Career Engagement at Cornish

• Handshake – A career network specifically designed for college students and recent graduates, connecting them with employers and opportunities tailored to their educational background.

• LinkedIn – Offers a professional networking platform with job search features, including internship and entry-level opportunities.

• ArtStation – A platform for creative professionals, particularly in the visual arts, offering job boards and portfolio hosting.

• Behance – An Adobe-owned platform for creative portfolios where artists can showcase their work and connect with potential employers.

• Creatively – A networking and job platform for creative professionals, including artists, designers, and more.

• Backstage – A platform for actors, performers, and other creatives in the entertainment industry, offering casting calls and job opportunities.

• Dribbble – A community for designers to showcase their work, find job opportunities, and connect with other creatives.

• Coroflot – A platform for creative professionals to post portfolios and browse job listings in design, architecture, and related fields.

• Art Jobs – A platform offering job listings and opportunities for artists, performers, and educators in the arts.

• Creativehotlist –  a dedicated career resource for creative professionals in visual communications.

• AllCasting – allcasting is a casting network that connects talent and casting professionals. The one-stop destination for actors, models and performers to find casting calls and for casting professionals to find the right talent for their projects.

• College Art Association – Provides art career job platforms within the art association and related professions

• Archinect  – The goal of Archinect is to make architecture more connected and open-minded, and bring together designers from around the world to introduce new ideas from all disciplines.

• Behance (Adobe): A platform for artists to showcase their work and connect with potential clients and employers. 

• Adobe Portfolio: Integrated with Adobe Creative Cloud, it allows you to create a personalized portfolio website. 

• Squarespace: Offers customizable templates to create a professional-looking portfolio website. 

• Wix: A user-friendly website builder with templates tailored for artists and designers.

• Carbonmade: A simple, visually focused platform for building art and design portfolios. 

• Canva: A graphic design tool with resume templates, allowing for customization to reflect your artistic style. 

• Resume.io: Provides resume templates and a builder to create polished resumes. 

• Zety: Offers resume templates and guides tailored to different career paths, including creative fields. 

• VisualCV: A tool that allows you to create visually appealing resumes with multimedia integration. 

• Skillshare: Offers courses in digital art, design, and portfolio building taught by professionals. 

• Coursera: Provides courses in art, design, and career development from top universities and institutions. 

• Udemy: Offers affordable courses in various artistic disciplines and professional development. 

• LinkedIn Learning: Provides courses on portfolio creation, resume writing, and job search strategies. 

Workshops

• Arts and Illustration Careers: First Steps

• ArtStation: A community platform for artists to share their work, get feedback, and connect with industry professionals. 

• Dribbble: A platform for designers to showcase their work, get feedback, and discover job opportunities. 

• Creative Mornings: Attend free events and talks where you can network with other creatives and get feedback on your portfolio.

• The Dots: A professional network for creatives to showcase work, connect with peers, and find job opportunities. 

• Money Talks: Understanding Your W-4
  • An Artist’s Guide to Financial Planning: Published by Creative Independent, this guide provides financial advice for artists.

  • A Smart Artist’s Guide to Income Taxes: Published by Creative Independent, this guide provides financial advice for artists.

• Creative Capital: Creative Capital Foundation uplifts underinvested, risk-taking artists with unrestricted project grants, professional development, and community-building services to advance freedom of expression and foster sustainable careers.

• Artadia: Artadia is a non-profit grant maker and nationwide community of visual artists, curators, and patrons.

• Center for Cultural Innovation: Its mission is to support individuals in the arts—artists, culture bearers, and creative entrepreneurs—to realize greater self-determination so as to unfetter their productivity, free expression, and social impact.

• Fractured Atlas: Help individual artists and arts organizations at every level of the cultural ecosystem and in every creative medium by providing fundraising tools, educational resources, and personalized support.

• Kickstarter: Kickstarter campaigns make ideas into reality. It’s where creators share new visions for creative work with the communities that will come together to fund them.

All students who are enrolled in a program of study at least half-time (6 credits for undergraduate; 3 credits for graduate) are eligible to work on campus. You do not need to be work-study eligible to work on campus!

On-campus employers hire year-round, and once you’re registered for classes, you can start applying.

All on-campus jobs are found on Handshake – use the filter for ‘On Campus’ or search for the employer called Seattle University On-Campus Employment. For more information visit: Student Employment.

At Cornish College of the Arts, your career development is a top priority. Meeting with a career coach offers you the chance to receive personalized, 1:1 feedback and support tailored to your creative journey. From interview preparation to career exploration and planning your next steps after graduation, Cornish’s career coaching services are designed to empower you with the tools and confidence you need to succeed in the arts.

Appointments available 9am – 4pm Monday through Friday.

Career coaching appointments are open to Cornish  students AND and alumni — up to 12 months post graduation!

Make an appointment with a career coach.

If you’ve discovered an exciting internship opportunity and want to earn college credit for your experience, we’re here to help! Cornish College of the Arts offers a streamlined process to ensure that your internship aligns with your academic goals and counts toward your degree. By following a few simple steps, you can gain valuable professional experience while also making progress in your studies.

Internships do have specific course codes, depending on the department.

AR 418 – Art Internship

DA 469 – Dance Internship

DE 418 – Design Internship

PP 481 – Performance Production Internship

TH 458 – Theater Internship

Currently the way it works, a student will apply for an internship. If they get it, there is a specific agreement form within their departments I believe, that lays out the terms of the internship, and indicates how many credits they would earn from it. The course gets listed on the SoC and they are registered into it. The chair or other faculty member is assigned to it, for 1 WU, as a supervisor of the internship, and to enter their final grade on it.

As a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), we adhere to the ethical standards outlined in NACE’s Principles for Professional Practice. To ensure fair and equitable opportunities for our students, employers must meet the following guidelines to post positions:

• The employer must be affiliated with a for-profit company, non-profit agency, or established artist collective.

• The position must be paid at least minimum wage, with exceptions made for unpaid internships or volunteer opportunities in accordance with NACE guidelines.

• Employees must receive a W-2 or 1099 for work completed.

• No fees may be charged to applicants at any stage of the hiring process.

• Personal postings (e.g., private family jobs or gigs) will not be allowed.

• No positions related to multi-level marketing or pyramid schemes will be posted.

• Employers must practice non-discriminatory hiring practices in alignment with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the NACE Principles.

Seattle University reserves the right to remove any posting that does not comply with these standards.

For further details, please visit Career Engagement or email careerengagement@seattleu.edu for more information.