Careers

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH AN ARTS MANAGEMENT DEGREE?

The demand for creative people with entrepreneurial and administrative skills is on the rise. Organizations in a wide array of fields are looking for leaders who can think differently, integrate knowledge across disciplines, spot and solve problems, and generate new ideas.

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POSSIBLE JOB TITLES

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  • Executive Director
  • Artistic Director
  • Program and Project Directors
  • Development Director
  • Special Events Coordinator
  • Exhibition Planner
  • Financial Manager
  • Volunteer Coordinator
  • Box Office Manager
  • Community and Corporate Relations Manager
  • Manager of Artistic Outreach
  • Donor Relations Manager
  • Grants Manager
  • Director of Patron Services
  • Volunteer Coordinator
  • Facility Manager
  • Convention Planner
  • Contract Music Director
  • Community Advocacy
  • Non-profit administration
  • Project Assistant
  • Operations Manager
  • Arts and Social Justice Leader
  • International Arts
  • Organization Administrator
  • Fine Arts and Performing Arts Teacher
  • Fine Arts Administration
    Education Coordinator

ALUMNI CAREERS

Arts Management alumni have gone on to work for schools, museums, theatre companies, music festivals, symphonies, operas, nonprofit organizations, and multinational corporations.

  • Omaha Opera
  • Fort Collins Discovery Museum Events Coordinator
  • Production Manager, Tacoma Opera
  • Tulsa Youth Symphony
  • Public Art & Cultural Commission-City of Asheville
  • Salt Lake City Symphony and Opera - development
  • International Arts Organization Administrators
  • Graphic Designer, Salt Lake City Community College
  • Production Manager, Tacoma Opera,
  • Personnel Manager, Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Director of Operations and Creative Strategies, Street
  • Dog Coalition
  • Event Manager, AEC Tech
  • Festival Manager, Crested Butte Film Festival
  • Community Engagement Coordinator, Walt Disney Company
  • Corporate Relations Manager, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
  • Program and Operations Manager, Association of Arts Administration Educators
  • Catering Events Manager, Embassy Suites
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