Opportunities
Every year, Tyler students benefit from exposure to scores of architects, artists, designers, professionals and scholars who are at the top of their fields. Students meet with these inspiring individuals through class visits, demonstrations, lectures and more鈥攊ncluding three diverse lecture series and two major speaker programs鈥攖he聽聽and the聽.
Students in the聽program also have the opportunity to participate in , the聽Graphic and Interactive Design department鈥檚 senior portfolio showcase. During聽this event, industry professionals team up with our graduating seniors to review their design work. The CREATE showcase聽serves as a chance鈥痜or seniors to sharpen their presentation and networking skills, and often leads to job opportunities.听
Students connect with a plethora of art centers, arts projects, collections, design firms, programs, studios and workshops and through internships, residencies and other opportunities listed in Tyler鈥檚 biweekly newsletter,聽.听
Careers
Pursuing a degree in art and design will teach you how to be a dynamic thinker and problem solver鈥攖wo of the most valued skills that today鈥檚 employers seek in new hires. Art and design programs teach creative ways of seeing, thinking and making. Students learn versatility and technical skills while becoming adept in traditional practice and new technologies. Students enter a competitive workforce at the head of the pack, ready to use their skill sets and creativity to tackle society鈥檚 toughest challenges.听
Leveraging robust faculty and alumni networks, graduates find employment in a variety of work environments around the country as well as abroad, including the following.
- Advertising agencies
- Fortune 500 technology companies
- Design studios
- Illustration entrepreneurs and start-up design businesses
- Motion and experiential design studios
- Music industry and digital services
- Packaging design
- Publishing companies
- Streaming platforms and network television
- User-experience (UX) and user-interface (UI) design firms
Companies where our students have worked include Anheuser-Busch, Chronicle Books, Google, Hallmark, MTV, Nickelodeon, The New York Times, Pentagram, Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Phillies (MLB), Simon and Schuster, Spotify, URBN, and Vanguard.
Career Services
Tyler career coaches specialize in the聽, mentoring students on everything from cover letters and r茅sum茅s to career advice and interviews.听
鈥痠s another resource that empowers students to find pathways to future success. The Career Center offers comprehensive career development services, from r茅sum茅s and interviews, to finding internships and jobs.