For Employers

We welcome the opportunity to partner with you to meet your creative recruiting needs in the following ways:

• Log onto College Central to advertise freelance, internships or permanent jobs
• Attend our Fall Internship Fair or Spring Career Fair to meet face-to-face with students
• Be a speaker for the Business and Professional Practices course
• Offer to conduct portfolio reviews
• Host an information session to raise awareness of your organization's presence
• Host an open house or tour of your facility

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Internships at CIA 

Internships fuel the career path of many of our graduates—over 80% of CIA students do one or more internships before they graduate!

The Cleveland Institute of Art defines an internship as a work related learning experience that provides students or recent graduates an opportunity to gain important knowledge and skills in a particular career field. Internships can:

• Provide course-credit or be non-credit-bearing
• Be paid or unpaid
• Be part-time or full-time
• Be during the summer or the academic year

Download the Employer Internship Information for more details.

Companies  and organizations that hired CIA graduates and interns include:

• Nike
• Dell
• Disney
• Electronic Arts
• Doner Advertising
• CWRU
• Cleveland Clinic
• The Smithsonian
• National Geographic
• Little Tykes
• Hasbro
• Pottery Barn
• Newell Rubbermaid
• Reebok
• The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
• Univeristy Hospitals
• Rosetta
• Young Audiences
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Fisher Price
• Design Central
• Electrolux
• Chrysler
• GM
• MTD
• Rachel Ray Show
• Frye Boots
• American Greetings