theme Park Designer
Theme Park Performer
Therapist
Ticketing Agent
Tour Manager
Tour Publicist
Toy Designer
Translator
TV Camera Operator
TV/Radio Program Director
Typographer
U
Understudy
Unit Manager (film)
Upholsterer
Urban Designer/Planner
Usher
V
Vendor (arts merchandise)
Video Artist
Video Equipment Technician
Video Game Artist
Video Game Designer
Videographer
Vocal Teacher
Vocalist
Voice/Dialect Coach
Voiceover Artist
W
Wallpaper Designer
Wardrobe Mistress/Manager
Watercolorist
Weaver
Web Designer
Web Ilustrator
Web Publications Manager
Wholesaler (arts merchandise)
Wig Master
Window Designer
Woodworker
Writer
X
Xylophonist
Xylographer
Y
Yarn Dyer
Z
Zincographer
