Careers in fashion
Become a fashion designer. Become a fashion illustrator. Become a design merchandiser, a patternmaker or a menswear designer. From haute couture to casual, mass-market to fine art, fashion careers inspire cultural transformations and help us express our best, truest selves.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Creative director
- Brand founder
- Fashion designer
And get recruited and hired by the best of the best:
- Diane von Furstenberg
- Elle
- Jean Paul Gaultier
Alumna Audra Noyes, designer and owner of AUDRA
At SCAD, students develop the skills and style they need to excel in fast-paced workplaces and prestigious roles. Alumna Audra Noyes (B.F.A., fashion, 2010) was personally recommended by André Leon Talley to train under fashion designer Alber Elbaz at French fashion house Lanvin. Noyes combined her SCAD education with her experience at Lanvin and John Galliano to create AUDRA, her line of luxury women's clothing.
Christopher John Rogers
B.F.A., fashion, 2016
Founder and creative director of eponymous CFDA Award-winning brand
Kate Barton
M.A., fashion, 2021
Award-winning founder and creative director of eponymous brand, featured in Vogue Italia, WWD, and ELLE
Julian Robaire
B.F.A., fashion, 2013
Head of tailoring for Jean Paul Gaultier
"At SCAD, I learned to be part of a team and to be open to change for a greater purpose."
Julian Robaire |
SCAD will see you to success
SCAD supports its students from first classes to graduation and beyond. Throughout their SCAD journey and professional path, the SCAD office for career and alumni success (CAS) offers students and graduates an array of career-building services:
- Résumé development
- Portfolio building
- Mock interviews
- Self-promotion
- Assistance finding internships and employment opportunities
With its preeminent instruction, professional guidance, and one-on-one career advising, SCAD will help you launch your creative career to new heights