Center for Career Services
Center for Career Services
Center for Career Services
Résumés/CVs and Cover Letters
Be sure to consult Career Services for assistance with writing your CV and cover letter. Here are some quick links for supplementary tips/advice:
- Hamilton Arts Council CV TemplateA simple template for a CV.
Finding an Internship or Job
We recommend consulting Career Services for help finding an internship or a job:
- Center for Career ServicesPreparation for your career begins the moment you set foot on our campus. Opportunities for using your talents are widely available and the Center for Career Services has the resources and staff to help you find them. We can only help, however, if you take the initiative, so stop by the Center for Career Services and take your first steps down the path to your dream job!
Careers related to BOAD include:
Account Manager, Art Center Director, Business Owner, Communications Director, Consumer Insights Manager, Creative Assets Manager, Creative Coordinator, Creative Marketing Strategist, Creative Advertising Coordinator, Design Manager, Design Studio Owner, Digital Campaign Strategist, Film Production Manager, Film Production Assistant, Gallery Owner / Director, Marketing Consultant, Marketing Manager, Media Services Manager, Online Strategy Specialist, Production Manager, Production Coordinator, Project Manager, Social Media Manager
Some useful job banks/classifieds:
- ART JOBSSearch and find jobs in art, culture, and education.
- CAA Career CenterJob bank moderated by the College Arts Association.
- The Creative HamPostings for creative and advertising jobs.
- Entertainment CareersPostings for jobs in the entertainment industries.
- Museum JobsJob bank moderated by Museum Hack, a team of renegade tour guides and experience consultants.
- New York Foundation for the ArtsNew York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is a nonprofit service organization that empowers working artists and emerging arts organizations across all disciplines at critical stages in their creative lives and professional/organizational development.
Professional Development
There are several professional organizations for the field that offer important opportunities for networking, understanding industry standards, and developing skills/knowledge. These organizations usually host conferences, workshops, and events. Many offer reduced membership fees for students. Here are a few recommended organizations:
- AIGAThe profession’s oldest and largest professional membership organization for design.
- American Alliance of MuseumsThe American Alliance of Museums’ mission is to champion museums and nurture excellence in partnership with our members and allies.
- ArtTableArtTable is the foremost professional organization dedicated to advancing the leadership of women in the visual arts.
- College Art AssociationCAA, as the preeminent international leadership organization in the visual arts, promotes these arts and their understanding through advocacy, intellectual engagement, and a commitment to the diversity of practices and practitioners.
- Fine Art Dealers AssociationFine Art Dealers Association (FADA) Members are dedicated to promoting the highest degree of professionalism, scholarship and integrity and to offering an expansive inventory of quality artworks whose authenticity is carefully researched.
- Independent Film & Television AllianceGlobal trade association for the independent motion picture and television industry, and the voice of advocate for independents worldwide.
- International Animated Film AssociationASIFA was established in 1960 as a non-profit corporation devoted to cultivating and promoting the art, craft and profession of Animation.
- International Music Managers ForumThe International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) is an umbrella organisation for a collaborative network of regional and national membership associations (often called MMF) of music artists and their business representatives (managers).
- Motion Picture Association of Americathe voice of the global film and television industry, a community of storytellers at the nexus of innovation, imagination, and creativity.
- National Council of Arts AdministratorsNCAA is a community of current and future arts administrators in higher education.
- SECACSECAC is a national non-profit organization devoted to education and research in the visual arts.