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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

  • 91²Ö¿â Libraries, Marketing and Communication
  • College of Business
  • Division of Student Affairs Design Lab
  • 91²Ö¿â Football Team (design & photography)
  • 91²Ö¿â 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
  • Innis Maggiore
  • LOVELY SOMETHINGS greeting cards
  • Red Point Digital
  • 427 Design
  • Squirrels
  • Summit County Public Health
    • Contact: Jeffrey Krauss, Informatics Supervisor
  • The Impact Group
    • likes KSU graduates
  • Atlantic Water Gardens
    • Contact: Kendahl Kreps | SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER & MARKETING MANAGER
  • Davey Resource Group
    • Contact: Zach Loudin | Marketing Coordinator
  • Kleidon Marketing, advertising, branding
  • OEC Richfield
  • Brookwood Management Company
  • AKRON LIFE MAGAZINE
  • Beech Creek Botanical Gardems & Naturr Preserve, Alliance
    • Contact Beth Karapanzich

CLEVELAND AREA

BIRMINGHAM OH

  • Bettcher Industries

YOUNGSTOWN AREA

  • 898 Marketing - Canfield, OH

COLUMBUS AREA

  • 2Tall animation and illustration
  • Minds On digital agency
  • Ibel Agency

DAYTON, OH

  • Bash Foo, Tipp City

ERIE PA

  • Epic Web Studios
  • Pittsburgh Penguins
    • Contact: Daryl Hill

CHICAGO

PHOTOGRAPHY

OUT OF STATE

  • Microsite Health - remote, web design
  • EPIC GAMES -  Cary, NC
  • Studio 71 - Beverly Hills, CA
  • KOHL'S

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