Careers in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Editors

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree or above

Technical Writers

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree or above

Writers and Authors

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree or above

Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree or above

Interpreters and Translators

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree or above

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Media and Communication Workers, All Other

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

All media and communication workers not listed separately.

No requirement is specified

Audio and Video Technicians

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Broadcast Technicians

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Sound Engineering Technicians

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Assemble and operate equipment to record, synchronize, mix, edit, or reproduce sound, including music, voices, or sound effects, for theater, video, film, television, podcasts, sporting events, and other productions.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma