The Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications Career Cluster focuses on careers in designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content, including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.
Working in the fields of film, TV or video games as an animator, you’ll create different images—or frames—which give the illusion of movement when displayed in a quick sequence. Big-name animated movies like Minions, Frozen, or The Lion King take years to make. Hundreds, if not thousands, of animators are needed to bring each character to life; that’s why the end credits are so long!
All those game apps on your cell phone? They, along with an increased demand for animators in the movie and TV business, are driving a 4 percent growth in the field by 2028. Animators make $56K per year on average in the DC metro area. Entry level jobs require a bachelor’s degree. And there are 64 job openings annually in the DC metro area. For more information on LMI data click here.
Principles of Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
Animation I
Animation II
Practicum in Animation
Using a variety of cool techniques like jump, L, and/or J cuts, film and video editors edit moving images on film, video and other media. They may also match up soundtracks to the images you see on your screen. And, even though your favorite movie or TV show lasts an hour or so, they are the result of the film and video editor’s detailed attention to hours and hours of film that’s boiled down to the finished product that you see.
As demand for more TV and movie programs grows, aspiring film and video editors can expect 11 percent growth in the field by 2028. make $45K per year on average in the DC metro area. Entry level jobs require a bachelor’s degree. And there are 48 job openings annually in the DC metro area. For more information on LMI data click here.
Principles of Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
A/V Production I
A/V Production II
Practicum in A/V Production
Graphic designers create visual concepts that are memorable, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform and captivate different audiences. They develop the overall layout and production design for ads, brochures, magazines and reports.
The rate of increase in graphic design jobs is growing at 3 percent by 2028, just a bit slower than other fields. In certain industries, however, your career path may lead from graphic designer to creative director, where you can manage an entire project from start to finish. Graphic designers make $57K per year on average in the DC metro area. Entry level jobs require an associate’s degree. And there are 460 job openings annually in the DC metro area. For more information on LMI data click here.
Principles of Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
Graphic Design and Illustration I
Graphic Design and Illustration II
Practicum in Printing and Imaging Technology
