Student Jobs and Internships
Work-Study
Many different part-time jobs are available on campus to help offset educational expenses and gain work experience. Work-study positions are posted throughout the semester. Students typically work five to ten hours per week. To be hired, you must have work-study included on your financial aid letter.
DesignWorks
DesignWorks is the college’s in-house design studio where MCAD’s ads, brochures, catalogs, signage, posters, videos, and much more are produced. At DesignWorks student designers and photographers have the opportunity to work part-time on projects with the support of a full-time professional staff. Students get the competitive edge they need to be successful after college by learning about process, print production, and real-world problem solving.
Internships
An internship is an academic learning opportunity where you work under the mentorship of an experienced professional on an assigned project in your chosen industry. Real-world work experience allows you to earn credits while enhancing your skills, networking, and building your resume.
“The most rewarding part of this experience was feeling like I was growing and learning so much in a short time. I valued learning about packaging on a deeper level, finding effective ways to create mood boards, speaking about a brand, and relaying brand ideas to people in other departments.” –Beta DeFlorian ’21: Graphic Design Intern at Target
“This internship helped me really hone my studio photography skills and more fully understand how photographers manipulate light for commercial uses, which I think was a weakness previously of mine.” –Kam Darby ’20: Photography Intern at Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Mia)
MCAD Students Have Interned at:
- Medtronic Inc., Mounds View, MN
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Mia), Minneapolis, MN
- Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
- Minnesota Timberwolves / Lynx, Minneapolis, MN
- MTV, New York, NY
- Nickelodeon, New York, NY
- Ogilvy & Mather, Warsaw, Poland
- Target, Minneapolis, MN
- Urban Outfitters, Philadelphia, PA
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
Programs that Require Internships:
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Product Design: 1 internship (3 credits) required
- All other Bachelor of Fine Arts programs: Internship optional
- Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurial Studies: 2 Internships (6 credits) required; additional two internships are optional