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Career Preparation

Your bright future begins here

University Theatre is dedicated to preparing students for a wide range of careers in the arts. We offer the ideal academic and theatrical education for theatrical students from all backgrounds. Our degrees combine specialized training that hones your artistic and technical excellence with opportunities to enhance your professional preparation. At YSU, you'll become a skilled and versatile artist and earn a degree in an area about which you're passionate. And, you'll be prepared for a meaningful and successful life.

 

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It’s never too early

Your success is our number one priority, and it's never too early to think about your goals after graduation. Our Career and Professional Development Series was designed to educate, inspire, and guide you as you prepare for your future in the arts. The series offers career preparation events and services throughout the academic year.

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Career Resources

YSU Office of Career Exploration and Development

The office is here to provide assistance in all areas of your unique professional journey. 

Campus employment

Each year, YSU hires over 1,000 students to a variety of positions, many of which allow visual artists to hone their skills. Gain valuable professional experience right here on campus.

 

Careers our alumni currently enjoy:

  • Agent: Theatrical, Film and Television
  • Artist-in-Residence
  • Artistic Director
  • Arts Administration
  • Booking Agent
  • Carpenter
  • Casting Director
  • Chiropractor
  • College Professor
  • Community Outreach Programming
  • Company Manager
  • Costume Designer
  • Development Associate
  • Dialect Coach
  • Digital Content Producer
  • Director: Stage, Film, Media Entertainment
  • Drama/Dance
  • Dramaturg
  • Draper
  • Electrician
  • Entertainment Attorney
  • Entertainment Journalist
  • Events Coordinator
  • Executive Director, Arts and Cultural
  • K-12 Teacher (Theatre and other)
  • Lighting Designer 
  • Literary Agent 
  • Makeup Artist/Designer 
  • Managing Director 
  • Marketing Director 
  • Occupational Therapist 
  • Physical Therapist 
  • Physician
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Projection Designer
  • Psychologist/Psychiatrist
  • Scenic Artist
  • Sculptors
  • Set Designer
  • Sound Designer
  • Special Effects Technician 
  • Stage Manager
  • Studio Owner (Dance)
  • Technical Director
  • Theatre Critic
  • Theatre Teacher
  • Therapist
  • Voice/Speech Coach
 

Where our alumni work

  • ACES Center for the Arts
  • Anthropologie
  • BCT Management, Inc.
  • Bollotta Entertainment
  • Bowling Green State Univ.
  • Broadway
  • CUNY
  • Davenport Theatrical Ent.
  • Dance/Drama Educators
  • Dramatists Play Service
  • Forty Two Event Production
  • Great Lakes Theater
  • Herschend Enterprises
  • Hotel Del Coronado
  • J. Paul Getty Trust
  • Kennywood Park
  • Kent State University
  • Michael Kors
  • NBC
  • The Ohio State University
  • Opanova Digital 
  • Physique 57 
  • Premiere Bank, Attorney
  • Quantum Theatre
  • Rutgers University
  • Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
  • Step Up Productions
  • Studio North Academy
  • University of Northern CO
  • VXI Global Solutions, LLC
  • W Times Square
  • The Walt Disney Company 
  • Yamaguchi Salons

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