Art & Computation Career Resources
The Career Center has built this page to provide you with valuable advice and resources relevant to your major. Explore and take advantage of what you find here to maximize your career readiness!
Common Career Paths for Art & Computation Majors
If you are still trying to explore and evaluate your career path, you can check out this selected list of common job titles related to the discipline. Please keep in mind, this is not meant to be exhaustive. Rather, you can consider it a starting point to explore options in the field.
Creative Technologist - Blend art and technology to create interactive experiences, installations, or digital products. Often prototypes with code and hardware.
New Media Artist - Explore and utilize cutting-edge technologies (AR, VR, AI) as part of an independent artistic practice. Work might be exhibited and sold in a variety of settings ranging from galleries, museums, public spaces, art fairs, private commissions, and more.
UI/UX Designer - Specialize in user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design for digital products such as websites and apps, ensuring that they are functional, easy to use, and visually engaging. Might be done while working for a company, consulting firm, or via freelancing.
Interaction Designer - Design interactive experiences, such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications, focusing on engaging and immersive user experiences.
Game Designer / Developer - Design game mechanics, rules, and player experiences. Use code to build games using engines like Unity or Unreal Engine. May also create the physical layout, flow, and pacing of game environments.
Researcher - Study how computers and technology support human creativity. This work is often in academic or corporate R&D settings, and may require an advanced degree.
Experience Designer - Crafts environments or stories that engage users across senses using tech like projection mapping or haptics. May utilize skills in user experience (UX) design, physical computing, interaction design, and spatial design.
AR / VR / XR Designer - Design elements across extended reality focusing on user interaction and immersion, often blending technical knowledge with design principles. May done working for a company that specializes in AR, VR, or XR experiences and hardware.
Interactive Exhibit Designer - Create interactive and tech-based exhibits for educational or artistic institutions such as museums, galleries, science centers, zoos, and more. May be done working in-house for those entities or at a design studio specializing in that work.
Visual Effects Artist - Create digital effects and enhancements to video or film productions using specialized technology and software.
Parametric Designer - Use parametric and algorithmic software tools to explore form in industries like architecture and product manufacturing. Use programmable data to drive various types of architectural or product design.
Digital Fabrication Specialist - Creates physical forms using digital tools like 3D printing, CNC, or laser cutting. May work in product manufacturing spaces, maker spaces, R&D settings, or advanced fabrication labs.
Entrepreneur / Founder - Start one's own design-related business or product line, leveraging their design skills to create and market innovative products or services.
Art / Design Educator - Teach art and design concepts and skills at various levels, often through work in educational settings such as schools, colleges, universities, community art centers, and museums.
Places Where Students Have Recently Interned - A Selected List
The Art & Computation is a brand new major at RISD, and thus students have yet to complete any internships to date. However, the industries below are examples of areas where students may pursue internship opportunities.
Gaming & Interactive Entertainment
VR/AR/XR
Data Visualization & Scientific Representation
Interface & Interaction Design
Electronic Hardware Manufacturing
Galleries, Museums, & Institutions
Fine Artist Studios
Architecture & Built Environments
Research & Academic Institutions
Internships, Jobs, & Opportunities
Find jobs, internships, and other opportunities related to your major.
Interaction Design Association
Organizations, Directories, & Communities
This is a curated selection of communities and organizations that are relevant to the field.
International Symposium on Electronic Art
International Game Developers Association
Interaction Design Association
Grants, Fellowships, and Residencies
Explore this selection of internal grant and fellowship opportunities available to RISD students.
Leonardo at Djerassi Residency
Student & Alumni Stories
Read these stories of students and alumni expressing their creativity in the professional world.
Interdisciplinary Sculptor and RISD Alum Brian Oakes Sees Tech as Vital Artistic Medium
Computation, Technology and Culture Studio Encourages RISD Students to Explore AI
CreativeStudy
This free online video learning platform is presented by creatives who have dedicated their lives to sharing knowledge on financial and business topics. Use your RISD Single Sign On credentials to access it!