Employment Trends in Animation and Related Fields

According to the Career Planning staff at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, a typical digital media  program offers individuals the education and tools necessary to bring classic media like art, writing, and music into the digital arena. Digital Media as a discipline involves the application of creative and artistic talent as well as technical proficiency in a variety of domains.¹·²· Graduates can expect a variety of opportunities multiple areas of Internet services, electronic media design/4D design, advertising, education, and more. Just a few top careers include:

If you have a business—any business, chances are you also have a website. This is a smart move because it is nearly impossible for a business to reach hundreds of millions of consumers without a website. Television advertising, promotions, and direct mail are still utilized, but they just don’t generate the same results as a web presence. According to many estimates, a website can help many businesses grow twice as fast, especially if they have a savvy web designer on their side.

Advertising, fashion design, graphic design, publishing, and animation are just a few popular careers for artists specializing in drawing. While talent can certainly capture anyone’s attention, many top companies prefer candidates with formal training. A formal training program allows students to develop a variety of skills that have proven to be invaluable in today’s world of art and design. In addition to taking drawing courses, drawing majors will study painting, sculptural forms, printmaking, visual thinking, art history, and courses in humanistic studies.

Studio art is one of the most aggressive majors an art and design school can offer. Students have the opportunity to take some of the same courses featured in a general art degree program, with several noted differences. One of the biggest differences is studio art majors will spend a significant amount of time working in a studio setting rather than a classroom. They may also select one or more focus areas such as painting + drawing, illustration, ceramics, glass blowing, fiber, or photography. Some studio art programs also offer focus areas such as digital art, graphic design, and interior design.