Career Services

Our dedicated Career Services staff offers a range of services that support your career-planning efforts. Our experience and employer contacts in the community, in addition to the resources of The Art Institutes throughout North America, give us (and therefore you) an edge. There are proven tips and techniques that can help you begin your job search. That's why we provide the following support:

  • Instruction in job search skills, résumé writing, interviewing and networking
  • Job search assistance service that can help you to locate a part-time job while you complete your program of study and full-time employment in your field upon graduation
  • A portfolio show where employers can meet you and see your work at the end of your final quarter
  • Career days, internships and job fairs that enable you and employers to interact
  • Insight into what employers are looking for when it comes to skill set and portfolio content

Doing Our Homework

Successful Career Planning at The Art Institutes

The Art Institutes are known as leaders in career-oriented education, with programs in design, media arts, fashion and the culinary arts. Our faculty includes award-winning and industry-recognized professionals who are dedicated to teaching the next generation of creative professionals. Here, you'll develop your fundamental skills using technology that's recognized in the workplace.

What's more, our partnership with local and national employers helps us to deliver industry-relevant education and curricula that benefit both students and employers. Many of these companies offer internship and externship programs that will allow you to gain valuable on-the-job skills. And our concern for employer satisfaction and awareness of industry trends allow us to provide employers with candidates who fulfill their needs, leading to graduates' career success, both now and in the future.

How Our Grads Measure Up

Our graduates are employed by companies and organizations of all types and sizes, including some of the most prominent companies in the United States, such as: Sony Corporation, Adidas, Verizon, Ford Motor Company, The Home Depot/EXPO Design Center, Lockheed Martin, Nordstrom Inc., Walt Disney Company, Marriott International, Microsoft, Fox Entertainment Group and Sodexho. Ask the Career Services representative at the location in which you're interested for a detailed list of where Art Institute alumni are working in your area.