Creative Industry Day

Contents

1 Event

2 Schedule

3 Registration

3.1 Fees

3.2 Deadline

3.3 Information for Registered Companies/Individuals

4 Shipping Information

5 Parking Information

6 Student Portfolio Site -- preview RIT's talent

Event 

Tentative 2014 dates: March 6th or 13th -- check back soon for confirmed date.  The format of the event has 2 major components: Career Speakers and Portfolio Reviews (by individuals or creative industry company representatives). It is an opportunity for students to get valuable feedback on their portfolios, learn more about the skills necessary for success in your industry, and what career paths/opportunities are available.

This event, begun in 2006, has been created primarily for College of Imaging Arts and Sciences students and alumni to connect with and get feedback and advice from professionals in the creative field. (Formerly named Creativity: Careers in Motion).

This is not just a job fair—you do not need to have job openings to participate (although many organizations do use this event to source out talent!).  We are creating an atmosphere and event that fosters communication between professionals and students. Open to RIT students and alumni only!

Please contact Gretchen Burruto at geboce@rit.edu, subject line: "Creative Industry Day Invite" if you would like to receive an invitation to participate this year.

Schedule

Career Panels 12-2 pm       

Portfolio Reviews

Individuals 2-4 pm 
Getting that job is inevitably going to come down to a person's work.  Give advice to students/alumni on how to showcase their work most effectively to a prospective employer or client.

Company Representatives 2-6 pm 
The objective is to provide an informal forum for networking and information exchange between students and industry professionals. It gives students the opportunity to get valuable feedback on their portfolios, learn more about the skills necessary for success in your industry, and what career paths/opportunities are available. This type of interchange will be a beneficial experience for the students, the industry and the instructors. 

Students from the School of Design, School of Art, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, School for American Crafts, School of Film and Animation, School of Print Media are invited to participate. 

Please limit your time with each student/alum to 10 minutes.

Registration

Registration is now closed! Contact Gretchen Burruto at 585.475.2301 with any questions.

Fees

There is no cost for this event.

Deadline

Registration will close three working days prior to the event.

Information for Registered Companies/Organizations

• Check in begins as early as 10 am, please arrive by 1:45pm at the latest. RIT Gordon Field House.
• Lunch buffet and drinks will be served from 11:00 – 2:00 in the adjacent Campus Center rooms. Only water is allowed on field house floor.
• Each company/portfolio reviewer will have a table with their company name, skirting. The tables are 6 ft in length.
• Feel free to bring a company table top display or company product or literature if you are registered for the Industry Day Company area.
• Wireless internet is available. We will try to accomodate all requests for electricity (part of registration) in the Company Rep area.
• Taxis are available at airport. Suggestions: Airport Taxi 235-0508, Marketplace Taxi 647-9970, Checker 325-2460. We are about a 20 minute ride from the airport.
• Download the Info Packet (PDF) for registered participants.

Shipping Information

Before Event

If you ship materials, please use the following address:

RIT Creative Industry Day/ COMPANY NAME
Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services
335 John Street
Rochester, NY 14623
ATTN: David Travaglini
585-475-2124

Shipped materials arriving before "RIT Creative Industry Day"  will be delivered to your booth prior to the start of the event. Please DO NOT send packages to the Gordon Field House.

After Event

For any items you wish to have shipped back to you after the event, please have return shipping labels filled out and ready to place on all return packages. These items will be shipped out the morning after the event, provided all necessary information is included on the shipping label.

If you are sending a messenger service to retrieve your booth/display, you may direct them to:
Rochester Institute of Technology
Gordon Field House
149 Lomb Memorial Dr.
Rochester, NY 14623

Parking Information

When you arrive on campus for RIT Creative Industry Day, please follow the signs to Parking Lot D which is directly in front of the Gordon Field House.

Student Portfolio Site

Preview their work before you come, the 2013 Portfolio Site is now available: http://creativity.cias.rit.edu/. Check back often as more and more work from our students will be adding their work prior to the event.  Access portfolios and resumes from New Media Designers, New Media Developers, Graphic Designers, 3D Designers, Photographers, Illustrators, Industrial Designers, Interior Designers, Illustrators, Animators, Film, Game Design and Developers, Fine Artists and Craftspersons.