Creative Industry Days Portfolio Reviewer/Employer Information

Why get involved in RIT’s Creative Industry Days?

Creative industry professionals get involved for a variety of reasons. You will have the opportunity to:

• Connect with creative and innovative talent at RIT.
• Share your expertise, professional career advice, and impart words of wisdom through portfolio critiques and career panels.
• Actively recruit (if applicable) students and alumni from the College of Art and Design and select academic programs in RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Science's School of Interactive Games and Media.
• Promote your company/agency to the next generation of young talent.

Fill out the Interest in Creative Industry Day form and we’ll keep you posted with event updates and answer any questions you may have.

There are two options this year to provide feedback, network, and/or recruit with RIT’s top creative talent: on campus and virtual. 15-minute virtual or in-person one-on-one portfolio reviews where you choose your day(s) and block of time(s): 9 a.m.-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4 p.m., 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Creative industry employers are welcome to sign up for any or all of the designated days and times.

Register

Sign up starts November 1, 2025 through RIT Career Connect. Deadline: January 8, 2026. See instructions for the two different options - on campus OR virtual below.

Option One: On Campus Portfolio Reviews Registration instructions:

• Log into your RIT Career Connect account. If you do not have a Career Connect account you can create your own, or contact us at ocecid@rit.edu for assistance.
• There is limited visitor parking available in G lot. A campus map is available at maps.rit.edu.

Option Two: Virtual Portfolio Reviews - Follow the steps below:

• Log into your RIT Career Connect account. (If you do not have a Career Connect account, please contact Gretchen Eshleman at ocecid@rit.edu or 585-475-5462 to set up your account).
• On the home page, click on the "Register Here" button on the "Creative Industry Days - Virtual Portfolio Reviews" banner.
• From the Information Session Type drop-down pick "Creative Industry Days" (we use the Information Session module to manage portfolio reviews).
• Choose the day and blocks of time(s) you wish to participate. Then, complete the required fields notated with a red asterisk.

A few things to note:

1. We welcome participants to sign up to hold portfolio reviews on multiple days. To do so, please submit a request separately for each day.
2. Have the URL or link to the virtual platform you wish to use ready when registering for virtual portfolio reviews.
3. If you are registering members of your team, please request days and times separately for each representative. Our office will add the representative information, set up a schedule, and create an account for them in RIT Career Connect.
4. Career Services will match your area(s) of expertise to students with associated RIT majors that coordinate.
5. In the description field, if you are actively recruiting, list the roles you are recruiting for, and even better, post your job descriptions or send them to us to post.
6. Check your final schedule of the students, their majors, and email addresses by logging in to your "Info Session" in RIT Career Connect just before your reviews. We also plan to email preliminary schedule of reviews January 19, 2026.

Contact ocecid@rit.edu if you have any registration questions.

Help Desk Zoom Room

For quick, time-sensitive questions, we are available to you. 
Jan 21, 22, 23 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 

In addition to meeting with students, you can see what our talented RIT students have created on the official Student Portfolio Site. Check back as students are continually adding their work. Feel free to reach out to students before Creative Industry Days or if you are unable to participate in the event this year.