Arts, Media, and Entertainment Pathway
The Arts, Media, and Entertainment industry sector is big business in California. This dynamic sector is relevant statewide, with most of the major employers concentrated in the southern part of the state. It offers jobs that require a vast range of creative and technical knowledge and skills. In a 2004 national study, almost 550,000 businesses employing almost three million people were involved in production and delivery in America’s creative industries. Flexibility and adaptability to a rapidly changing professional landscape are key elements to an individual’s ultimate success in a career in arts, media, and entertainment. Consequently, most of the professions found in this sector require students to become familiar with information and skills across several different academic disciplines and career pathways as well as within their primary pathway.
The Media and Design Arts career pathway comprises a large number of industry occupations, such as user interface design, digital animation, print design, commercial photography, and cinematography. The Performing Arts pathway focuses on the direct creation of art and entertainment by individual artists and includes professional applications of theatre, dance, and music. And the Production and Managerial Arts pathway focuses on developing the organizational and managerial knowledge and skills needed to bring arts, media, and entertainment to the public as well as on training those who do the behind-the-scene jobs, such as set design, sound design, digital modeling, film editing, and camera work. For most of the skilled and semiskilled occupations in this industry sector, post-secondary education and training are expected.
The Media and Design Arts career pathway comprises a large number of industry occupations, such as user interface design, digital animation, print design, commercial photography, and cinematography. The Performing Arts pathway focuses on the direct creation of art and entertainment by individual artists and includes professional applications of theatre, dance, and music. And the Production and Managerial Arts pathway focuses on developing the organizational and managerial knowledge and skills needed to bring arts, media, and entertainment to the public as well as on training those who do the behind-the-scene jobs, such as set design, sound design, digital modeling, film editing, and camera work. For most of the skilled and semiskilled occupations in this industry sector, post-secondary education and training are expected.
Arts, Media, and Entertainment Industry Sector Pathway:
- Media and Design Arts
- Performing Arts
- Production and Managerial Arts
- Principles of Design
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Entry Level Careers
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Technical Level Careers
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Professional Level Careers
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(with high school diploma)
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(with AA or AS degree or certificate)
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(with BS or BA degree)
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Visual Artist
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Stage Manager
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Architect
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Photographers Assistant
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Special Effects Coordinator
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Industrial Designer
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Lighting Technician
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Web Designer
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Publisher
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Model
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Photographer
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Music Teacher
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Makeup Artist
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Graphic Designer/Artist
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Technical Writer
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Electronic Equipment Operator
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Film Maker
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Sound Engineer
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Sound Technician
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Camera Operator
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Medical Scientific Illustrator
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Stagehand
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Screen Writer
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Sound Design Editor
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Voice-over Artist
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Photojournalist
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Visual Effects Coordinator
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Arts, Media, and Entertainment Courses can be taken at:
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San Pasqual High School
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Escondido High School
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Orange Glen High School
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Del Lago Academy
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