The information on this page is designed to help you explore possible careers. Use the links below to navigate to different areas of the page. We recommend working with a career counselor to help you identify careers based on your skills, interests, and values.
Resources with Descriptions of Careers that may be of Interest to Film Majors
Occupational Outlook Handbook: From the US Department of Labor
The Occupational Outlook Handbook describes careers and includes information on educational requirements, earnings, and job outlook.
Occupation and Wage Information from the Oregon Employment Department
Occupation Profiles includes current openings, wage ranges, employment outlook and projections.
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Northwest Organizations Supporting Film/Digital Media/Moving Image Arts
Oregon:
- Northwest Documentary Arts and Media — Mission is "to create, instruct, and share the art of documentary storytelling."
- PAM Cut — Provides a variety of film and video exhibition, education, and information programs.
- Oregon Film — Promotes " the development of the film, video, and multimedia industry in Oregon."
Seattle:
- 911 Media Arts Center — "911 Media Arts Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting independent digital media artists in the creation and exhibition of their work."
Film/Television/Video/Multimedia Production Companies in Portland, Oregon
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Professional Associations
- ASIFA-Portland (International Animated Film Association) — "ASIFA is a worldwide organization of professional animators and those involved with the production of animated films (such as directors, producers, musicians, and traditional artists)."
- Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
- American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA) — The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) is a national labor union representing over 70,000 performers, journalists, and other artists working in the entertainment and news media.
- American Film Institute — AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television, and digital media..
- Directors Guild of America ( DGA) — The DGA seeks to protect directional teams' legal and artistic rights, contend for their creative freedom, and strengthen their ability to develop meaningful and credible careers.
- Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA) — "OMPA is the largest nonprofit film, video and multimedia association in Oregon." Provides forums for networking and professional development. Search the OMPA Directory.
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) — "...professional organization of college and university educators, filmmakers, historians, critics, scholars, and others devoted to the study of the moving image."
- University Film and Video Association (UFVA) — "UFVA members are image-makers and artists, teachers and students, archivists and distributors, college departments, libraries, and manufacturers."
- Writers Guild of America — To promote and protect the professional and artistic interests of all writers of literary material in the fields of radio, free television, pay television, basic cable television, informational programming, video discs/video cassettes, and theatrical motion pictures and other related industries.
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