Find a Job or Internship

The study of the Fine Arts prepares students for a variety of careers in and out of the arts. Utilize the job search links below to locate professional opportunities.  Fine Arts Career Services also sponsors an Arts Internship & Networking Fair each semester to showcase local opportunities.  Students are encouraged to explore these opportunities throughout their academic career and beyond.

Online Internship and Job Listings

Fine Arts Works is an online internship and job board for the exclusive use of College of Fine Arts students and alumni. In addition to job postings, students can use the resource library to access on campus job opportunities.
Positions posted to Fine Arts Works can be viewed on Twitter (no Twitter account necessary). 

AccessUT is the University's searchable, online database of jobs and internships available to current students and alumni. A valid UT EID is required to use this service.

Hire a Longhorn is the University of Texas at Austin student employment web site, designed to help current students find part time or seasonal jobs to help pay for school.

Subscription Listings Available to Current Fine Arts Students:

Stop by DFA 1.103 to get the login information!

  • Art Job is a comprehensive list of internships, fellowships, and other employment opportunities in the arts.
  • NEC Bridge includes over 2000 opportunities in music including performance, teaching (Higher Ed & K–12), arts administration, and music industry jobs as well as competition, festival, scholarship, and grant listings.
  • ARTSEARCH has listings for full–time, part–time, seasonal, year–round, and internship opportunities in the performing arts.
  • Going Global offers listings for job openings and internship opportunities in countries around the world. Additionally, Going Global career and employment resources include more than 10,000 pages of constantly-updated content on topics such as:  job search sources, work permit/visa regulations, employment trends and more.

    Going Global may be accessed on-campus by Fine Arts students via Fine Arts Works under the "Going Global" tab.  To access Going Global off-campus, Fine Arts students must create a personal account. Go through Fine Arts Works and the "Going Global" tab as you would on campus.  Click [Create A Personal Account] in the upper right hand corner of the Going Global site and, using your utexas.edu or austin.utexas.edu email address, follow the directions onscreen. A new personal account must be established every 180 days.

Please see the Career Guides in Career Information for additional employment sites.

Subscription Listings Available to Fine Arts Alumni:

Stop by DFA 1.103 to get the login information!

  • Art Job is a comprehensive list of internships, fellowships, and other employment opportunities in the arts.
  • Going Global offers listings for job openings and internship opportunities in countries around the world. Additionally, Going Global career and employment resources include more than 10,000 pages of constantly-updated content on topics such as:  job search sources, work permit/visa regulations, employment trends and more.

    Going Global may be accessed on-campus by Fine Arts alumni via Fine Arts Works under the "Going Global" tab.  To access Going Global off-campus, Fine Arts alumni must create a personal account. Go through Fine Arts Works and the "Going Global" tab as you would on campus.  Click [Create A Personal Account] in the upper right hand corner of the Going Global site and, using your utexas.edu or austin.utexas.edu email address, follow the directions onscreen. A new personal account must be established every 180 days.

FACS regrets it cannot offer password information for ArtSearch and the NEC Bridge.  Both services restrict use to currently enrolled students.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

Career Fairs

Each semester FACS sponsors an Arts Internship and Networking Fair for current students. This fair provides students an opportunity to speak with representatives from local arts organizations and businesses about possible internship and job opportunities.
 

The Spring 2013 Internship & Networking Fair has passed.  Check back for information for Fall 2013!
 

 

Previous participating employers include:
Arthouse at the Jones Center
Austin Chamber Music Center
Austin Creative Alliance
Austin Film Commission
Austin Lyric Opera
BELTA Building Empowered Lives Through Art
The Blanton Museum of Art
Blue Genie Art Industries
C3 Presents
Center Stage Texas
CultureMap
Dougherty Arts Center
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
Emmis Austin Radio
Esquina Tango
Fisterra Studio
Harry Ransom Center
Humanities Texas
The Long Center for the Performing Arts
Mexic-Arte Museum
The Paramount Theatre
Serie Project, Inc.
Strings Attached
SXSW, Inc
Texas Performing Arts
Theatre Action Project
thirteen23
VSA Texas
Visual Arts Center
Wyatt Brand
Zachary Scott Theatre
 

FACS is only one of many career services offices on campus.  Check out the Career Fair Calendar for more events!