Employers & Collaborators
Whether you want fresh new ideas through a partnered project, or you need to hire talented artists and designers now, CCAD has the right partnership opportunity for you.
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.
Changing the world from inside the classroom.
Hundreds of CCAD students benefit from our community partnerships. Likewise, our partners benefit from the creativity and inspiration that comes from these projects.
I’m really blown away. The breadth and depth of the creativity is just mind-blowing. We love the results.
Bob Wheeler
CEO, Airstream Inc.
Types of projects
There are multiple options for partnering with CCAD on a sponsored project.
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Sponsored charrette
24 - 72 hours
Rapid ideation
20+ students
3+ faculty members
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Sponsored project
4 - 8 weeks
Primarily one major
10+ students
One faculty member
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Sponsored course
16+ weeks
One or more majors
10+ students
One or more faculty members
More Information About Partnerships
Get fresh, next-generation perspectives on real-world challenges
Benefit from unfettered ideation and problem-solving
Collaborate with expert faculty and staff
Learn new creative methodologies to invigorate your team and approach
Mentor and better understand emerging creative innovators
Develop hiring pathways for talented students and alumni
Make an impact on a real-world challenge
Develop your professional skills and confidence (and your resume!)
Get feedback and mentorship from professionals working in the field
Learn how to work collaboratively with other majors and communities
Access unique opportunities and resources (like travel, certifications, etc.)
Network for fantastic internships, co-ops, mentorships, and jobs
Thank you to these founding supporters for their visionary leadership and support of the original MindMarket initiative, which has flourished into an ethos that interwoven into every major at CCAD. Their impact continues to strengthen the lives and futures of our students and alumni today and beyond.
Founding supporters
- Huntington Bank
- L Brands Foundation
- Wolfe Associates, Inc.
- City of Columbus
- Franklin County
- Corna Kokosing Construction Co.
- Ingram-White Castle Foundation
- Beverly A. Ryan
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)
- Abbott Nutrition
- Airstream
- American Greetings
- Awaken Koala
- BigMouth, Inc.
- CAPA
- Cardinal Health
- Columbus State Community College
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
- COSI
- Craftsmen for Kids
- E. & J. Gallo Winery
- Easton Town Center
- Escort Radar
- Foertmeyer & Sons Greenhouse
- Form 5 Prosthetics
- Franklinton Cycleworks
- Franklinton Neighborhood Association
- Furniture Bank of Central Ohio
- General Motors
- Goodwill Industries
- Greater Columbus Arts Council
- Greater Columbus Film Commission
- Huntington Bank
- JP Morgan Chase
- Keep Ohio Beautiful
- Madison-USA
- McMillan Manufacturing
- Mid Atlantic Forest Fire Prevention Compact
- Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Nutella
- Odam Publishing
- Ohio Department of Higher Education
- Ohio History Connection
- Old Navy
- Ologie
- Pelotonia
- Procter & Gamble
- Red, White, and Boom!
- Rela Art
- Reuse Revolution
- RJE Business Interiors
- Rocky Boots
- Rowe Boutique
- Ruling Our eXperience, Inc.
- Short North Alliance
- Short North Stage
- Smart Columbus
- SocialVentures
- Star House
- Survivor Care Alliance
- The Stratford Ecological Center
- Three Oaks Vineyards
- VA Central Ohio Healthcare System
- White Castle
- Zox
Other ways to connect 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.
