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Explore Arts, Media, and Entertainment Careers
Check out Exploring Majors & Careers page (scroll to What Can I Do With This Major?).
See what Hawkeyes in your college/major are doing after graduation using interactive post-graduation dashboards.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook and O*Net contain information on duties, education and training, pay, and job outlook.
Arts & Design
Media & Entertainment
- Entertainment and Sports Careers
- Film, TV, Animation, & Gaming Job Profiles
- My Next Move Arts & Entertainment
- Guide to Careers in Communications
- My Next Move Media & Communications
- Careers for Communication Major
- Careers in Music & Audio Tools
- Careers in Live Music
Career Videos: Arts and Media
Career One Stop videos (See Arts and Communications for choices)
Career Podcasts:
- Beyond the Studio (Podcasts about making a living as an artist)
- It's All Journalism (Podcasts about media and journalism trends)
- Sports Media with Richard Deitsch (Podcast with interview with sports media professionals)
- Top 25 PR Podcasts (A great variety of podcasts for Public Relations interests)
Related Student Organizations and Activities
Want to put your interests to good use? Join with other students who share them. Discover student organizations related to arts, media, and entertainment. You can browse the Student Organizations Database by keyword, name, or category, like UI Student Organizations in the Film/Publications/Media category.
Some examples of organizations that may be of interest are:
- 3D Design Club
- American Advertising Federation
- Art Hawks
- Association for Women in Sports Media, University of Iowa Chapter
- Bijou Film Board
- Campus Activity Board
- Cinematic Arts Student Organization
- Daily Iowan
- Dance Marathon
- EPX Studio
- English Society
- Hawkeye Sports Business Association
- Fools Magazine
- KRUI-FM
- The Multicultural Arts Association
- Nightingale Writers Group
- Scope Productions
- Student Video Production
- Wilder Things Magazine
If you don’t want to join a club or don’t have the time, you can find activities and events related to your interests on the Student Life events calendar.
Also consider volunteering as a way to explore your interests, build your resume, and connect with the community!
Professional Organizations
Professional organizations are a great way to explore, prepare, experience, and achieve your career interests and goals!
- Explore: Learn what people in the industry do, talk about, and take action on
- Prepare: Learn about job titles, companies, and organizational/thought leaders
- Experience: Check out resources, including specialized job boards and LinkedIn groups to locate mentors and job shadowing/informational interview opportunities
- Achieve: Polish your professional image by taking an active part in your industry’s association. Reach your goals through networking and the professional development opportunities your association provides.
Plus, professional associations often offer discounted memberships to students!
Art & Design
Art History/Museums
Art & Design
- Iowa Arts Council
- Professional Association for Design
- Photography Associations
- American Art Therapy Association
- Association of Medical Illustrators
- American Society of Interior Designers
Media
Public Relations
Publishing
Web Content & Design
Writing/Communications
- Editing Industry Resources
- Writing/Communications Industry Organizations
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs
- Audiovisual & Integrated Experience Association
- National Communication Association
Entertainment
Dance
Event Planning
Music
- American Music Therapy Association
- Recording Industry Association of America
- Music Associations and Organizations
Radio/TV/Film
- Iowa Motion Picture Association
- Radio Television Digital News Association
- Radio Associations
- Broadcast TV Associations
- Cable TV Associations
- Film Associations, Guilds, & Unions
Theater
Suggested Search Terms for Jobs and Internships
Use the terms below as starting points for exploring jobs, internships, and career paths. Start with one term, then combine it with another term to narrow or refine your search.
Try adding words such as intern, internship, or volunteer to find experience-building opportunities. For entry-level positions, combine your area of interest with terms such as assistant, associate, coordinator, specialist, representative, trainee, or entry level.
Art and Art History
- Arts Administration
- Art Collections
- Art Direction/Director
- Art Historian
- Art Restoration
- Curatorial/Curator
- Exhibit Design/Preparation
- Gallery
- Fashion Design
- Graphic Art/Design
- Illustration/Illustrator
- Multimedia
- Stylist
- Web Design
- Search by discipline:
- Ceramics
- Drawing
- Graphic Design
- Intermedia
- Jewelry and Metal Arts
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Three-dimensional (3D) design
Cinema & Television
- Actor
- Casting
- Development
- Directing
- Documentary
- Editing
- Film
- Film Criticism
- Film Festival
- Production
- Screen/Scriptwriting
- Talent Agency
- Talent Management
- Television
- Video
- Writing/Writer
Communications
- Advertising
- Communications
- Education
- Events
- Government
- Marketing
- Media
- Nonprofit
- Public Relations
- Social Media
Dance
- Dance Administration
- Dance Education
- Dance Research
- Choreography/Choreographer
- Performer (search by dance style or specialty)
- Somatic Movement/Practices
Writing and Publishing
- Communications
- Content/Creative Content
- Copywriting/Copywriter
- Editing/Editor
- Editorial
- Education
- Publishing/Publisher
- Public Relations
- Storytelling
- Writing/Writer
Entertainment
- Artist Management
- Booking
- Casting
- Development
- Publicity/Publicist
- Talent Agency
- Talent Management
Journalism and Mass Communications
- Broadcasting
- Content
- Editing/Editor
- Events
- Magazine
- Media
- News
- Podcast/Podcasting
- Production
- Publishing/Publisher
- Radio
- Reporting/Reporter
- Television
- Video
Museums, Collections, Archives
- Archives/Archivist
- Cataloging
- Collections
- Collections Management
- Conservator/Conservation
- Cultural Heritage
- Curator/Curatorial
- Digital Collections
- Exhibit Management/Planning/Design
- Gallery
- Historic Preservation
- Historical/Cultural Interpretation
- Library
- Museum Administration/Operations/Management
- Museum Education
- Registrar (pair with Museum and Assistant/Associate/Managing)
- Technician (pair with Museum/Collections/Archival)
Music
- A&R (Artists & Repertoire)
- Artist Management
- Booking
- Composer/Music Writing
- Instructor/Educator
- Lyricist
- Music Licensing
- Music Management
- Music Publishing
- Music Production
- Music Publicist
- Musician
- Performer (e.g., vocalist, cellist, violinist, pianist, percussionist, etc.)
Theater
- Administration
- Directing
- Events
- Perform/Performance
- Playwriting/Playwright
- Production
- Stage Management
- Technical Theater (Stagecraft)
Sports and Recreation Management
- Sports
- Athletics
- Sports Agent (Athlete Representation)
- Recreation
- Fitness
- Event Operations
- Facility Management
- Marketing
- Communications
- Sponsorship
- Analytics
- Media
- Community Recreation
- Campus Recreation
- Parks & Recreation
- Sports Leagues (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, NCAA, WNBA, MLS, etc.)
- Program Development
- Compliance
- Wellness
- Guest Services
- Member Services
- Youth Programs
Tip: Pair the search terms above with a sport, league, organization, or role to broaden or refine your search.
Example Searches
- Sports + Marketing
- NFL + Sponsorship
- Baseball + Analytics
- Campus Recreation + Coordinator
- Athletics + Compliance
- Athletics + Event Operations
Job, Volunteering, and Internship Resources
Check out student employment, internships, and post-graduation full-time jobs in Handshake. Employers targeting University of Iowa students and alumni use this recruiting system to connect with you! We also have an Arts, Media & Entertainment Collection to help narrow your search.
Ways to Gain Experience
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Idealist — Arts and Music volunteer opportunities
- Arts, Media & Entertainment Student Organizations
- Study Abroad: First Steps
- International Opportunities
- Office of Undergraduate Research
For additional ways to build experience, explore our Gain Experience resources.
Industry-Specific Job and Internship Sites
- AIGA - Design
- Arts Jobs - Arts, culture, education, theater, museum, gallery, music, and library
- Backstage – Television, film, performance
- Bookjobs -- Book publishing
- BroadwayWorld - Theater
- College Art Association Jobs & Opportunities – Visual arts
- EntertainmentCareers.Net — Film, television, music, and media
- Grackle HQ — Game industry
- Hitmarker - Global gaming and esports
- International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) — Exhibition and events
- JournalismJobs
- Mediabistro - Media
- Museum Jobs
- Playbill - Theater
- StyleCareers – Fashion industry
- TeamWork Online – Sports
- Work With Indies — Independent game studios
For additional opportunities, explore our broader job and internship listing resources.
Freelancing and Flexible Work Resources
Past Student Internship Experiences
Below is a sampling of internship sites that Iowa students have registered in recent years.
Journalism, Multimedia & Social Media Summer Intern, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Editorial Intern, Hachette Book Group USA
Intern, Smithsonian Institution
Post-Production Intern, Immortal Cinema International
Communications Intern, Center for Global and Environmental Research
Collections Intern, Office of the State Archaeologist of Iowa
Festival Services Intern, American Dance Festival
Graphic Design Intern, Lynco Products
Writer & Content Creator, Eco-Stylist
Podcast Production & Digital Marketing Intern, Executive Podcasting Solutions
Ticket Sales, Marketing and Analytics Intern, Kansas City Chiefs
Production Intern, Englert Theater
Events & Operations Intern, Think Iowa City
Photography Intern, Tails Humane Society
Handshake and LinkedIn are great tools to further investigate sites where UI interns have been employed.
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