Policies & Disclosures

Graduate Employment

ArtCenter’s Career and Professional Development office provides an array of programs that help students and alumni navigate their career paths, including services related to Job Placement, Professional development, and more!

Below are examples of positions held by our recent graduates, as well as who they are working for. Please click here for a full list of job titles and employers.

Employer

According to our most recent Knowledge Rate*, the following organizations and companies are among those that hired our 2020-2021 graduates.

  • 72andSunny
  • Adidas
  • Apple
  • Audi
  • Dreamworks
  • Gensler
  • Google
  • Hyundai/Kia
  • IDEO
  • Illumination
  • Insomniac Games
  • Louis Vitton
  • Marvel Studios
  • Microsoft
  • Netflix
  • Nickelodeon Animation
  • Nike
  • Pentagram
  • Riot Games
  • Rivian
  • Rockstar Games
  • Titmouse Inc.
  • Under Armour
  • Wieden + Kennedy
  • Cisco
  • BOND
  • Cartoon Network
  • Disney
  • Ford
  • Logitech
  • Mullen Lowe
  • NBC Universal
  • Kia
  • IBM
  • Oracle
  • Sony Pictures
  • Nordstrom
  • Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • Oklahoma City Thunder
  • TikTok Inc
  • US Arts & Design Academy
  • Tesla
  • Volvo
  • Warner Bros.
  • Watson Design Group, Inc.

Position Title

Our most recent Knowledge Rate*, also indicates our 2020-2021 graduates hold a wide array of jobs, or may be starting their own businesses or building a freelance practice. Examples of positions include:

  • Senior Art Director
  • 2D Artist
  • 3D Animator
  • 3D Designer
  • 3D Modeler
  • Art Director
  • Art Resident
  • Artist Assistant
  • Automotive Interior Designer
  • Assistant
  • Assistant Archivist
  • Assistant Coordinator
  • Assistant Producer
  • Associate Digital Designer
  • Associate Face Animator
  • Automotive Interior Designer
  • Background Artist
  • Background Designer
  • Background Painter
  • Brand Experience Designer
  • Brand Strategist
  • Brand Visual Designer
  • Car and Fashion Photographer
  • Car Designer
  • Character Artist
  • Character Designer
  • Chief Creative Officer
  • Chief Product Officer
  • Color Material Finish Designer
  • Color Designer
  • Color & Finish Designer
  • Communication Designer
  • Concept Artist
  • Creative Content Designer
  • Creative Designer
  • Creative Director
  • Creative Producer
  • Creature & Props Illustrator
  • Design Consultant
  • Design Strategist
  • Design Technologist
  • Designer - Branding & User Interaction
  • Designer and Coordinator
  • Digital Marketing Specialist
  • Digital Product Designer
  • Environment and Prop Artist
  • Environment Designer and Illustrator
  • Experience Design Strategist
  • Experience Designer
  • Exterior Car Designer
  • Exterior Designer
  • Footwear Designer
  • Filmmaker
  • Flex E-commerce Retoucher
  • Graphic and Production Designer
  • Graphic Designer
  • Graphic Production Artist
  • Illustrator
  • Industrial Designer
  • Instructor / Teacher / Professor
  • Interaction Designer
  • Interior Designer
  • Lead Designer
  • Lead Industrial Designer
  • Mobility / Industrial Designer
  • Motion Graphic Designer
  • Music Video Director
  • Packaging Designer
  • Packaging Technician
  • Photographer
  • Post-Production Supervisor
  • Producer
  • Product Designer
  • Product Manager
  • Product Tester
  • Scenic Artist - Entertainment Technician
  • Screenwriter
  • Senior Artist
  • Social Impact Partner
  • Storyboard Artist
  • Storyboard Revisionist
  • Structural Drafter
  • Transportation Interior Designer
  • Tattoo Artist
  • Unit Production Manager
  • User Interface / User Experience Designer
  • User Interface / User Experience Research Analyst
  • Visual Effects Coordinator
  • Videographer
  • Visual Design Artist
  • Visual Designer
  • Visual Development Artist

Footnote:

Data for Place of Employment and Job Title are sourced from the Knowledge Rate research on 1-Year Out graduates from the classes of Fall, Spring, and Summer 2020-2021. Data presented is based on responses of graduates indicating a primary status of “Working full-time”, “Working part-time”, or “Enrolled in Additional Education” one-year post-graduation who provided a Position Title (Job Title) and Employer Name for Employment-Single Positions and Employment-Multiple Positions. Knowledge Rate is a combination of the Graduate Employment Survey results and research on publicly available information (82% Bachelor’s degree recipient Knowledge Rate and 92% Master’s degree recipient Knowledge Rate).

Job placement rates are available on the ArtCenter at a Glance section of our website.