The Creative Center will assist students in their job search but cannot guarantee placement. Students are welcome and encouraged to seek assistance in their job search after graduation. The Career Services
department has many contacts
with companies related to the graphic design field and can also help students
make contact with companies across the country. Employers often approach The
Creative Center in order to interview students. Also, other job opportunities
will be posted at The Creative Center as they become available.
By the end of the second year, contacts may have already been established with potential employers through visiting instructors, guest speakers and on-staff professionals. “Meet the Pros,” a local yearly event, gives second- and third-year students an opportunity to meet and show their portfolios to employers city-wide and tour local related businesses. The Creative Center also hosts an annual “Portfolio Review Night” for the second- and third-year students to have their portfolios reviewed and critiqued by creative professionals. The 20-30 pros that attend this event are members of our Program Advisory Committee as well as business owners, managers, creative directors, art directors, designers and writers from area advertising agencies and design studios. Some students have been offered job interviews from the contacts made at these events.
In several courses throughout both degree programs, students also create résumés and cover letters and discuss interviewing techniques at great length. During their fourth semester, students partake in “mock interviews” with local creative professionals in preparation for job hunting.
