Job Search Resources for THEATER Majors Study in the performing arts (dance, drama, music) entails exposure to creative dramatic expression, primarily in front of live audiences. It involves study of all types of artistic performance in theatres, educational institutions, on television, and in movies. All major aspects of performance preparation are studied. In theatre, students typically pursue paths in performing, teaching, directing, producing, or writing. Occupations to Consider Acting Coach Actor/Actress Admissions Director Agent Announcer Artistic Director Arts Administrator Booking Agent Business Mgr Buyer Campaign Director Casting Agent Comedian Copywriter Costume Designer Critic Dance Apprentice Dancer Director Drama Coach Entertainment Manager Equipment Technologist Events Coordinator Exhibit Designer Facilities Manager Film Editor Health Educator Impersonator Dance Companies Entertainment Companies Festival Organizations Film/Television Studios Magazines/Journals Museums Journalist Lighting Designer Lighting Operator Lobbyist Magician Make‐up Artist Mime Model Playwright Producer Movie Theatre Mgr Narrator Paralegal Prop Manager PR Director Puppeteer Radio/TV Announcer Scene Painter Screenwriter Script Writer Set Designer Special Effects Artists Stage Manager Talent Scout/Mgr Teacher Tourism Director Newspapers Parks Performing Arts Centers Private Clubs Production Companies Radio Stations Professional Groups Talent Agencies Television Stations Theaters – all kinds Recent Kansas State University Graduates Bridgework Theatre Potential Employers Advertising/Marketing Firms Amusement/Theme Parks Arts Councils Auditoriums Colleges/Universities Community Organizations The Lawrence Arts Center Mattel
Websites to Consider •Americans for the Arts www.jobbank.artusa.org • BackstageJobs.com www.backstagejobs.com/ •Classic Web Music Jobs www.classicweb.com/ •Current Jobs for Grads www.graduatejobs.com/ • Entertainment Careers www.entertainmentcareers.net/ •Entertainment Jobs www.showbizjobs.com/ • Internet Public Library www.ipl.org/ •Job Hunt Organization www.job‐hunt.org/ • National Endowment for the Arts • Showbiz Jobs • Stage Managers Association • K‐State Department of Speech, Communications, Theatre and Dance www.k‐state.edu/sctd/ • Theater Communications Group www.tcg.org/ • USA Jobs www.usajobs.opm.gov/ Additional Online Resources • Actor’s Source • Artslynx • Art Network • Performers • Tech Theater Links • The Art and Science of Theater • Theatre Resources American Screenwriters Association www.asascreenwriters.com Association for Theatre in Higher Education www.athe.org/ American Theatre Works, Inc. www.threatredirectories.com/ Educational Theatre Association www.edta.org/ Screen Actors Guild www.sag.org Professional Organizations Actor’s Equity Association www.actorsequity.org/ American Association of www.aact.org/ American Fed of Television & Radio Artists www.aftra.org/ Sources: Kansas State University Academic and Career Information Center, University of Tennessee‐Knoxville, Tulane University and UNC‐Wilmington