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Arts, A/V Technology, 
& Communications
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TYPES OF JOBS

Arts, audio/video technology, and communications workers use creativity and their talents on the job. You might work for an audience as a performer or artist. This includes painters, dancers, sculptors, actors, and singers or you might work behind the scenes to make a performance successful. This includes set designers, editors, broadcast technicians, and camera operators.
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Some audio/video technology and communications workers have high-profile jobs. For example, you might work as a news reporter or fashion designer or you might use your creative talents with technology and work as an animator, graphic designer, or film editor.
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PATHWAYS
  • Audio and Video Technology and Film
  • Journalism and Broadcasting
  • Performing Arts
  • Printing Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Visual Arts

​LOCAL JOB SHADOW OPTIONS

  • PSU - WPBS
  • The Hound 97.5
  • John Schlimm - local author and artist
  • The River 98.9
  • ECCOTA
  • The Detail Shop (Graphic Design)
  • The Daily Press/Ridgway Record
  • 911 Emergency Services
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Elk/Cameron County Locals
View the videos from local folks to learn more about this career​​​​​​​​​

Executive Director:
Sara Frank 
Elk County Council On The Arts
Marketing Manager:
​Jeff Buhite
The River 98.9
IS THIS THE CAREER FOR YOU?
Assessing what you like and things you do
can lead you to a career field.  

Does this sound like you?

  • ​Always drawing pictures or cartoons
  • Perform music, roles, and dances on stage 
  • Create original videos
  • Enjoy Painting
  • Take photographs
  • Make jewelry or sculpting
  • Write original stories and poems

Are these your favorite subjects?

  • Art
  • Graphic Design
  • Humanities
  • Journalism
  • English
  • Photography
  • Communications
  • Music

How do you spend your spare time?

Consider these local opportunities to expand your skills in this field.
  • Band or choir
  • Dance
  • Photography
  • School newspaper or yearbook
  • Speech or debate
  • Theatre
  • Drama Club
  • Join a local community theatre group.
  • Volunteer to help with or teach an art, music, or dance community education class.
  • Intern at a campus radio station, local access cable TV station, web venture, or local newspaper.
  • Join the stage crew for a school or community play or concert.
Challenges, Camps, Workshops and More!
  • Congressional App Challenge

LOCAL POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION/TRAININGS

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Letters, Arts and Sciences (AS/BS)
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Broadcast Communications (BA) 
Communications (BA)
Computer Information Systems and Technology (BS)
English (BA)
Interdisciplinary Arts (BA)
Writing (BA)
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Art (BA)
Communication (BS)
Information Tech (BS)
English (BA)
Modern Languages (BS)
Theatre (BFA/BS)


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