Career and Further Studies

• Game developers, artists, programmers at tech companies like Tencent, TikTok, Alibaba, NetEase, Roblox China, etc. in Shenzhen and other cities. Tencent alone recruited over 7,000 fresh graduates in 2021.
• Audio programmers, machine learning engineers, audio technologists at tech giants like Meta, Microsoft, Apple, etc. to develop music/audio products and services related to the metaverse.
• Multimedia (sound and video) engineers and game developers at small and medium virtual production studios and game studios in Hong Kong.
• Broadcast, sound and video technicians in media production houses. The overall employment in this area is projected to grow 21% from 2020 to 2030 in the US.
• Unity developers, VR/AR researchers and developers at recognized research institutes like ASTRI and universities in Hong Kong. Over 100 such vacancies were listed on JobsDB in Feb 2022.
• Positions related to sound/music and interactive media design, production, and management in the creative cultural industries.
• Further studies in relevant taught postgraduate programmes locally or overseas, e.g. Master of Arts in Creative Industries and Cultural Assets (MACICAF) offered by the Department of Creative Arts, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, MA/MSc in Music Technology, Creative Media, Arts Education, Art-Tech, etc from other Universities.

In summary, the career prospects are excellent for graduates, spanning interactive media development, sound/music production, creative cultural industries, and further studies. The programme equips graduates with knowledge and skills highly sought after by the industry.