Beyond Graduation
FIT enjoys international recognition for the quality of its programs and the caliber of its graduates. At FIT, you're connected through a faculty of industry professionals and extensive networking opportunities. As a result, FIT graduates have a higher than average job placement rate. The program's graduates are employed at well-known production companies such as, Psyop, The Mill, Blue Sky Studios, Framestore, Sony Image Works, Electronic Arts, Pixar, Nickelodeon, Weta Digital, Activision Blizzard, ESPN, MPC, Disney/Marvel Studios, Spontaneous and Epic Games.
![Animation and Interactive Media Design](/_resources/assets/img/programs-interactive-media-design-beyond-graduation.jpg)
Animation, Interactive Media, & Game Design graduates are employed as:
- storyboard artists
- character animators
- technical directors
- texture artists
- modelers
- motion graphics artists
- previz (pre-visualization) specialists
- creative directors
- game designers
- visual effects artists
- user experience designers
- video editors
![Foad Faridzadeh](/images/fit-aimgd-beyond-graduation-foad-faridzadeh-2024.jpeg)
Trusting the Process
Foad Faridzadeh, Computer Animation and Interactive Media ’04, took his experience from FIT and turned it into a successful career in visual effects.
Creating Beasts That Thrill Audiences
Ben Kilgore is a lead creature technical director at Weta and is in charge of creating computer-generated beasts for Hollywood films. Kilgore credits his experience at FIT with giving him the drive needed to succeed in his career.
BEN KILGORE
![Ben Kilgore](/_resources/assets/img/programs-interactive-media-design-alumni-ben-kilgore-creature-feature.jpg)
Read more about Ben Kilgore's work.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this program, please reach out.
Animation, Interactive Media, & Game Design
School of Art and Design
Pomerantz Center, Room D327
(212) 217-5440