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Internships

Internships can be performed in any design/photo field of interest, as long as the job is involved in an area within the profession such as: Graphic Design, Advertising, Illustration, Printing, Exhibition Design, Signage, Audio Visual and/or Multi-Media Presentation Design, Public Relations, Computer Graphics, Environmental Graphic Design, Web Design, Web production, Studio Photography, Editorial Photography, Photography Professional or Photo Styling.

To complete your internship for academic credit, review the steps and submit the application on the Internship Process & Application webpage.

Internships for credit must meet these criteria:

The job is in the student's major area of study
The job involves working in a staff (rather than freelance) capacity
The student will be guided or mentored by a creative professional
The student will be performing creative/design work

If you have questions about the internship program, please email the School of VCD Internship Coordinator at vcdinternships@kent.edu.

Need help finding an internship? Review below the extensive list of on- and off-campus locations to see what they have to offer!

Places to Find Internships

ON CAMPUS

Kent State University Libraries, Marketing and Communication
- www.library.kent.edu
- Contact: Matthew Merten, Senior Graphic Designer
College of Business
- Contact: Daniel Kearsey
Division of Student Affairs Design Lab
Kent State Football Team (design & photography)
Kent State Athletics Department (design & photography)
Student Media (only certain jobs qualify based on internship criteria)
University Publications (Uhuru, The Burr, Fusion, etc.)
The University Press
Office of Distance and Continued Education
KSU Alumni Association Magazine
University Marketing and Communications
Departmental/School/College design staff
Signum Design (Center for Student Involvement)
Design Innovation Center

Note: Other jobs on campus will be considered on a case-by-case basis: check with the Internship Coordinator.

AKRON/CANTON AREA

Lumis Works
- https://www.lumisworks.com
- Contact: Dave Stoll
Innis Maggiore
- Submit your cover letter and resume to Mark Vandegrift, COO.
- https://innismaggiore.com/home/creative-careers/
LOVELY SOMETHINGS greeting cards
- http://lovelysomethings.com/
Red Point Digital
- https://redpointdigital.com/
427 Design
- https://427design.com/
Squirrels
- https://www.airsquirrels.com/about-us
Summit County Public Health
- www.scph.org
- Contact: Jeffrey Krauss, Informatics Supervisor
The Impact Group
- http://www.igpr.com/
- likes KSU graduates
Atlantic Water Gardens
- www.AtlanticWaterGardens.com
- Contact: Kendahl Kreps | SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER & MARKETING MANAGER
Davey Resource Group
- http://www.davey.com/davey-resource-group/
- Contact: Zach Loudin | Marketing Coordinator
Kleidon Marketing, advertising, branding
- Email Kurt Kleidon
- https://www.kleidon.com
OEC Richfield
- www.oeconnection.com
- Contact: Shannon Smith, Associate Recruiter
Brookwood Management Company
- https://www.brookwoodmanagementco.com/about
- Contact Jamie Weston
AKRON LIFE MAGAZINE
- Email Tyler Sutton
Beech Creek Botanical Gardems & Naturr Preserve, Alliance
- Contact Beth Karapanzich
- https://www.beechcreekgardens.org/

Hertel Design, Minerva
- Owner Tim Hertel
- http://www.herteldesign.com/
PARTA (Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority)
- Email Denise Baba
- https://www.partaonline.org/
Fresh Mark Inc.
- Email Emily Anthony
- http://www.freshmark.com/
Campbell Oil Company
- Email EJ Hanolt
- http://campbelloil.net/
Lucky Shoes marketing internship
- Send resume and portfolio to Lucky Shoes
- https://luckyshoes.com/pages/about-us

CLEVELAND AREA

BALANCE innovation + design
- https://www.balanceinc.com/about
AZTEK
- https://www.aztekweb.com/careers/
Bialosky Cleveland Architecture and interior design
- https://www.bialosky.com/
Cleveland Museum OF Art
- https://recruiting.ultipro.com/CLE1004CMA/JobBoard/85cb4420-40e1-440b-9c73-ab703c4fa94d/?q=&o=postedDateDesc
MOCA
- https://mocacleveland.org/
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- CleMetroBar.org
- Brennan Donnellan, Director of Marketing and Communications
FORM
- https://theformgroup.com/jobs
- agency focused on arts, culture, and non-profits
Mim Software
- https://www.mimsoftware.com/about/careers
Cross Country Mortgage (Brecksville, OH)
- https://crosscountrymortgage.com/about-us/careers/apply/?p=job%2FouVfbfwz
- Contact: Sonja Bryant, Graphic Design Marketing Manager
42 connect
- Digital marketing agency
- https://www.42connect.com/
- Contact: Nicholas Pesetsky
Heilman Group
- www.hilemangroup.com
- Contact: Zachary Wright, Senior recruiter Zachary Wright
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- https://www.rockhall.com/careers
Interdesign
- https://www.idesignlivesimply.com/careers/
Moen
- https://www.moen.com/careers
Steris Corporation
- https://careers.steris.com/go/Internships/4379600/
Art House
- Email Laila Voss, Executive Director
- www.arthouseinc.org
VOCON Interior Design Firm
- Email Sheila Picchione
- https://www.vocon.com/projects/vocon-cleveland-office/
The City Mission
- https://www.thecitymission.org/internships/
Great Lakes Publishing
- https://www.glpublishing.com/jobs
- Email Alyson Moutz Cowan
Union Home Mortgage - Strongsville
- Email Ticia McGee
- https://www.uhm.com/careers/
Shurtape Technologies - Avon
- Email Vanessa Delgado
- https://www.shurtape.com/
Premiere Produce One (may have photography needs as well)
- Email Alex Lindesmith
- https://www.premierproduceone.com/
Hotcards
- https://hotcards.com/
Mean Joe Advertising
- Email Mike Bloomstine
- www.meanjoeadvertising.com
giemedia, Valley View
- www.giemedia.com
- Contact: Jim Blayney

BIRMINGHAM OH

Bettcher Industries
- https://www.bettcher.com/en/about

YOUNGSTOWN AREA

898 Marketing - Canfield, OH
- https://www.898marketing.com/

COLUMBUS AREA

2Tall animation and illustration
- https://www.2tall.tv/
Minds On digital agency
- https://mindson.com/About
- Contact: Kyle Hanna
Ibel Agency
- ibelagency.com/contact/

DAYTON, OH

Bash Foo, Tipp City
- bashfoo.com

ERIE PA

Epic Web Studios
- https://www.epicwebstudios.com/
Pittsburgh Penguins
- Contact: Daryl Hill

CHICAGO

IA Collaborative
- https://iacollaborative.com/careers/apply/?gh_jid=1960983
- Contact: Michael Correy

PHOTOGRAPHY

KALMAN & PABST - Cleveland, OH
- https://kpphoto.com/studio-internships/
- Contact: Clarissa Westmeyer
Interdesign, Mentor
- https://www.idesignlivesimply.com/careers/
Taxel Creative
- Email Barney Taxel
- https://www.taxelcreative.com/
Burklehagen Food Photography
- Email David Hagen
- https://www.burklehagen.com/
Riverfront Photography, Cuyahoga Falls
- Email Riverfront Photography
- riverfrontphotography.com
TRG Multimedia
- Email Thomas Cook
- https://trgmultimedia.com/careers
Realtors Choice Photography
- Email Darrin Tibbetts
- https://www.realtorschoicephoto.com/
Akron Film Collective
- https://www.akronfilmcollective.com/internship

OUT OF STATE

Microsite Health - remote, web design
- Email Bill Hanekamp
- https://microsite.com/
EPIC GAMES - Cary, NC
- https://epicgames.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/EpicInternships/1/refreshFacet/318c8bb6f553100021d223d9780d30be
Studio 71 - Beverly Hills, CA
- https://www.studio71.com/contact/
KOHL'S
- https://careers.kohls.com/internships/design-art-creative

WEBSITES

https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?k=internships

https://awc.careerwebsite.com/

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/careers/pathways.cfm

https://www.parkerdewey.com/resources

https://workingnotworking.com/search/jobs