Career And College Prep

Arts, Media & Entertainment

Your Platform Awaits

Put both your creative spirit and technical mind to work to create visual assets for the digital world. Your talent could take you anywhere from education to entertainment to advertising and beyond!

Which pathways are offered?

Animation—This pathway prepares students to conceptualize and bring animation to life using learned art principles to effectively communicate their ideas through combined artistic elements.

Game Design & Integration—This pathway prepares students to create design specifications and integrate art and sound, translating it all into a playable game. This requires knowledge of computer operating systems, programming and markup languages (JAVA, Python, C++, HTML5/CSS), and software development.

Graphic Design—This pathway prepares students to produce digitally generated or computer-enhanced media used in business, training, entertainment, communications, and marketing.

Web Design—This pathway prepares students to create, design, and produce interactive multimedia products and services.

What types of jobs can my student learn about and prepare for?*

Examples of jobs include:

  • 3D animator
  • Applications software developer
  • Art/graphics director
  • Computer programmer
  • Graphic designer
  • Photographer

*Some of these jobs require additional education and certifications once a student graduates from high school.

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What could my future look like in this career field?**

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**Data is from Lightcast and is updated frequently.

Which industry-recognized certifications and exams can my student prepare for?***

  • Adobe After Effects 
  • Adobe Animate 
  • Adobe InDesign 
  • Adobe Illustrator 
  • Adobe Premiere 
  • Adobe Photoshop 
  • Adobe XD
  • Certiport Unity