Puppet Arts
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Puppet Arts career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Puppet Arts alumni have studied.
To conduct more research, select National Resources are included at the bottom of the page. You can also schedule an appointment with an Exploratory Advisor or a Career Coach.
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
This major does not have documented information on experiential learning as of this point. As the CCD and the department discover experiences that fit this category, it will be revisited and completed.
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Animax Designs, Inc.
Monkey Boys Production
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Artist in Residence
Designer/Puppeteer
Freelance Artist
Production Manager
Properties Designer
Puppet & Mask Desigenr
Puppet Performer
Puppets & Props Technician
Teen Arts Coordinator
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Dinosaur Zoo Tour Director
Educational Director/Puppeteer
Entertainment Workforce Management Scheduler/Labor Service Center Agent
Park Show Supervisor
Sculptor
Sesame Street Puppeteer
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Arts & Education Center
Bread & Puppet Theater
Disney Cruise Line
Frankenstudio
Freelance
Integrity Designworks, Inc.
Le Chef Costumier
Metropolian Opera
Puppetry in Practice, Inc.
Seaseme Street Workshop
The Granpa Cratchet Puppet Company
The Jim Henson Company
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
M.F.A., Performance & Performance Studies
M.F.A., Puppetry Arts
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Pratt Institute
University of Connecticut
For further insight into industry specifics, use O*NET, Vault, or LinkedIn search functions to locate more titles, alumni, and career options for this major. “What Can I do with this Major?” contains additional content, including professional associations and job boards. Though your specific major is not on this resource, we have listed an alternative major that is close to what UConn offers; that stated, you may find others that overlap as well. (Please note: internships and jobs on these sites do not necessarily reflect UConn students from this major).