{"id":114,"date":"2024-12-18T12:29:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/becker-school-of-design-and-technology\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:51:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:51:04","slug":"ba-careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/design-technology\/academics\/ba-interactive-media\/ba-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactive Media Career Readiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interactive Media: Game Design and Development, B.A.<\/h2>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Interactive media navigation\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"menu-title\">Interactive media navigation<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\" id=\"modal-1\" data-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\" data-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\" data-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\" data-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\" id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"\/design-technology\/academics\/ba-interactive-media\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/design-technology\/academics\/ba-interactive-media\/tracks\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Major tracks<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"\/design-technology\/academics\/ba-interactive-media\/curriculum\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Curriculum<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"\/design-technology\/academics\/ba-interactive-media\/accelerated-masters\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Accelerated Master&rsquo;s<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"\/design-technology\/academics\/ba-interactive-media\/ba-careers\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Career readiness<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career readiness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<p>For students in interactive media, internship and career opportunities are ever-expanding. Strong consumer demand for video games and other interactive media in most sectors creates robust career opportunities not only in what is traditionally referred to as game design, but also in the related areas of data translation and user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll work with faculty who have established industry and academic partnerships that drive entrepreneurship and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout arrow-link has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Career Communities<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Career Communities are industry-focused groups designed to support your professional exploration and narrow down your career interests within specific fields. You\u2019ll connect to opportunities, professionals, and information that will support your career development. The following communities may be of interest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arts, Media, Design, and Communications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clarku.joinhandshake.com\/login\">Log into Handshake to join career communities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build your professional portfolio<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you will hone your skills, bring your background and passions to the team, and contribute to, and be credited with, completed titles that impact community, industry, and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work with your faculty adviser, Game Studio faculty, and your career adviser to get your portfolio ready to apply for Studio lead positions, internships, and funded department projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your professional network<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll have numerous opportunities to share your work, network with peers and meet professionals in the field and build your name in the industry at PAX East, a regional show celebrating gaming and game culture; or the International Game Developers Association expo events at Clark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interact with like-minded peers and find opportunities to collaborate at ClarkFEST, Clark University&#8217;s research showcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/curriculum-and-careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/Interactive-Media-Design-Major-Map.pdf\">Major Map<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-teal-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-white)\" class=\"eyebrow has-drop-shadow has-text-align-left\">Industry overview<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad903515c9c5cdfbf14b451d111209a9\">Where do our alumni work? 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