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Creative EconomY
career day

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October 27th, 2026

McCaw Hall

About CECD

Creative Economy Career Day connects public high school students with the people and possibilities behind creative careers. Through conversations with working professionals, hands-on workshops, and opportunities to meet local organizations, students can explore paths in art, music, design, film, technology, and more. There’s no single way into a creative career. Some people build businesses, some work behind the scenes, and others bring creative skills to industries students might not expect. By hearing how professionals found their way, students can begin to imagine what their own path could look like. Held at McCaw Hall in Seattle, CECD is a free day of learning, making, and meeting people who work across the region’s creative economy. Students leave with new connections, practical insight, and a wider sense of what’s possible.

AUDIO

The audio industry offers a wide range of professional opportunities including vocal and music performance, management, production, composing, promotions, festivals, retail, licensing, broadcasting, sound technicians, and more. Come network with peers and professionals who share similar interests, engage directly with industry mentors, and learn about the extensive variety of local music-related organizations and their cross-connection with other creative industries.

VIsual

Behind the camera or in the director’s chair, writing content or editing a commercial, animation or lighting design, painting or performing or graphic design, the visual industry offers a wide range of professional creative and technical opportunities. Learn how these disciplines connect across the creative industries. Network, meet mentors, and connect with technical, educational, and businesses across the local visual and creative industries.

BUSINESS

Have a great business idea but don’t know where to start? All the complex business license, legal formation, and tax planning needs can be daunting, when starting your business. Want to get that first step into a creative economy career? Learn from start-up and legal professionals, small and big business owners, entrepreneurs, and union leaders about how to get started, and what things to do (and to avoid) as you get your great ideas and work off the ground.

TECHNOLOGY

Tech is not just about writing code. Gaming, AI, and emerging technologies span from code-writing, to content creation, to designers, programmers, sound artists, voice actors, and marketers. Washington is leading the global gaming industry, contributing more than $12 billion to the local economy. Learn from local professional leaders and gaming and tech companies, network with peers who share similar interests, and learn about the cross-connection of tech across all the creative industries.

Oct 27th

Seattle, 2026

McCaw Hall

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World Class

2025 Speakers

Talaya

Ruby Room Studios, The Residency

Gloria Connors

Connors and Co

Ross Monroe

Creative Technologist and Experience Designer

Deanna Martinez

Rep Theatre

Kennady Quille

Host of Audioasis - KEXP

Paul Saunders

Author

Bekah Flynn

Sub Pop

Oliver Dickson

Documentary Film Maker

Eileen Jimenez

Independent Artist

Everett Fitzhugh

Kraken

Bunnie Moore

Powerful Voices

Josh Herman

Head of World Building @ Dungeons and Dragons

Seth Geiser

Downtown Seattle Association

Kyle Seago

NFFTY Co-Founder

Brian Rauschenbach

President / Chief Media Officer - ADD3, Shibuya Hifi, Seattle Interactive Conference

Maia Gaia

Artist, The Residency, Totem Star

Jackie Jones

Bungie

Anabelle Quintero

Business Consultant & Author

Adam Wilson

iRacing.com

Jennifer Wallace Wilson

Dungeons and Dragons
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World Class

Our Guest

Speakers

Eileen Jimenez

Independent Artist

Bekah Flynn

Sub Pop

Kennady Quille

Host of Audioasis - KEXP

Ian Gardner

Paramount/STG

Paul Saunders

Author

Bunnie Moore

Powerful Voices

Jennifer Wallace Wilson

Dungeons and Dragons

David Levitt

Delta E Consulting

Marcus Lalario

Hometeam, Darkalino's, Lil Woody's, Alive and Well

Brian Rauschenbach

President / Chief Media Officer - ADD3, Shibuya Hifi, Seattle Interactive Conference

Olivia Thomas (LIVt)

Musician & Filmmaker - CUT and LIV free media

Ross Monroe

Creative Technologist and Experience Designer

Everett Fitzhugh

Kraken

Oliver Dickson

Documentary Film Maker

Maia Gaia

Artist, The Residency, Totem Star

Gloria Connors

Connors and Co

Talaya

Ruby Room Studios, The Residency

Anabelle Quintero

Business Consultant & Author

Seth Geiser

Downtown Seattle Association

DJ Tremenda Diosa

DJ, organizer, and cultural curator
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Oct 27th

Seattle, 2026

McCaw Hall

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2026 Schedule

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  • 09:30 - 10:30
    Registration and Check-In

    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    All
    Where
    Main Lobby

  • 10:35 - 10:40
    Opening Remarks

    10:35 AM - 10:40 AM
    All
    Where
    Theater, Allen Room, Norcliffe Room

  • Adam WilsonJennifer Wallace WilsonJackie Jones
    10:40 - 11:15
    Building Worlds: Careers in Games
    By Adam Wilson iRacing.com, Jennifer Wallace Wilson Dungeons and Dragons, Jackie Jones Bungie, Josh Herman Head of World Building @ Dungeons and Dragons

    10:40 AM - 11:15 AM
    All
    Where
    Theater

  • Ross Monroe
    10:40 - 11:15
    Somewhere Between Artist, Engineer, and Storyteller
    By Ross Monroe Creative Technologist and Experience Designer

    10:40 AM - 11:15 AM
    All
    Where
    Allen Room

  • David LevittSeth GeiserLeilani Balais
    10:40 - 11:15
    Lighting your Path: Bridging Corporate and Creativity
    By David Levitt Delta E Consulting, Seth Geiser Downtown Seattle Association, Leilani Balais Pike Place Market, Ian Gardner Paramount/STG, Kevin Nash Bellevue Lighting

    10:40 AM - 11:15 AM
    All
    Where
    Norcliffe Room

  • 11:15 - 11:30
    Break / Move to Next Session

    11:15 AM - 11:30AM
    All

  • TBA
    11:30 - 13:05
    Dance + Content Creation
    By TBA 

    11:30 AM - 12:05 PM
    All
    Where
    Theater

  • Gloria ConnorsMarcus LalarioBrian Rauschenbach
    11:30 - 13:05
    Built From Passion: Creative Entrepreneurship
    By Gloria Connors Connors and Co, Marcus Lalario Hometeam, Darkalino's, Lil Woody's, Alive and Well, Brian Rauschenbach President / Chief Media Officer - ADD3, Shibuya Hifi, Seattle Interactive Conference

    11:30 AM - 12:05 PM
    All
    Where
    Allen Room

  • Eileen JimenezAnabelle QuinteroPaul Saunders
    11:30 - 13:05
    5 Teaching Artists / 5 Creative Careers
    By Eileen Jimenez Independent Artist, Anabelle Quintero Business Consultant & Author, Paul Saunders Author, Deanna Martinez Rep Theatre, Olivia Thomas (LIVt) Musician & Filmmaker - CUT and LIV free media

    11:30 AM - 12:05 PM
    All
    Where
    Norcliffe Room

  • 12:05 - 12:20
    Break / Move to Next Session

    12:05 PM - 12:20 PM
    All

  • Bunnie MooreBekah FlynnMaia Gaia
    13:20 - 13:55
    From A to Release
    By Bunnie Moore Powerful Voices, Bekah Flynn Sub Pop, Maia Gaia Artist, The Residency, Totem Star, DJ Tremenda Diosa DJ, organizer, and cultural curator, Talaya Ruby Room Studios, The Residency

    12:20 PM - 12:55 PM
    All
    Where
    Theater

  • Kyle SeagoOliver Dickson
    13:20 - 13:55
    Reel Pursuits
    By Kyle Seago NFFTY Co-Founder, Oliver Dickson Documentary Film Maker

    12:20 PM - 12:55 PM
    All
    Where
    Allen Room

  • Everett FitzhughKennady Quille
    13:20 - 13:55
    Behind the Mic: Careers in Modern Broadcasting
    By Everett Fitzhugh Kraken, Kennady Quille Host of Audioasis - KEXP

    12:20 PM - 12:55 PM
    All
    Where
    Norcliffe Room

  • 13:55 - 14:00
    Closing Remarks

    12:55 PM - 1:00 PM
    All
    Where
    Theater, Allen Room, Norcliffe Room

  • 15:00 - 15:30
    Lunch Break (Workshops in the Grand Lobby)

    1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    All

  • 15:00 - 17:30
    Networking

    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    All


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