A Community for Students Interested in Creative Careers
Welcome! This is the place to design a career that lets you flex your creative muscles. Creative people of all kinds – artists, writers, designers, performers, storytellers, filmmakers, journalists, game creators, and more – sooner or later face the challenge of developing their gifts while earning a living and thriving.
It can be done! Dartmouth creatives have gone on to do many things. Some have become world-renowned names whose work reaches millions; others are community leaders, educators, and makers whose impact is felt in quieter but equally meaningful ways.
Creative careers are open to people of all majors and backgrounds; similarly, success in a creative life isn’t one-size-fits-all. For some, it’s winning awards or seeing their name in lights. For others, it’s building a meaningful practice, sustaining their craft alongside another career, or contributing to their community through creative work. The world needs your ideas, even if your path isn’t as well-defined as more conventional careers.
Joining the Arts & Creative Career Community is simple and takes less than two minutes. Sign up today! You can join as many career communities as you’d like, and each community offers:
🧭Personalized coaching
🧠Workshop and career education programming
🌲Alumni and networking events
🏢Employer events
📣Targeted Handshake collections and career communications
🤝Community meetups and gatherings
📁Resources to help you explore, prototype, and launch
🙅♂️No obligations for you!
Some creative careers follow unconventional routes, some require compromise; most demand adaptability, networking, and experimentation. Dartmouth offers supportive partners for every step: faculty and staff creatives, campus arts centers, and an alumni network full of people who’ve built extraordinary careers. Many honed their craft over time, combining day jobs, side projects, and inventive integrations – often finding unexpected opportunities along the way.
A creative career can be of your own design – starting with clarity about what matters to you, trying things out, and connecting with people doing work you admire. Whatever path you take – radical or traditional – we’ve got your back. Be bold. Be curious. Get started.
