Trade & Industry: Visual Arts
Your Platform Awaits
Put both your creative spirit and your technical mind to work to create visual assets for the digital world. Your talent could take you anywhere from education to entertainment to advertising and beyond!
Which pathway is offered?
Advertising and Graphic Design — This pathway prepares students to produce digitally generated or computer-enhanced media used in advertising, entertainment, communications, and marketing.
What types of jobs can my student learn about and prepare for?*
Some of the jobs include:
Art Director
Digital Media Specialist
Graphic Designer
Multimedia Artist and Animator
Web Designer
*Some of these jobs require additional education and certifications once a student graduates from high school.
What could my future look like in this career field?**
**Data is from Lightcast and is updated frequently.
Which industry-recognized, in-demand certifications and exams can my student prepare for? ***
Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certifications
Microsoft Office Specialist
***Many Microsoft®️ Office certificates can be earned after completing one course. Other certificates require more classes to be better prepared, and students who participate in the program for at least two years will have further preparation for certification testing.
