Fine Arts Alumni Jobs
We want to give you a sample of the job titles and employers for our fine & performing arts alumni. They are divided by department, then by the economic sector for the employer. The percentage indicates how many of that department’s alumni work in that economic sector. See how our degree programs prepare students for a wide variety of careers, not just those that immediately come to mind when you think of the fine & performing arts.
Theatre & Film
| Arts/Culture/Media (32% of our alumni) Pres/Founder, Magnolia Hill Prod./Warner Brothers Self-employed Casting Director Actress, Bathouse Theatre Company, Seattle Video Producer, Mary Queen of Props Manager, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Founder/Owner, Kids Shine Performing Arts Classes Self-employed Costume Designer Comedians Kendall Ketchum and Jay Jurden Senior Associate, Warner Brothers Set Decorator, JL Productions Co-founder, Deer Run Media Director, New Stage Theatre Artistic Director, Venice FL Playhouse Apparel & Fashion Recruiter, Michael Kors Costume Design, Utah Symphony & Opera Teaching Artist, Kidstage Senior Producer, Framestore Actors James Tate Ellington and Haley Anne Strode Founder/Manager, DreamBox Theatre, Atlanta Director/Producer, Pride Film & Plays Automation Supervisor, “O” Cirque du Soleil Museum Coord., MS Sports Hall of Fame & Museum Actor, National Theatre for Children Morning News Anchor, Houston News Stage Manager, Blue Man Group Videographer/Editor, MS Public Broadcasting Voice Actor Morla Gorrondona Associate Producer, PBS Nightly Business Report Senior Staff Editor, New York Times Department Head, CBS Education (18% of alumni) English Teacher, Biloxi High School Theatre Teacher, Oxford High School Drama Teacher, Boca Raton High School Faculty, Douglas Anderson School of Arts VP for Student Life, Colorado College Faculty, Northeast MS Community College Performing Arts Dir., Savannah College of Art & Design Director of Development, Univ. of Texas, Austin Faculty, University of Florida Administrator, NYU Center for the Performing Arts |
Business/Finance (15% of alumni) Senior Marketing Manager, American Express VP of Human Resources, LIMRA International President, Mainsail Group VP of Business Development, Freeman Company Founder/Owner, The Baby Guy Gear Guide Owner, D’Agostino Properties Actress and Manager, Norcostco Natl. Director of Shopper Marketing, Linqia Art Director, Conservant Production Supervisor, Stageworks Lighting Ltd. Hospitality; Personal Care (10% of alumni) Event Manager, Waterside Plaza, NYC Guide, Orlando Tree Trek Adventure Park Cast Member, Walt Disney World Sales Manager, Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel Writer, Walt Disney Dir. Online Marketing, New Orleans Tourism Costume Coordinator, Disney Cruise Line Lighting Tech, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Self-employed Wardrobe Stylist Community Services/Non-Profit (7% of alumni) Administrator, Young Audiences Day Treatment Supervisor, Family Serv. & Mental Health Minister, First United Methodist Church Regional Support Coord., Military OneSource Operations Dir., Texas Assoc. Against Sexual Assault Southeast Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters Teaching Artist, Upturn Arts Community relations specialist, Ackerman Cancer Center Operations Manager, Community Health Systems STEM (6% of alumni) Legal (4% of alumni) |
Art & Art History
| Arts/Culture/Media (33% of alumni) Designer starring on HGTV’s “Home Town” Director, Flint Institute of Arts Many self-employed artists, such as Glennray Tutor & Charlie Buckley Gallery Owner, Perry Nicole Fine Art Dir. Learning & Innovation, Minneapolis Institute of Art Special Projects Coord., Historic New Orleans Collection Senior Manager, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Special Events Coord., Natl. Museum of Women in the Arts Patron Groups Coord., Houston Museum of Fine Arts Curator/Collections Manager, Walter Anderson Museum Agent, Panache Booking Floral Designer, Sunnybrook Flowers Account Executive, Mississippi Magazine Museum Curator, Natchez National Historical Park Appraisal services for “Antiques Roadshow” Co-founder, Yokna Sculpture Trail, Oxford Collections Assistant, Burke Museum, Seattle Consignment Director, Heritage Auctions, Chicago Creative Director, CNN and FOCUS Brands Game Developer, Mind Level Up Graphic Designer, Churchill Downs Interior Designer, Summer House Football Player, Jacksonville Jaguars Staff, Art Institute of Chicago Executive Art Director, Simon and Schuster Freelance Makeup Artist Scenic Artist, Denver Center Theater Writer, comic strip “Arlo and Janis” Art Director, Aspyr Media Owner, Great Day Graphics & Designs Multimedia Specialist, Daily Journal Senior Artist, The Times Picayune Sales, Prentice Hall College Publishing Art Camp Director, Art Museum of Southeast TX Exec. Director, Convergence Center for the Arts Content Marketing Specialist, Turner Broadcasting Educational Consultant, Usborne Books Manager, Galerie d’ Art Digital Marketing Manager, Malaco Music Group Audio/Video Tech., Production Arts Workshop Founding Partner, Modus Operandi Design |
Business/Finance (22% of alumni) CO-Owner, Square Books Marketing Associate, Sysco Owner, Summer Loftin Antiques Dir. of Production, Kelly Wynne Handbags Electronic Banking Manager, Pinnacle Bank Marketing Assistant, CBRE Group Vice President, Georgia Bank and Trust Graphic Designer, Horne Sales, New York Life Creative Director, Orca Coolers Creative Consultant, Estée Lauder Freelance Graphic Designer, Gap Visual Merchandising Manager, Dillard’s VP, CORE Investment Management Director of Marketing Comm., Next Gear Solutions Manager Corp. Recruitment, Sanderson Farms Brand Development Manager, Remy Cointreau Digital Operations Manager, Craftsman Printing Kitchen Designer, Styrka Construction Education (15% of alumni) Many K-12 teachers Faculty, Brevard Community College Ceramics Faculty, University of Utah Professor, University of Utah Digital Art, Animation and Video Faculty, Florida Intl. Faculty, Hinds Community College Webmaster, Oxford School District Graphic Design Faculty, University of Mississippi STEM (9% of alumni) Vice President of Operations, NextGear Regional sales Manager, Nespresso Women’s Health Specialist, Allergan Art Director, AT&T, Atlanta Technical Artist, Los Alamos National Labs Hospitality/Personal Care (6% of alumni) Legal (6% of alumni) Community/Non-Profits (5%) |
Music
| Education (59% of alumni) 283 teachers and admin in K-12 such as: Director of Bands, Southaven Director of Bands, Greenville Choral Director, Ocean Springs Associate Dean, University of New Orleans Music Faculty, Arizona State University Music Faculty, Berklee College of Music Music Faculty, Hinds Community College Director of Bands, Itawamba Community College Provost, University of Southern Mississippi Arts/Culture/Media (11% of alumni) Actor, Jay Lusteck Voice Over Freelance Musician, NYC Broadway Musicals Owner, Kincaid-Gooch Voice Studio Actor Dario Deak Nashville Musical Entertainer, Bar B Music Piano Accompanist, NORD/NOBA Center for Dance Musical Dir./Conductor, National Tour of “Cats” Professional Singer, Salzburg Opera Co. Musical Director, Second City Self-employed Piano Teacher Singer Mary Donnelly Haskell Music Publisher, Studio 19 President, Everything Noble Project Coord., Acad. Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Owner, Kruyer & Associates PR firm Music Engraving Manager, Warner Brothers Singer, Warner Brothers |
Business/Finance (8% of alumni) VP, Vining Sparks President, Glynn Griffing & Associates National Trainer, Time to Teach Sr. Research Manager, Market Strategies Intl. Owner, Burnham Enterprises band equipment Sales, Steinway Piano Gallery Realtor, Magnolia Real Estate President, Creative Mobilities Community Services/Non-Profit (8% of alumni) Dir. of Worship/Music, Crossgates United Meth. Church Director of Music, Cordova Presbyterian Church Pastor, East Baptist Church Minister Music/Youth, First Baptist Church Self-Employed Music Therapist Executive Coord., Rainforest Alliance President, MS Band Master’s Assoc Government/Military (4% of alumni) Band, US Air Force Deputy Dir. of Emergency, MS National Guard Commanding General, US Army Fine Arts Coord., Dept. Defense Schools Tax Auditor, State of Texas |