Content Creator Careers at MSU Moorhead
MSUM offers competitive programs for students interested in pursuing content creation as their career, with hands-on experiences and courses that embrace and enhance your creativity. Our programs prepare you for careers in film, social media, audio production, and graphic design.
Learn to tell captivating stories through MSUM’s Film Production program or expand your film knowledge with the Film Studies program.
Make movies, television shows, visual effects, and even data come alive using your stop motion and computer animation skills with the Animation degree.
MSUM’s Graphic and Interactive Design degree blends the traditional visual problem-solving of graphic and digital design to build you into an integrated designer.
From behind the scenes to center stage, MSUM’s Audio Production and Entertainment Management prepares you for the entertainment industry with diverse and rigorous experience.
If you’re social media savvy, MSUM’s online Digital Media Management degree is for you. Recently named #1 online digital marketing program in the United States, the program will help you hone your technical expertise and strategic planning skills.
Develop your communication skills with the Communication Studies degree at MSUM. You’ll grow skills such as interpersonal, group, and team communication.
Get the best of both worlds with MSUM’s Integrated Advertising and Public Relations program. You’ll explore creative problem solving, work with real clients, host public relations events, and more.
With an English degree from MSUM, you’ll learn the ability to read analytically and write well. You can also study English & Mass Communications to partner your love of writing with the professional application in communications and journalism to match your career goals.
With a journalism degree from MSUM, you’ll learn how to share stories with the public at every stage — from investigating and photography to producing and broadcasting. MSUM has many journalism degree options: Broadcast Journalism, Multimedia Journalism, and Photojournalism.
As a Studio Art major, you’ll learn the principles of art, develop an understanding of art, and acquire advanced skills in studio areas, including drawing and illustration, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and ceramics.
MSUM’s content creator degrees equip students with marketable skills and hands-on experiences necessary for a successful future. These programs prepare graduates to market themselves, whether that’s as an influencer or creating content for businesses.
Content Creator Related Careers
| Career | Job Growth (2023-2033) | Median Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 8% | $156,000 |
| Photographer | 4% | $40,800 |
| Videographer | 3% | $65,000 |
| Public Relations Specialist | 6% | $66,750 |
| Animators | 4% | $99,000 |
Since 2019, the global influencer market has more than tripled (Statista). As competition increases, MSUM’s content creator programs will adapt to prepare you to stand out in the noisy social media world.
Many MSUM alumni have forged their own paths by becoming social media influencers. You can see these Dragons creating content as widespread as commentary YouTube videos (Scott Cramer), satiric videos (You Betcha), fashion (Eva Dabill), career advice (Gabe Dannenbring), and even developing characters like The Annoying Orange.
Add a Film Production or Film Studies minor to expand your knowledge of the film industry and get hands-on experience with cinematography, picture and sound editing, directing, producing and screenwriting.
Students who minor in Graphic & Interactive Design are introduced to the development and use of visual communication systems in professional practices.
With a Media Arts minor, students will combine their studies across the School of Media Arts, Design, & Entertainment to express their unique ideas.
Students studying the Recording Arts & Post-Production Minor will learn about the recording arts and post production with topics in recording, mixing mastering, live sound production and sound design.
The students studying the Communication Studies minor will be introduced to both the theory and practice of communication in a variety of contexts and interactive settings.
With the Media Analysis minor, students will develop their skills in the planning, analysis, and evaluation of media.
The Integrated Advertising and Public Relations minor introduces students to the world of advertising and public relations and develops their skills in verbal and visual storytelling.
Minor in English or English Writing to develop your writing, reading, and critical thinking skills.
Communicate and share stories with the public by studying one of MSUM’s many journalism-related minors: Broadcast Journalism, Mass Communications, Photojournalism, and Sports Communication.
With an Art minor, learn the principles of art, develop an understanding of art, and acquire advanced skills in studio areas.
