Career Opportunities
Learn more about how KCAD's specialized degree programs translate creativity into career opportunity.
Art History
Alumni working as:
- Architectural Historians
- Curators
- Historic Preservationists
Alumni working at:
- Denver Art Museum (Denver, CO)
- Sasaki Urban Studio (Watertown, MA)
- Henningson, Durham, Richardson, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Collaborative Design
Alumni working as:
- User Experience Designers
- Project Managers
- Information Architects
Alumni working at:
- Stickley Furniture (Manlius, NY)
- Steelcase (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Open Systems Technologies (Grand Rapids, MI)
Digital Art and Design
Alumni working as:
- Animators
- Motion Designers
- Graphic User Interface Designers
Alumni working at:
- Disney Animation Television (Glendale, CA)
- Google (Mountain View, CA)
- EPIC Games (Raleigh, NC)
Drawing
Alumni working as:
- Professional Artists
- Art Directors
- Entrepreneurs
Alumni working at:
- Supergenius Studio (Oregon City, OR)
- All My Relations Art (Minneapolis, MN)
- Samuel Brave Manufacturing Co. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Fashion Studies
Alumni working as:
- Fashion Designers
- Trend Researchers
- Patternmakers
Alumni working at:
- Dior (New York, NY)
- SILKYTEX (Seol, South Korea)
- Fruit of the Loom (Bowling Green, KY)
Graphic Design
Alumni working as:
- Graphic Designers
- Art Directors
- Web Designers
Alumni working at:
- Nike (Beaverton, OR)
- Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
- Netflix (Los Gatos, CA)
Illustration
Alumni working as:
- Professional Illustrators
- Storyboard Artists
- Creative Directors
Alumni working at:
- Hallmark Cards (Kansas City, MO)
- BERLINE (Detroit, MI)
- SolasInk (Kingston, Jamaica)
Interior Design
Alumni working as:
- Residential Designers
- Hospitality Designers
- Retail Designers
Alumni working at:
- Gensler (New York, NY)
- Target Corporate (Minneapolis, MN)
- Forum Studio (Chicago, IL)
Painting
Alumni working as:
- Professional Artists
- Educators
- Entrepreneurs
Alumni working at:
- Culture Works (Holland, MI)
- Golden Apple Art Residency (Bar Harbor, ME)
- Baldwin Wallace University (Borea, OH)
Photography
Alumni working as:
- Fashion Photographers
- Photojournalists
- Wedding/Portrait/Lifestyle Photographers
Alumni working at:
- Larissa Cleveland Photography (San Francisco, CA)
- Andrew Maguire Photography (Breckenridge, CO)
- Zulily (Seattle, WA)
Product Design
Alumni working as:
- Industrial Designers
- Furniture Designers
- Metals and Jewelry Designers
Alumni working at:
- Rubbermaid (Atlanta, GA)
- Whirlpool (Benton Harbor, MI)
- Vladimir Kagan Design Group (New York, NY)
Sculpture and Functional Art
Alumni working as:
- Professional Artists
- Woodworkers
- Entrepreneurs
Alumni working at:
- McNoll Center for Art and Innovation (Charlotte, NC)
- Fidler Furniture Co. (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Art Confidant (Hoboken, NJ)