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

​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

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!

LOCAL POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION/TRAININGS

Letters, Arts and Sciences (AS/BS)
Liberal Studies (AS)
Broadcast Communications (BA) 
Communications (BA)
Computer Information Systems and Technology (BS)
English (BA)
Interdisciplinary Arts (BA)
Writing (BA)
Art (BA)
Communication (BS)
Information Tech (BS)
English (BA)
Modern Languages (BS)
Theatre (BFA/BS)
Cosmetology
​Culinary Arts
Digital Media Arts
Digital Media Arts
Information Technology
Cosmetology/Nail Technology
Culinary Arts