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Career Cluster
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
- Are you interested in working in television, film, or radio?
- Do you like to perform or listen to music?
- Are you interested in computer animation and special effects?
- Do you like to work with technology?
- Do you like writing, drawing, or sculpting?
- Are you visually oriented?
- Is artistic expression important to you?
- Are you creative?
If you answered yes to some of the questions above, you may enjoy the arts, audio/video technology, and communications career cluster. Perhaps you’d enjoy one of these careers:
- audio designer
- museum curator
- graphic artist
- film music supervisor
- cable TV engineer
- journalist
- animator
- broadcast technician
- actor
Cluster Definition
Jobs in the arts, audio/video technology, and communications career cluster involve designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.
Career Pathways in Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications
A career pathway is an area of concentration within a career cluster. Each pathway contains a group of careers requiring similar academic and technical skills as well as similar industry certifications or postsecondary education. The arts, audio/video technology, and communications career cluster has six pathways:
Audio/Video Technology and Film
This pathway involves the technology used to produce and present sound, video, and multimedia. Jobs include:
- audio systems technician
- mechanical engineer
- soundboard operator
- lighting technician
- video equipment rental dealer
- audio designer
Journalism and Broadcasting
This pathway encompasses everyone who prepares news for print, broadcast, and the Web. Jobs include:
- broadcast sound technician
- reporter
- radio host
- graphic designer
- cable TV engineer
- TV announcer
- publisher
- editor
- chief engineer
- anchorperson
Performing Arts
This pathway includes both performers and the behind-the-scenes workers who make performances possible. Jobs include:
- production manager
- director
- cinematographer
- dancer
- playwright
- director
- actor
- musician
- makeup artist
- costume designer
- lighting designer
- visual effects coordinator
- composer
- conductor
- film music supervisor
Printing Technology
This pathway involves the technology used to create printed or printable newspapers, books, magazines, brochures, and more. Jobs include:
- printing equipment operator
- lithographer
- desktop publishing specialist
Telecommunications
This pathway includes jobs designing, manufacturing, installing, and repairing telecommunications equipment. Jobs include:
- network technician
- cable installer
- telephone line repairer
- telecommunication computer programmer
Visual Arts
The visual arts pathway encompasses many creative professions. Jobs include:
- Web designer
- illustrator
- fine artist
- commercial artist
- graphic artist
- photographer
- videographer
- art instructor
- Animator: Computer Animator
- Graphic Designer: Skateboard Designer
- Fashion Designer
- Illustrator: Scientific Illustrator
- Animator: Special Effects Animator
- Museum Curator
- Graphic Designer
