Career
Spark’s career initiatives prepare students for a number of career models including music and arts-related jobs, freelance, business leader, nonarts career paths and multiple stream careers.
Success + Innovation + Community = Leadership
Spark’s formula for developing leaders is at the core of our mission. Learn about our nine Leadership Pillars and the initiatives we support.
Priorities for Success
Spark and the USC School of Music are committed not only to cultivating outstanding musicians, but also leaders who are well equipped to succeed professionally.
Finances
Spark’s financial initiatives address topics important to becoming self-sufficient: financial literacy, personal and business finance, and how to raise capital.
Wellness
Spark’s wellness initiatives emphasize both physical and psychological wellness, stressing injury prevention, hearing loss prevention, physical fitness, stress and time management and overcoming performance anxiety.
Priorities for Innovation
Spark and the USC School of Music are committed to fostering musical leaders who find new solutions to new challenges in our quickly changing world.
Entrepreneurship
Many arts-related avenues for increasing income, interest and impact are untapped or underexploited. We train students to become pro-active opportunity creators.
Creativity and Big Ideas
In a time of disruptive technology and unprecedented change, the world is in need of creative leaders with big ideas.
Technology
It is difficult to imagine an arts career path, community or initiative that doesn’t integrate technology on some level.
Priorities for Community
Spark and the USC School of Music are committed to developing leaders who are integrated and valuable citizens in their communities.
Collaboration
True collaboration entails negotiation, compromise and collective wisdom.
Engagement
We are committed to impacting the lives of community members from a wide range of ages, races, socioeconomic backgrounds and neighborhoods.
Advocacy
Spark’s initiatives prepare you to effectively make your case through activism to educational communities, politicians, policy makers, new audiences and communities.