MIAD MAJORS AND TYPES OF JOBS
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MIAD major frequently involved with the below: Interior Architecture + Design
Additional majors sometimes involved: Communication Design Industrial Design Sculpture
Example Job Titles: Types of Businesses:
Architect Architectural and interior design firms: Architectural Drafter education Color and Materials Designer entertainment Commercial Interior Designer health care Custom Designer hospitality Design/Build Specialist government / institutional Detailer office Display Designer residential Environmental Graphic Designer retail / restaurant Exhibit Designer transportation Facility Planner Computer‐aided design Floor‐Covering Designer Corporations Graphic Designer Display design services Interior Architect Engineering Interior Decorator Environmental design firms Interior Designer Exhibit design firms Interior Renderer Furniture manufacturers and designers Kitchen Designer Landscape design firms Landscape Architect / Designer Lighting Manufacturer’s Representative Manufacturer Model Builder Museums Parade‐Float Designer Point‐of‐purchase firms Playground Designer Retail Project Manager Residential Designer Sales Associate Set Designer Showroom Manager Sign Designer Space Planner Theme‐Park Designer Visual‐Merchandising Designer Wall‐Covering Designer
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MIAD major frequently involved with the below: Industrial Design
Additional majors sometimes involved: Communication Design Illustration Interior Architecture + Design Sculpture
Example Job Titles: Designing Products Such As . . .
Design Director Apparel / clothing / accessories Display Designer Appliances Ergonomist Automobiles / trucks Exhibit Designer Bicycles Fashion / Apparel Designer Computers Furniture Designer Construction / farm equipment Human Factors Designer Consumer electronics Industrial Designer Exhibits Model Maker Furniture Point‐of‐Purchase Designer Housewares Product Designer Medical devices Stylist Packages ‐ structural User Experience Designer Recreational vehicles Retail displays / fixtures Scientific instruments Shoes Types of Businesses: Sport products Tools Computer‐aided design services Toys Engineering Wayfinding / signage systems Exhibit systems
Industrial design firms / consultancies
Manufacturers Model making Package design firms Point‐of‐purchase displays Product development firms
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MIAD majors frequently involved with the below: Communication Design Illustration Time Based Media
Additional majors sometimes involved: Drawing Integrated Studio Arts Painting Photography
Example Job Titles: Creating and Designing . . .
Art Director Advertising Creative Director Animation Design Director Books Graphic Artist Brand and identity Graphic Designer Charts and maps Interactive Designer Collateral Package Designer Environments Production Designer Exhibits and displays User Interface Designer Games Web Designer Information graphics Interactive graphics Motion graphics Packaging graphics Types of Businesses: Product graphics Promotions Advertising agencies Publications Advertising specialties Signage Apparel companies Software graphics Audio/visual services Typography / lettering Corporations User interfaces Design studio/firms Videos Internet services Web sites Manufacturers
Marketing firms
Package design firms
Printers
Publishers
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MIAD major frequently involved with the below: Illustration
Additional majors sometimes involved: Communication Design Drawing / Painting Integrated Studio Arts Time Based Media
Example Job Titles: Creating, Illustrating, and Designing . . .
Animator Advertising Apparel Artist Animation Art Director Architecture Caricaturist Books Cartoonist Caricatures Children’s Book Illustrator Comics / cartoons Comic Artist Editorial Commercial Artist Electronic publishing Digital Artist Fashion Editorial Illustrator Film, television, video Fantasy Illustrator Games Graphic Artist Greeting cards Greeting‐Card Designer Magazines Illustrator Maps Interactive Media Artist Medical Product Illustrator Merchandising Science Illustrator Murals Storyboard Artist Newspapers Surface Designer Novelties Technical Illustrator Packaging Textile Artist Portraits Postage stamps Types of Businesses: Retail goods Scientific Advertising agencies Sports Advertising specialties Surfaces Apparel manufacturers Technical Commercial art firms Textiles Corporations
Design studios
Display design services
Illustration studios
Manufacturers Publishers (magazine, book, electronic) Sign companies
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MIAD major frequently involved with the below: Time Based Media
Additional majors sometimes involved: Communication Design Illustration Industrial Design Interior Architecture + Design Integrated Studio Arts Photography Sculpture
Example Job Titles: Types of Businesses:
Animator Audio/visual services Art Director Corporations Artist Design firms Background Artist Digital effects Costume Designer Film/movie studios Digital Designer Game design / development companies Editor Internet development firms Film Artist Performing arts organizations Game Designer Publishers Graphic Artist/Designer Special effects studios Illustrator Television studios Interactive Designer Theatrical companies Lighting Designer Video production services Multimedia Designer Visual effects studios Producer Production Artist Program Designer Property Designer Puppet Designer Scenic Designer Screen Designer Set Designer Stage Designer Title Designer Video Designer Web Designer
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MIAD major frequently involved with the below: Photography
Additional major sometimes involved: Time Based Media
Example Job Titles: Photographing and Creating Images of . . .
Advertising Photographer Advertising Art Director Animals Corporate Photographer Celebrities Digital Artist / Designer Children Digital Photographer Corporations Fashion Photographer Editorial / publications Fine Art Photographer Entertainment Food Photographer Events Industrial Photographer Fashion Medical Photographer Food / beverage News Photographer Interiors / architecture Photo Editor Landscapes Photographer’s Assistant Medical Photographic Colorist News Photojournalist Portraits Portrait Photographer Products Producer Science Product Photographer Sports Retoucher Stock Sports Photographer Transportation Staff Photographer Travel Studio Photographer
Types of Businesses:
Advertising agencies Audio/visual service Commercial studios Corporations Design firms Digital design Finishing Journalism Manufacturers Portrait studios Publishing Video / film
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MIAD majors frequently involved with the below: Drawing Integrated Studio Arts Painting Printmaking Photography Sculpture
Additional major sometimes involved: Illustration
Example Job Titles:
Airbrush Artist Moldmaker Apparel Artist Mosaicist Background Painter Muralist Book Maker Musical Instrument Maker Caricaturist Ornamental Metalworker Drawer Ornamental Woodworker Embroiderer Painter Enamelist Papermaker Engraver Pattern Maker Fabricator Photographer Fiber Artist Portrait Artist Fine Artist Printer Finisher Printmaker Furniture Artist Puppeteer Glass Artist Sculptor Jewelry Designer Silk Screener Leather Worker Stained‐Glass Artist Master Printer Stone Carver Medalist Tile Artist Memorial Designer Wood Carver Metalsmith Woodworker Modelmaker
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A percentage of all MIAD majors involved with the below:
Types of Jobs and Businesses:
Agents Framers Appraisers Interior decorators Art buyers Labs Art consultants Laminating Art supplies Location finders / location services Artist representatives Media services Audio/visual editing Model agencies Backdrops Organizations and associations Binding Paper manufacturing Camera supplies Photo stylists Color experts Pre‐press services Color separations Printing Conservators Production studios / services Consultants Promotional products / imprinting Conventions / exhibits / event planners Prop services / rental Costume artists Restorers Design build specialists Retouchers Display artists Set designers Duplication / replication / distribution Sign artists Employment agencies / staffing Sketch artists Equipment sales /rental / service Stock images / art work Exhibit designers Studio and stage services / rental Finishing Stylists Foundry assistants Training
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MIAD majors involved Career/Professional Areas: with the below: Arts, Culture, Communications, Education, Construction, Entertainment, Community, Drawing Government, Health Care, Human Services, Illustration Manufacturing, Recreation, Retail Trade, Integrated Studio Arts Social Assistance Painting Printmaking Photography Sculpture
Example Job Titles: Types of Businesses:
Agent Advocacy organizations Archivist Apparel Art Historian Art supplies Art Therapist Arts organizations Artist‐in‐Residence Associations Assistant Colleges / universities Associate Community organizations Caregiver Cultural organizations Conservator Environmental organizations Consultant Film / video Coordinator Foundries Creative Director Framing Curator Galleries Dealer Government agencies Designer Health services Director Historic organizations Docent Libraries Documentation Expert Media services Editor Monuments Instructor Museums Librarian Parks Manager Performing arts Owner Printing Preparator Professional associations Representative Publishers Researcher Religion Specialist Retail, specialty Supervisor Schools Teacher / Instructor Social Services Technician Television Writer Theaters Video
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