In the professional field, sound designers, composers and mix engineers develop soundtracks for all types of media. Sound designers work specifically with dialog, sound effects and Foley. Composers, music editors and music supervisors develop legal scores. Mix engineers prepare all three stems (dialog, SFX and music) for a variety of release formats.

- ADR and Foley recording engineer or mixer
- Boom operator
- Dialog editor
- Foley mixer/Foley recordist
- Game audio designer

- Live sound reinforcement engineer
- Location sound specialist for films
- Music editor
- Music supervisor
- Production mixer

- Re-recording mixer
- Sound designer
- Sound effects editor
- Supervising sound editor
SCAD graduates are in demand at the United States' most recognized companies. Each year, more than 175 companies and organizations visit SCAD to meet and recruit our students and alumni. More than eight out of 10 SCAD 2008 alumni surveyed had been placed in jobs in their fields or had been admitted to graduate school within six months of graduation.
Some employers of SCAD sound design alumni
- BAM Studios
- Danetracks
- FRCAM
- Gregory King's Sound Dogs
- Mint Mix
- RIOT Atlanta
- Slakey Sounds
- Slick Sounds
- Soundtrack Boston
- Southside Studios
- Sweet Song Studios