Career resources for arts students

Where have New Zealand arts graduates found work? The national Graduate Destinations Survey collects this information and publishes the results by subject:

• Anthropology
• Art history
   
• Career development
• Classical studies
• Communication and media studies
• Counselling
• Criminology
• Cultural studies
   
• Development studies
• Dramatic arts
   
• Economics
• Education
• English language and literature
   
• Film and photographic arts
   
• Gender and women's studies
• Geography
   
• History
• Human resources
• Humanities (non-specific)
   
• Labour studies
• Languages (Asian)
• Languages (European)
• Library and information studies
• Linguistics
   
• Māori and Pacific studies
• Museum and heritage studies
• Music
   
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychology
   
• Social policy and social work
• Social science research
• Sociology
   
• Teaching (ESOL)
• Translation and interpreting

For a full list, see the Graduate Destinations Survey.

• Careers New Zealand
  There is some excellent New Zealand career information on this site - including industry and occupational information. The occupational profiles include job outlook and salary information as well as stories from practitioners in the field. Try the name of your major as a keyword in the search facility and go from there.
• Anthropology careers advice
• Creative New Zealand
  Website for the New Zealand Arts Council.
• Toi Māori Aotearoa
  Māori Arts New Zealand (an organisation promoting contemporary Māori art).
• Human Resources Institute of New Zealand
  This site has a human resources information section with careers information.
• Library and Information Association of New Zealand (LIANZA)
  The site includes employment information.
• National Library of New Zealand
  Information on working for the library, and current vacancies.
• New Zealand Galleries and Museums
  Links to gallery and museum websites.
• The NZ Society of Authors
  Includes advice on getting published.
• Careers in Psychology
  From the New Zealand Psychological Society.
• Global Focus Aotearoa
  Links to non-government organisations working in New Zealand and throughout the Pacific.
• Options with your subject
  A page from Prospects UK which looks at careers related to specific subject areas.
• University of North Carolina, Wilmington
  Jobs with your major.
• Victoria University of Wellington Career View publications

A wide range of companies employ arts graduates. The companies and organisations mentioned below have either attended an arts related careers event, or work in an area of interest to arts students.

• 99 Advertising Agency
   
• Amnesty International
• ANZ National
• ASB Bank
• Association of Social Anthropologists Aotearoa New Zealand
• Auckland Council
• Auckland District Health Board
• Auckland Regional Migrant Services Charitable Trust (ARMS)
   
• Bank of New Zealand
   
• CCUSA
• Commonweath Journalists Association
• Confucius Institute
• Consulate General of Japan in Auckland
• Contact Energy
• Cookie Time
• Counties Manukau District Health Board
   
• Department of Corrections
• Disney International Programs
   
• Embassy of the Republic of Korea to New Zealand
• Ernst & Young
• Euroasia
• Eyeworks
   
• Fairfax New Zealand Ltd
• Fonterra
• FSB4 Financial
• Fuel Advertising
• Fulbright New Zealand
   
• Gameloft
   
• IEP – International Exchange Programs
• Intergen
   
• Journalism Education Association
   
• KVB Kunlun NZ Ltd
   
• LIC - Livestock Improvement
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• Meltwater
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Justice
• Ministry of Maori Development / Te Puni Kokiri
• Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs
• Ministry of Social Development
• Monadelphous
• Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust
• Museum of New Zealand : Te Papa Tongarewa
   
• National Bank
• National Science-Technology Roadshow Trust
• New Zealand Immigration Service
• New Zealand Police
• New Zealand Writers Guild
• Noel Leeming Group
   
• Office of Ethnic Affairs
• Office of Film and Literature Classification
• Orion Health
   
• Pacific Business Trust
• Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations
   
• Royal New Zealand Navy
   
• Television New Zealand [TVNZ]
• Transpower New Zealand Ltd
• The University of Auckland
   
• Westpac
• Work and Income New Zealand [WINZ]
• Writerfind.com

There are many websites to monitor regularly for new job postings.  Here are two resources to help you:

• Auckland CareerHub:
  First time users need to register. You will find job and internship opportunities advertised, and information on what's happening at University Careers Services.
• Job vacancy sources:
  This page gives links to other job and recruitment websites.

Read stories from our graduates:

• Career role models
  
• Graduate profiles from the Political Studies department
• Alumni profiles