Creative Industry Day

Creative Industry Days are a series of events for creatives by creatives. These visual portfolio-based events connect students to industry professionals through one-on-one portfolio reviews (virtual or on campus) and career panels early spring semester.

By the Numbers

808

Virtual 1:1 portfolio reviews conducted in 2026

334

Students/alumni participated in virtual 1:1 portfolio reviews

45

Companies participated in 1:1 portfolio reviews

79

Portfolio reviewers, many of them RIT alumni

135

Combined attendance at two career panels

RIT students talking to a representative from Microsoft at the career fair

2026 Event Schedule

Career Panels

Get insider perspectives from some of the most inspiring and experienced professionals -- many of them alumni -- across creative fields. They’ll share their stories, career journeys, and practical advice on breaking in, standing out, and what’s next in the industry. 

Panel # 1 - Topic TBD
Tuesday, January 19, 2027. 7:00 p.m. Watch party with pizza and cookies. In-person location MAGIC Center, Wegman’s Theater, also available via Zoom (Students, check your email or login to RIT Career Connect/Workshops for link.)

Panel #2 - Topic TBD
Wednesday, January 20, 2027. 7:00 p.m. Virtual. 

Portfolio Reviews

Feedback | Networking | Recruiting
Professionals representing a broad range of creative career roles allow students to showcase their work, articulate their creative process, and establish meaningful connections that may yield immediate benefits (like job offers) or evolve into valuable additions to their professional network. 15-minute portfolio reviews, scheduled in advance

On Campus: Jan. 20 & 21, 2027 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. RIT Bausch and Lomb Center
Virtual: Jan. 20 & 21 or Jan 22, 2027 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. EST

Student Information

Connect with creative industry professionals virtually and in person! This year, we are proud to offer 1:1 portfolio reviews and career panels from top industry experts.

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Portfolio Reviewer/Employer Information

This year, RIT’s Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education is offering virtual and on-campus opportunities for creative industry professionals to connect with RIT students and alumni interested in working in the creative field. 

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Alumni Information

Yes, RIT alumni have full access to Creative Industry Days. Visit this page for event details including sign up instructions. You do need to sign up through RIT Career Connect so please check to make sure you can still access the platform. Did you let your RIT email account lapse, go to start.rit.edu to request alumni access.

Photo and Recording Notice

This event will be photographed/videoed. By attending, you grant Rochester Institute of Technology (“RIT”)  permission to use photographs and/or audio-visual recordings in which you appear, now and in the future, for illustration, promotion, art, editorial, advertising, and trade, or any other purpose.

Past Participants

  • Active Theory
  • Adobe
  • Apartment D
  • Aspyr Media, Inc.
  • Butler/Till
  • BZDesign, Inc.
  • CannonDesign
  • Cartuna
  • CBX, LLC
  • CJS Architects
  • CPL
  • Dixon Schwabl + Company
  • Dots, Inc.
  • DraftKings
  • Eaton Corp.
  • Enduring Games
  • Epic Games
  • Fisher-Price
  • FleishmanHillard
  • Flynn
  • Fifty Thousand Feet
  • Funkitron, Inc.
  • GoInvo
  • Google
  • Genesee Regional Bank
  • GitHub
  • Helen + Gertrude
  • Heard Creative
  • Hexbug
  • Instrument
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • KEK Design
  • Kin + Carta
  • L3 Harris Technologies
  • LIXIL Water Technology Americas
  • MahiGaming
  • Melissa & Doug
  • MOO Inc.
  • Mission Data
  • NetherRealm Studios
  • National Basketball Association
  • Ogilvy
  • OX Tools USA
  • Partners + Napier
  • Paychex Inc.
  • Philips, North America
  • Pinterest
  • Practis
  • Procter & Gamble (P&G)
  • Proletariat, Inc.
  • Rivet CX
  • Rockstar Games
  • SandBox Union
  • Signing Animation
  • Space Telescope Science Institute
  • Spotify
  • Synaptech
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • The Article Group
  • The CSI Group
  • The Third Floor
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Thinkingbox
  • Trusted Media Brands, Inc.
  • Truth Collective
  • URBN (Anthropologie, BHLDN, Free People, Terrain, Urban Outfitters)
  • Vargas Associates
  • Vision On
  • Visual Concepts
  • Vitro
  • VOX Global
  • WB Games
  • Whirlpool Corp.
  • Work & Co
  • Yahoo

Contact Us

Questions about the event?
Feel free to reach out to us via our Creative Industry Day: email ocecid@rit.edu.

 

Gretchen Eshleman

Associate Director
geboce@rit.edu