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CAREERS & ART and ARCHAEOLOGY MAJORS
Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Art & Archaeology have chosen.
Employment Pursuits of Recent Art & Archaeology Majors*
- Teacher - Teach for America, Hawaii
- Clinical Research Assistant- UCSF Breast Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA
- Architecture Intern - A+I Design, New York, NY
- Fellow - Medical & Health Research Association, New York, NY
- Student Activities Associate - Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT
- Management Trainee - Gap, Inc., San Francisco, CA
- D.Wigmore Fine Art, New York, NY
- Research Assistant - National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, Washington, DC
- Assistant to the President - Iron Films, New York, NY
- Marketing Assistant - General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
- Analyst - Goldman, Sachs & Company, New York, NY
- Assistant Buyer - Lord & Taylor, New York, NY
- Staff Photographer - New York Post, New York, NY
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Assistant Media Planner - J. Walter Thompson, New York, NY
- Consultant - PricewaterhouseCoopers, Los Angeles, CA
- Marketing Analyst - Hudson River Group, Valhalla, NY
- P.S.I Contemporary Art Center, New York, NY
- Assistant Director - SCORE! Learning Centers, Los Angeles, CA
- Special Prosecutions - Manhattan District Attorney's Office (Project 55), New York, NY
* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.
Selected Resources in the Career Services Library
- 100 Best Careers for Writers and Artists
- ARCHAEO-Volunteers: The World Guide to Archaeological and Heritage Volunteering
- Breaking into Advertising: How to Market Yourself Like A Professional
- Careers for Culture Lovers & Other Artsy Types
- Creating a Life Worth Living: A Practical Course in Career Design for
Artists, Innovators, and Others Aspiring to a Creative Life
- Great Jobs for Art Majors
- Jobs in Arts & Media Management
- National Directory of Arts Internships
- Official Museum Directory (2 Volumes)
- Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer
Resources and Information Online
Professional Associations
Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.
Art & Archaeology Alumni from Princeton
Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Art & Archaeology alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.
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