Creative Industry Day
Creative Industry Day
Creative Industry Day is an event by creatives for creatives. This portfolio-based event creates an atmosphere that fosters communication between students and creative industry professionals, artists, photographers, designers, and developers.
Students get feedback on their portfolios and learn more about the creative industry – and industry folks get a chance to give advice, scout for talent and make connections.The event is sponsored by the RIT Office of Career Services in collaboration with College of Art and Design, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, and Alumni Relations.
Past Participants
- Adobe
- AKQA
- AnalogFolk
- Antithesis Advertising
- BlackBox
- Blue Sky Studios
- Biometrics
- Bose
- Brault & Barnes Design
- B-Reel
- BrokenMyth Studios LLC
- Buffalo Games Inc
- Butler/Till Media
- BZDesign
- Capital One
- Catalyst Inc.
- Central Intelligence Agency
- CHESS Mobile Health Inc.
- Clever Method
- Crispin Porter + Bogusky
- Crowley Webb
- DMI
- dPost
- Fisher-Price
- Forbes Media LLC
- FSD
- GEICO
- Global Printing (Global Thinking)
- Gupta Media & Verylike
- Hasbro
- Helen & Gertrude
- Helios Interactive
- Instrument
- Iron Design Inc
- ITX Corp
- Livadas Consulting
- Luke Copping Photography
- ASMP
- Makeway
- Martino Flynn
- Melissa & Doug
- Merkel Donohue
- Microsoft
- Mirror Show Management
- Mission Data
- MullenLowe
- Optic Sky
- Paley Studios
- Paychex
- R/GA
- RES Exhibit Services LLC
- RISING
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Staach
- Staples
- Stink Studios
- Taylor Design
- Tekton
- The Mill
- Vargas Associates
- Workplace Interiors
- Xerox Corporation
Student Info
Career Fair Plus App
Download this app for free to see what companies are attending, the map of where companies will be in the field house, and favorite the employers you want to talk to! Create your entire game plan for the day in one place. Here is a handy web version for Creative Industry Day 2020.
Prepare your Portfolio
Want to give industry people the chance to preview your work? Register to have your work included in the official Creative Industry Student Portfolio Site.
You may get looked at before the event and also by industry folks who may be unable to attend this year’s event — it is excellent exposure. Check out our Portfolio Preparation page if you need to know how to get started.
Update your Resume
A resume can serve as a great leave-behind and a quick way for the reviewer to remember you. If you need your resume critiqued, contact your Career Services Coordinator in the Office of Career Services. Call 475-2301 if you wish to make an appointment. Don’t wait until the last minute!
Creative Industry Guide
Read through the Essential Guide to Creative Industry Day.
Check-In
- Bring your RIT ID
Employer Info
Register
Register for Creative Industry Day through Career Connect. Please do not schedule travel until you have received your confirmation. Registration will close Spring 2021.
Fees
There is no cost for this event. Representatives are provided with a complimentary lunch buffet prior to the start of the event.
The event is held in RIT’s Gordon Field House. Most tables will have access to electricity.
Each company/portfolio reviewer will have a table with their company name and skirting. The tables are 6 feet in length. If you wish to bring a tabletop display or a free-standing floor display for behind your table, that is optional.
Portfolios
Look at the talent RIT is producing by visiting the Student Portfolio Site. Feel free to reach out to students prior to the event or if you are unable to attend Creative Industry Day this year.
Shipping
Hotel Accommodations
For your convenience, here is a list of hotels that are near RIT.
Parking
When you arrive on campus for RIT Creative Industry Day, please follow the signs to D Lot, which is directly in front of the Gordon Field House, or G or H Lots. A campus map is available at maps.rit.edu.
Creative Industry Day Schedule
Leave a copy of your interview schedule with our team before leaving
Interview Day Schedule
Employers are responsible to schedule all of their interviews with students/alumni met on Creative Industry Day. Contact our office to make a reservation.
Alumni Info
Launch your career
Did you know as an RIT alumni, you have full-access to Creative Industry Day? Whether you graduated 4 months ago or 10 years ago, employers are excited to meet RIT Tigers from all years of experience.
Check-in with your RIT ID at registration and network with employers, students, and other alumni.
Recruiting
Let students and alumni know you’re an RIT graduate by wearing a special Tiger Sticker on your name tag