Careers in Art & Art Colleges

NCAD Portfolio Brief 2014

So you have just completed your Junior Cert Art Project and may still be unsure of what subjects to continue into Senior Cycle? Click here to view the Leaving Cert Art Syllabus.

Or you may have just completed your Leaving Cert Art practical exams and may be hoping to complete an art course at Third Level? Click here to view all the Art Schools available in Ireland and Europe.

There are over 200 exciting, diverse and creative job options linked to studying Art – such as Architecture, Digital Media, Education, Fashion, Film, Graphic Design, Illustrator, Photography and the list goes on!
Check out the list below, one of them may just be your dream job!

Architecture: Architect Architectural Graphic Artist Architectural Writer/Critic Art History/ Theory: Archaeologist Art Activity Writer Art Critic Art Historian Art Researcher Corporate/ Commercial: Advertising Director Art Appraiser Art Consultant Art Coordinator Art Dealer Art Distributor Art Restorer Corporate Art Collector Drafter Environmental Artist Environmental Planner Fashion Merchandiser Manufacturer of Art Materials Model Builder Commercial Photographer Corporation Photographer Retail Store Art Director Showroom Manager Sign Painter Space Planner Window Display Designer Designer: Accessory Designer Audio/Visual Designer Automobile Designer Bank Note Designer Book Jacket Designer Botanical Designer Costume Designer Design Consultant Environmental Designer Equipment Designer Fabric Designer Fashion Designer Floor Covering Designer Floral Designer Furniture Designer Greeting Card Designer Hair Stylist Designer Heavy Equipment Designer Industrial Designer Interior Designer Jewellery Maker/Designer Landscape Designer Lighting Designer Parade Float Designer Playground Designer Product Designer Promotion Designer Puppet Designers Sports Equipment Designer Stage Design Tool Designer Toy Designer Transportation Designer Wall Covering Designer Web Site Designer Window Display Designer Education: Art Teacher (Secondary school/ College Lecturer) Art Therapist Art Teacher Assistant Curriculum Writer (Art) Teachers Aide Architecture Teacher Photography Teacher Workshop Coordinator Fashion: Costume Design Fashion Art Director Fashion Consultant Fashion Designer Fashion Display Director Fashion Editor/Writer Fashion Illustrator Fashion Merchandiser Fashion Photographer Makeup Artist Jewellery Maker/Designer Patternmaker Sports Equipment Designer Textile Artist Wardrobe Staff Film/ Television/Stage Art Director Art Supervisor Background Artist (TV) Camera Operator Cartoonist Cinematographer Computer Graphic Artist Film Animator Film Developer Film Editor Filmmaker Makeup Artist Movie Art Director Movie Scene Painter Television Art Director Television Graphic Artist Video Artist Puppeteer Set Construction Worker Special Effects Artists Stage Design Wardrobe Staff Gallery/ Museum Antique Specialist Art Coordinator Art Director Art Distributor Art Librarian Art Restorer Art Specialist Art Supervisor Artist in Residence Curator Exhibition Coordinator Fine Art Photographer Gallery/ Museum Photographer Gallery Assistant Gallery/ Museum Director Gallery Owner Picture Framer Space Planner

Government Artist: Court/ Police Artist Bank Note Designer Forensic Artist Forensic Photographer Law Enforcement Photographer Illustrator: Children’s Book Illustrator Computer Graphic Artist Editorial Illustrator Fashion Illustrator Medical Illustrator Poster Artist Product Illustrator Science Fiction Illustrator Storyboard Illustrator Stencil Illustrator Technical Illustrator Text Book Illustrator Theme Park Designer Theatre Set Designer Law: Lawyer with Art Specialty Copywriter Legal Photographer Art Insurance Agent Photographer: Aerial Photographer Commercial Photographer Corporation Photographer Fashion Photographer Fine Art Photographer Forensic Photographer Gallery/ Museum Photographer Law Enforcement Photographer Legal Photographer Lithographic Photographer Magazine Photographer Portrait Painter or Photographer Press Photographer Product Photographer Photographic Engineer Photojournalist Photo Researcher Photo Re-Toucher Photo Stylist Photofinisher Specialist Publishing: Art Activity Writer Art Director Art Book Editor Art Magazine Editor Art Supervisor Calendar Editor Cartographer (mapmaker) Comic Strip Artist Computer Graphic Artist Editorial Art Director Graphic Arts Technician Magazine Art Director Master Printer Fashion Photographer Magazine Photographer Press Photographer Photojournalist Poster Artist Typographer Various Artists: Airbrush Artist Appliqué Artist Artist in Residence Artists’ Agent Basket Maker Block Engraver Bookbinder Calligrapher Candle Maker Caricaturist Ceramicist Computer Graphic Artist Conceptual Artist Craftsperson Enamellist Fine Artist Foundry Worker Faux Finish Specialist Gem Cutter Glass Blower Goldsmith Interior Decorator Lace Maker Leatherworker Lithographer Makeup Artist Manuscript Illuminator Marine Architect Metal smith Model Builder Mould Maker Mural Artist Musical Instrument Maker Picture Framer Potter Printmaker Painter Papermaker Patternmaker Rug Maker Sculptor Silk Screen Artist Silversmith Sketch Artist Stained Glass Maker Tapestry Worker Tattoo Artist Textile Artist Typographer Wood Crafter