Careers

Sample Career Options
NM Career Options.pdf

Leading Studios, Publishers, Distrubutors, and Production Companies
Studios List

Equipment
Studio Equipment and Workplace Environments

Portfolio and Recognition Sites
LinkedIn    flickr    Vimeo    YouTube    WordPress    etsy    kickstarter    Tumblr    Behance    dribbble    Upwork    indiegogo    PledgeMusic    ArtSlant    Patreon    deviantart    Conceptart.org    aniboom    1x    Sketchfab    Weebly    Guru    99Designs   

Job Search
LinkedIn    Monster    Entertainmentcareers.net    Careerbuilder    Indeed    Glassdoor    Coroflot    Internships.com    Simply Hired    Dice       Game Industry.biz    Idealist    dribbble Jobs    Authentic Jobs    Krop    FlexJobs    AngelList    We Work Remotely    Stack Overflow    ProductionHUB   

Industry Directories
Designfirms.org    IMDB    Mandy    Animation Industry Database    Game Dev Map   

Portfolio and Career Info
Smashing Magazine Guide to Contracts for Freelance Work    CreativeBloq Resume Tips    Designschool Designer Resumes    Business Cards    Demo Reel Essentials    The Story Pitch    Game Design Document    Polycount What Employers Are Looking For    Record Labels: Major vs Indie     FreshBooks Invoice Tracker    Department of Labor Statistics    Wikipedia List of Emerging Technologies   

Legal
Copyright.gov    UpCounsel: How Intellectual is your Property [Infographic]?    Fairusetube.org: Video and Music Policies    Videomaker: YouTube Fair Use vs. Copyright Laws    Electronic Frontier Foundation: Website Fair Use and Trademarks    Stanford.edu: Website Copyright    Stanford.edu: Fair Use

Professional Organizations and Unions
ACM SIGGRAPH    AIGA    New Media Caucus    National Cartoonist's Society    American Advertising Federation of Asheville    Graphic Artists Guild    Society of Illustrators    International Council of Graphic Design Associations    International Animated Film Society(ASIFA)    IATSE Local 839    Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators    Freelancers Union    Directors Guild of America    Screenwriters Guild of America    Visual Effects Society    Hollywood Foreign Press Association    Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences    Computing Research Association    Independent Film & Television Alliance    American Association of Independent Music    Recording Industry Association of America    American Film Institute    BAFTA    Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers    Entertainment Software Association    American Society of Cinematographers    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers    The Association of Independent Commercial Producers   

Certifications
CIW web design Certification    Adobe CS5 Certification    Autodesk Maya Certification    Google Adwords Certification    Google Analytics Certification   

Conventions, Conferences, and Awards Festivals
Conventions List

Museums and Exhibitions
Asheville Art Museum    Victoria and Albert Museum of Art and Design    Digital Art Museum    Cooper Hewitt/Smithsonian Design Museum    MuDA    Museum of Computer Art    MoMA    Los Angeles Center For Digital Art    Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art    MODA    Hirshhorn    Guggenheim    Video Game History Museum    Gagosian Gallery    MoCA    Tate    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Good Job Markets for Designers and Artists
Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, CA    Los Angeles, CA    San Diego, CA    Seattle WA    Austin, TX    New York City, NY    Boston, MA    Chicago, IL    Dallas, TX    Raleigh, NC    Charlotte, NC    Atlanta, GA    Washington, D.C.    Salt Lake City, UT    Bridgeport, CT    Orlando, FL    Portland, OR    Minneapolis, MN    Nashville, TN   

International Design Cities
Montreal, Canada    Vancouver, Canada    Toronto, Canada    Ottawa, Canada    Tokyo, Japan    Berlin, Germany    London, England    Melbourne, Australia    Barcelona, Spain    Paris, France    Amsterdam, Netherlands    Shanghai, China    Beijing, China    Seoul, South Korea    Cape Town, South Africa   

Reputable Design Colleges and Online Programs
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia, CA
Gnomon School, Los Angeles, CA
Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL
University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA
SCAD, Savannah, GA
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
CG Master Academy, Los Angeles, CA
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York, NY
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Vancouver Film School, Canada
MICA, Baltimore, MD
Carnegie Melon, Pittsburg, PA
RISD, Providence, RI
MIT, Cambridge, MA
American Film Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Columbia University School of the Arts, New York, NY
Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA/Sacramento, CA
The Center for Cartoon Studies, Hartford, VT
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

Study Abroad
City University of Hong Kong, China
The National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
Gobelins, Paris, France
CDW Studios, Australia
Tokyo Animation College, Japan
Osaka Animation College, Japan
Kyoto Seika University, Japan
Digital Hollywood University, Tokyo, Japan
HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, The Netherlands
The Animation Workshop, Viborg, Denmark
Köln International School of Design, Germany

Financial Aid
Student Aid.gov    Student Loans.gov    Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship    Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition    Worldstudio AIGA Scholarship    Randy Pausch Scholarship Fund    Phyllis Craig Scholarship    Kodak Scholarship Program    Student Academy Awards    ACR Aspiring Animation Professional Scholarship    Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation   

Independent Business Terms
Freelancing    Commission    Designer Contract    Hourly Rate    Payment Upon Delivery    Payment Intervals    Payment up Front    Self-Employment Tax    Recommendations    Contacts    Referrals    Subcontract    Collaboration    Cold Call Email    Networking    Design Agencies    Online Store    Entrepreneur    Indie Developer    Crowdfunding    Backer    Copyright Law    IP    Fair-Use    Patent    Trademark    Royalty Free   

Industry Jargon
Pipeline    Workflow Optimization    Agile vs. Waterfall Workflow    Production Hierarchy    Story Treatment    Budget Proposal    Pitch    Development Hell    Stretch Goals/Deliverables    Production Board    Dailies    Crunch    Render Farm    Post-Mortem   

Original Concept    Sequel    Prequel    Spin-Off    Adaptation    Reboot    Franchise    Mass Appeal/Four Quadrants    Hype    Name/Brand Recognition    Blockbuster    Release Date    Quarterly Earnings Report    Gross Domestic Earnings    International Market    Nielsen Ratings    Ratings    Recognition   

Client    Merger    Buyout    Monopoly    Executives/Board of Directors    Outsourcing    Tax Subsidies    Job Redundancy    Institutionalized Wage Suppression    Equal Force Reductions/Employee Layoffs    Above-The Line    Below-tThe-Line    Non-Disclosure Agreement    Unpaid Overtime    Class-Action Lawsuit    Term Contract    Unemployment Compensation    Severance Package    Blacklisting    Worker Benefits    Trade Union    Non-Union Employers    Equal Opportunity Employers   

Distribution Rights    In-House Software    In-House Production    Next-Generation    Paid DLC    Microtransactions    BitCoin    Virtual Economy    Merchandising