The Art Institute of California — San Diego prepares graduates for the demands of the workplace. Career Services is here to help match students with prospective employers and get them on a path to future success.
If you have taken advantage of industry speakers and events sponsored by Career Services, joined your trade industry student groups, completed an internship and/or attended professional/student organizations, you have already started the networking process. Armed with a body of work required by your major in a portfolio format (Color Boards, CD ROM, demo reel, or Web site URL), you will be working closely with Career Services to match your skills to hundreds of prospective employers.
Portfolio Review
Graduating students participate in a portfolio course in their final quarter at The Art Institute of California — San Diego. The course helps you prepare a professional portfolio which showcases your work, accomplishments and talents. You then have the opportunity to showcase that work in a portfolio review held for your family, friends, staff faculty, employers and continuing students.
How our Graduates Measure Up
Of all 2006 Art Institute of California – San Diego graduates available for employment, 88.3% were working in a field related to their program of study within six months of graduation and earning an average salary of $33,516. Download a PDF of our 2006 career statistics.
Graduate Employment Verification
By filling out our Graduate Employment Form for entry level or advanced level jobs, you'll help give us the alumni and employer feedback we need to measure our success and, more importantly, improve our offerings.
Typical Entry-level Job Titles of our Students and Graduates
Graphic Design
Graphic Designer / Layout Artist / Desktop Publishing / Packaging Designer
Junior Art Director / Production Artist / Web Page Designer
Advertising
Advertising Artist / Copywriter / Traffic Coordinator / Production Artist / Account Coordinator / Media Buyer / Assistant Art Director
Animation Art & Design
Storyboard Artist / Character Animator / Modeler / Inker / Animator / Computer Artist / Graphic Designer
Interior Design
Visual Display Merchandiser / Draftsperson / Renderer / Assistant Designer / Assistant Lighting Designer / Space Planner
Culinary Arts
Assistant Restaurant Manager / Assistant Pastry Chef / Line Cook / Banquet Cook / Sous Chef / Personal Chef / Prep Chef / Chef's Assistant
Game Art and Design
Tester / Texture Artist / Level Designer / 2D Artist / 3D Artist / Character Designer / Environmental Artist / Effects Artist
Web Design & Interactive Media
Assistant Multimedia Producer / Multimedia Designer / Web Page Designer / Web Site Designer / Digital Graphic Artist / Content Developer / Project Manager
Graduates who confine their job search to the local area The Art Institute serves may limit their employment opportunities.