Graduates Work
Based on a recent informal poll of M.A./M.B.A. alumni, the majority reported having jobs before or shortly after graduation.
Throughout the history of the M.A./M.B.A. program, alumni have worked in a wide array of creative, arts and leadership roles. The list below is a small sample of the many positions held by 51²è¹Ý M.A./M.B.A. alumni:
- 321 Theatrical Management, finance associate
- ABC Family, integrated marketing manager
- Adventure Theatre MTC, development director
- Alley Theatre, executive manager of education and community engagement
- American Airlines, revenue management
- American Airlines, strategy analyst
- Amon Carter Museum of American Art, marketing associate
- AMS Planning & Research, senior research analyst
- Arts Consulting Group, senior consultant
- Arts Council of Fairfax County, director of development and administration
- Atlanta BeltLine, development officer for public grants
- AT&T Performing Arts Center, finance
- Bain & Company, consultant
- Big Thought, director of business operations
- Big Thought, financial specialist
- Big Thought, foundation grants manager
- Big Thought, individual giving
- Big Thought, new media specialist
- Blackbaud, senior technical consultant
- Blackhawk Network, director of product marketing
- Blue Cross Blue Shield, development
- Brooklyn Academy of Music, director of project management
- Business Council for the Arts, programs manager
- Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, executive director
- Center for Nonprofit Management, director of integrated marketing
- Center for Nonprofit Management, integrated marketing manager
- Century Interactive, associate consultant
- Christie's NYC/ Post-War & Contemporary Department, researcher in market intelligence
- CHRISTUS Health, strategic planning analyst
- Cleco Corporation, investor relations analyst
- Communities Foundation of Texas, business analyst
- Community Wealth Partners, consultant
- Cornell University, director of marketing & participation
- Cornerstone Information Systems, director of product marketing
- Crow Collection of Asian Art, marketing director
- Crow Collection of Asian Art, special projects manager
- CSL International, analyst
- Dallas Black Dance Theatre, development associate
- Dallas Children's Theater, corporate and foundation relations
- Dallas Museum of Art, associate director of development
- Dallas Museum of Art, development officer, Donor Circle
- Dallas Opera, development associate
- Dallas Opera, interactive fundraising manager
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra, group sales manager
- Dallas Theater Center, director of special events
- Douglas Elliman Real Estate, marketing consultant, strategist and nonprofit advisor
- EchoVantage, director of client relations
- Edmonds Center for the Arts, development manager
- Elliott Marketing Group, consultant
- Essilor Vision Foundation, communication coordinator
- Eugene Symphony, director of operations and education
- Farmers Branch ISD, advanced academics specialist
- Firefly Social Media, consultant
- First Book, senior vice president for development and alliances
- Flat Rock Playhouse, development director
- Gorton Community Center, executive director
- Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, change management analyst/real time resolutions
- Heritage Auctions, category marketing specialist
- Holland Civic Theatre, assistant director and stage manager
- Houston Symphony, chief operating officer
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, board liaison and individual giving manager
- Interlochen Center for the Arts, engagement officer
- Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, campaign fellow
- Kansas City Repertory Theatre, executive director
- Kitchen Dog Theater, managing director
- League of American Orchestras, data associate
- Linking the World, director of development
- Lyda Hill Foundation, senior strategic associate,
- Memorial Hermann Health System, senior director of development
- Menil Collection, advancement associate
- Merrimack Repertory Company (Lowell, Mass.), executive director
- National Society of Hispanic MBAs, regional manager
- NV Energy, public relations manager
- Oracle, sales consultant
- Pacific Science Center (Seattle), director of individual giving
- PepsiCo (Frito-Lay), change management senior analyst
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science, vice president of development
- Per Scholas, managing director
- Resnicow and Associates, vice president
- Resolution Media, digital marketing manager
- Robertson, Griege & Thoele, client services associate
- Rockford Symphony Orchestra, marketing director
- Rodan + Fields, executive consultant
- Safecount Inc., project manager, digital market research
- San Diego Opera, general director
- San Diego Symphony, personnel manager
- Savannah College of Art and Design, professor of arts administration
- Seattle Opera, associate director of development
- Seattle Opera, development coordinator
- Singapore Management University, Ph.D. candidate in marketing
- SiriusXM Radio, program manager/digital experience
- 51²è¹Ý Meadows School of the Arts, director of alumni giving
- Southwest Securities, underwriter and banking officer
- Standing Dog LLC, interactive marketer
- Studio Movie Grill, film support coordinator
- TACA, community relations manager
- TACA, finance manager
- TACA, manager of institutional giving
- TACA, programs associate
- Texas Boys Choir, executive director
- Texas Health Resources, marketing strategist
- The Alford Group (Seattle), consultant
- The ARC of Washington County, marketing and development director
- The Music Center of Los Angeles County, program manager
- TRG Arts, associate consultant
- Trinity Valley School, development projects coordinator
- Trinity Repertory Company, executive director
- Turner Broadcasting, manager, corporate responsibility Turtle Creek Chorale, development and marketing coordinator
- Uber, marketing Manager
- Van Cliburn Foundation, director of artistic planning
- Van Cliburn Foundation, director of development
- Van Cliburn Foundation, marketing associate
- Vizient Inc., senior analyst, pharmacy performance services
- Walton Arts Center (Fayetteville, Ark.), box office manager