Design managers integrate knowledge of fundamental business activities such as research, product development, marketing, communications and production with an understanding of the essential role of creativity as a strategic advantage.
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- Account manager
- Art director
- Brand design director
- Corporate brand manager
- Creative director
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- Design center manager
- Design director
- Design manager
- Director of design strategy
- Graphic design manager
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- Packaging design and graphics manager
- Product developer
- Visual experience designer
Annually, more than 500 national and international companies and organizations recruit SCAD students and alumni. Over the past four years, an average of 8 out of 10 SCAD alumni responding to a survey were employed in their fields or had been admitted to graduate school within six months of graduation.
Employers of SCAD alumni include:

- American Greetings
- Apple Inc.
- Blackbaud
- Cartoon Network
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Chronicle Books
- Crispin Porter + Bogusky
- Curious Pictures
- Deutsch Inc.
- ESPN
- FedEx
- Gannett Company Inc.
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Hallmark Cards
- JWT
- MCA Records
- National Geographic
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Turner Broadcasting System Inc.