A creative career isn’t limited to the visual or performing arts. Artistic ability is also essential for jobs in the tech industry. Explore these six career paths to see for yourself.
UI/UX Designer
- Fields of Study: Graphic Design, Web Design, Fine Arts
- Software Skills: HTML, CSS, Javascript, InVision, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, Fireworks
Although the job duties of a user interface (UI) designer and user experience (UX) designer are distinct, the lines are often blurred between the two. A marriage of these roles is essential in creating unique user interfaces and experiences on the web, and in software in general.
Robotics Engineer
- Fields of Study: Engineering
- Software Skills: AutoCAD, ProE, SolidWorks, CATIA, Matlab
From self-driving cars to 3D printers, we are on the brink of an era in which robots can intelligently accomplish things once reserved for humans. Robotics engineers design and manufacture these devices that make our lives easier. While we know it takes advanced science and math to design and build robots, it also takes some seriously creative problem-solving skills.
Animator
- Fields of Study: Computer Animation, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts
- Software Skills: Adobe Premiere, Flash, Adobe After Effects, 3ds Max
Do you picture yourself bringing new characters to life? Or producing animated visual effects for TV, films, and video games? This creative career comes with serious technical aspects, as animators usually see a project through from concept to execution. While a college degree helps get your foot in the door, many employers care more about your skillset and portfolio.
Sound Producer
- Fields of Study: Sound Arts, Sound Design, Music Composition
- Software Skills: Reaktor, Ableton, Pro Tools, Logic Pro
The noises you hear in the films & television shows you watch—or the video games you play—aren’t all natural. Some (frequently, all) of these sounds are manipulated by sound producers, audio engineers, and Foley artists. That may entail electronic synthesis, careful mixing, or even punching phone books. Seriously.
Interactive Art Director
- Fields of Study: Graphic Design, Web Design, Fine Arts
- Software Skills: HTML, CSS, Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Interactive arts have become an exciting creative career path for the tech-savvy. An Interactive Art Director takes traditional art direction to interactive mediums like web design. While handling similar responsibilities to a UI/UX designer, they also look at the bigger picture of how people see the product itself. Interactive Art Directors are also tasked with bringing innovative ideas to the table for websites, apps, and other mediums.
Machine and Deep Learning Engineer
- Fields of Study: Computer Science
- Software Skills: TensorFlow, Java, Scala, C++, Python
To train computers for complex tasks and information, machine learning engineers wrangle data. A lot of data. ML engineers often have to navigate roles of software engineers and research scientists at the same time. They may design the software infrastructure to support machine learning, or they may work with existing solutions such as TensorFlow, Keras, or sklearn. Some focus on the process, building specialized networks for the ideal outcome, and some focus on the data itself, building structured relationships out of it.
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