Internships & Careers

Real-world experience is a highly valued commodity. The Digital Arts Center will work with all academically qualified students to coordinate internships or externships. We have built relationships with local San Diego companies to help lead you to an interview to gain work experience.

Testimonials
Jake Wilke 2012, Graphic Design Alum
"I enrolled in the Graphic Design Professional Certificate because I was ready for a career change. During the program, I was given the opportunity to work with clients in the real world as part of a paid internship, which gave me valuable experience and confidence as I prepared to enter the competitive job market. Since completing the program a few months ago I am employed as a graphic designer for an interactive company in San Diego and couldn't be happier."
Erin Hampton 2007, Graphic Design Alum
"I have been working for an agency, an ad and innovation company, in Hillcrest for about two and a half years now and have worked my way up from an intern, to a freelance designer, to full-time production artist. We are currently working with Starbucks, ESPN Zone, American Eagle, Westfield, Pinkberry, WD40, CMT and Diageo, to name a few. I have been working most closely with American Eagle to launch their younger brand 77kids and helped to develop all their clothing labels, packaging and web site. Things are fantastic!"
"I have found UCSD Extension Digital Arts Center students to be a main resource for our intern needs. One of the graphic designers was such an asset, I hired her! They have a nice selection of talent from which we have found a great resource for department. It is a regular recruiting spot for our Museum."
"I was struggling to swiftly rebuild our organization's website and new CRM capabilities, and that's when I received phenomenal support through the DAC program. The DAC student is terrific! I was so impressed with his professionalism, expertise and willingness to work with my time constraints and technical knowledge limitations. The voluntary and affordable internship stipend enabled us to expand our web capabilities for our members. His coordination and implementation of this project saved me countless hours of "high tech" anxiety. I will definitely be using this resource (and hopefully the current student) for future projects."

Career Opportunities

Graphic Design program
  • Graphic Designer
  • Web & Print Publications Coordinator
  • Exhibit and Display Designer
  • Photographer/Photo Retoucher
  • Print Production Artist/Graphic Artist
  • Advertising/Marketing Director
  • Art/Creative Director
  • Brand Identity Consultant
  • Package Designer
  • Lettering " Typeface Designer
  • Web Designer
  • Web Developer
  • User Experience Designer
  • Interactive Designer
  • User Interface Designer
  • Digital Media Designer
  • Interactive Copywriter
  • Business Owner
Mobile Application Development program
  • Mobile Application Designer
  • Contract Android Developer
  • Interactive and Mobile User Interface Designer
  • iOS Programmer
  • Mobile Application Developer
  • Android OS Programmer
  • Mobile Application Manager
  • Business Owner
  • Mobile Web Developer
  • Interactive Designer
  • iPhone and iPad Developers
  • iPhone Application Developers
  • Mobile applications designer/developer
    A new addition to The Creative Group 2011 Salary Guide, the mobile applications designer/developer role should command a starting salary of $73,250 to $102,500. Strong demand for these individuals is based on the growing popularity of smartphones and tablet computers; companies want to develop applications and advertising to target users of these devices.
Mobile Game Development program
  • Mobile Game Designer
  • Mobile Game Artist
  • User Interface Artist
  • Product Manager
  • Flash Game Programmer / Scripter
  • Java Game Programmer / Scripter
  • Business Owner / Creative Director
Video & Editing program
  • Videographer
  • Producer
  • Production Assistant
  • New Media Designer
  • Editor
  • Motion Graphics Artist
  • Compositor
  • Special Effects Artist
  • DVD Authoring
  • Logger / Digitizer
  • Rotoscoper
  • Pre-visualizer
  • Sound Engineer
  • Gaffer
  • Grip

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