Fabricate your future career
Become a set designer. Become a costume designer. Become a lighting designer. Become an event designer. Become a retail designer. SCAD production design alumni are employed around the world at 20th Century Studios, ABC, HBO, HGTV, MTV, NBCUniversal, Walt Disney lmagineering, the New York Theatre Ballet, Tyler Perry Studios, and more.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Set designer
- Art designer
- Costume designer
SCAD alums have worked on productions and with artists like:
- The Creator
- Maestro
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Tenet
Leigh Poindexter, on-set star
After graduating from SCAD, Leigh Poindexter (B.F.A., fashion, 2005) journeyed west to Hollywood, where she spent a decade working on set decoration and production design for films and TV shows like Glee, Other People, and Party of Five. When productions ramped back up following pandemic-related shutdowns, Poindexter pivoted to working as a key craft services professional, applying her creativity to keeping hit TV shows like Palm Royale, Physical, and S.W.A.T. energized behind the scenes.
Learn more about the production design student experience
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