For Employers & Collaborators

Businesses consistently tell us that partnering with students with design degrees from one of the best art schools in the Midwest helps elevate their brands and drive innovation. But don't just take our word for it; their creative portfolio speaks for their talent, professionalism, and ability to deliver real-world results.

PARTNERED PROJECTS

Get fresh, next-generation perspectives on real-world challenges. As a CCAD partner, you’ll help build exciting, collaborative learning opportunities that benefit your organization—and emerging creative professionals. With the help of forward-thinking organizations, our faculty members develop innovative, practical classroom learning opportunities that align with our majors and minors. These collaborations range from semester-spanning projects to one-time ideation sessions. Our partners come from industries of all kinds, from education and healthcare to sustainability and social justice. And they involve expertise in areas such as industrial design, illustration, animation, fashion, and fine art.

Types of projects

There are multiple options for partnering with CCAD on a sponsored project.

Sponsored charrette

24 - 72 hours

Rapid ideation

20+ students

3+ faculty members
Sponsored project

4 - 8 weeks

Primarily one major

10+ students

One faculty member
Sponsored course

16+ weeks

One or more majors

10+ students

One or more faculty members

Partner Organizations

Here are just some of the many for-profit and non-profit organizations we've worked with.

99P Labs (Backed by Honda and OSU)
Airstream
American Greetings
Cardinal Health
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
General Motors
Goodwill Industries
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Huntington Bank
JP Morgan Chase
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nutella
Ohio History Connection
Old Navy
Ologie
Pelotonia
Procter & Gamble
White Castle

More way to engage with CCAD Students

Recruit on Campus

Contact us to learn more about upcoming career fairs and other recruiting events.
Post a Job or Internship

Need art and design talent? Post a job or internship on the CCAD job board.
Share an Idea for a Sponsored Project

We're always looking for more projects to give our students real-world experience.