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New Media Careers

The following list includes occupations that you can pursue with a NM degree. This list is not exhaustive. There are many careers for which a degree in NM from a liberal arts institution will prepare you.

Occupations

2D & 3D Animator

Advertisement Designer

Applications Programmer

Audio Mixer

Audio-Visual Producer

Communications Specialist

Computer Engineer

Computer Illustrator

Computer Programmer

Creative Director

Digital Designer & Illustrator

Digital Photographer/Editor

Digital Videographer/Editor

Documentation Librarian

Educator

Graphic Designer

Instructional Materials Designer

Marketing Analyst

Materials/Packaging Designer

Multimedia Production Designer Musician

Printing Manager

Script Writer

Software Engineer

Special Effects Artist

User Interface Designer

Video Director & Producer

Virtual Reality  Designer

Web Site Designer & Developer

Places of Business

Advertising Agencies

Entertainment Industry

Financial Firms

Professional and Tech Journals

Computer Consultant Firms

Construction Firms

Graphic Art Industry

Research and Development Firms

Computer Corporations

Insurance Companies

Statistical Firms

Computer Retail Magazines

Marketing and Research Firms

Engineering Firms

Medical Industry

Weather Bureaus

Government Agencies

Central Intelligence Agency

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

Department of Transportation

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Health and Human Services

NASA

National Security Administration

US Air Force

US Army

US Navy

Veterans Administration

Alumni

New Media alumni work in many industries across the US and abroad, in the field of new media and in a variety of other careers.

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