EXPERIENCE (CAPX)
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50,000 FEET, INC.
57 ST DESIGN
ACID NYC
Beyond the Classroom: SAIC Internships
A wide range of diverse organizations, businesses, and studios are eager to host SAIC students as interns. The SAIC internship course is designed to provide students an opportunity to gain experience as interns in arts and design environments and prepare for professional life after SAIC. Internship faculty provide in-depth mentorship and act as a liaison with the internship site helping students meet learning goals as outlined for the semester. Through group meetings and online discussions, students engage with a peer cohort of students participating in a variety of internships. Students work on-site, remote, or hybrid at internships for a total of 140 hours (approximately 10-14 hours per week) to complete a three credit course. Students may register for 1.5 credits, which reduces the internship hours to 70.
Unless otherwise noted, all positions are located in the Chicago area.
EXAMPLES OF INTERNSHIPS
Graphic Art Intern
Game Design Intern
Graphic and Web Design Assistant
Design Intern
Fashion Design Intern
ACRE (ARTIST’S COOPERATIVE RESIDENCY EXHIBITION) Exhibition Intern
ADAM SELMAN
ADLER PLANETARIUM
ALEJANDRA ALONSO ROJAS
ALL KIND MEDIA
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, JOURNAL OF ETHICS
ANNA SUI
ANTHROPOLOGIE
Design and Production Intern
Digital Media Assistant
Design and Production Intern
Production Intern
Writing, Art/Design Intern
Fashion Design Assistant
Visual Display Assistant
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Curatorial Intern
ARTS OF LIFE
BATESMERON
BIG - BJARKE INGELS GROUP
BKL ARCHITECTURE
BRAVINGBIRD
BUREAU OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, PC
CHICAGO ARTISTS COALITION
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM: EXHIBITION GRAPHICS
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATER/BLAIR THOMAS
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN
CHICAGO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
CHICAGO CONSERVATION CENTER
CHICAGO DESIGN MUSEUM
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATER
CHICAGO SUMMER OPERA
Studio Facilitator
Graphic Design Assistant
Architecture Design Assistant
Architecture Assistant
Film Production Assistant
Architectural Assistant
Education Assistant
Graphic Design Assistant
Production Assistant
Photography Assistant
Arts and Culture Assistant, Community Programs Intern
Web Development Assistant
Graphic Design Assistant
Graphic Design Assistant
Production Assistant
Costume Design Intern
CHINA GUARDIAN AUCTIONS
Auction Assistant Intern
CHRIS BRADLEY STUDIO Studio Assistant
CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK Auction Intern
CHRISTOPHER SULLIVAN, FILMMAKER Animation Assistant
COLBY GALLERY Gallery Assistant
COLONIE Film, Video Editor Assistant
CONSERVATION OF SCULPTURE AND OBJECT STUDIO
CORE TWELVE
Sculpture Conservation Assistant
Graphic Design Assistant
COW HOUSE PRESS Publishing Intern
CRATE AND BARREL/CB2
Product Design Internship
CREATIVE CHICAGO REUSE EXCHANGE Creative Reuse Coordinator
DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON ILLUSTRATION Comic Book Assistant
DEEPLY ROOTED DANCE THEATER Arts Administration
DEFIBRILLATOR PERFORMANCE
ART GALLERY
DEFY MFG.
Gallery & Performance Assistant
Accessory Manufacturing Assistant
DEMO DUCK Design and Animation Intern
DEPARTMENT OF CURIOSITIES Intern
DESIGN IN DC Design Intern
DIGITAS HEALTH Art Direction Intern
DOHING ART GALLERY Gallery Assistant
DOUBLE TRIP PRESS
DOTANK
Letterpress and Printing Assistant
Graphic Design Assistant
DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Curatorial Assistant
EDDSWORLD Animation/Illustration Intern
ELASTIC ARTS FOUNDATION Design Intern
ELCANTO
Men’s Shoes Design Intern
ELMHURST ART MUSEUM Museum Education Assistant
ESPERANZA COMMUNITY SERVICES Assistant Arts Facilitator
EVANSTON ART CENTER
EXPERIMENTAL SOUND STUDIO
EXPO CHICAGO
FIELD FOUNDATION
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
FROG DESIGN
FULL SPECTRUM FEATURES NFP
Research and Curatorial Assistant
Sound Studio Assistant
Editorial Assistant: The Seen
Communications Fellow
Exhibition/Program Intern
Visual Design Internship
Production Internship
GALLERY WEEKEND BEIJING
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER
GENSLER
GNARWARE
GRAHAM FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN FINE ART
GRAPHIC CONSERVATION
GREEN STAR MOVEMENT
GUESS? INC.
HAIRLESS FILMS
HERITAGE MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART
HINDMAN AUCTIONEERS
HUNGRY PANDA
HUNTER GATHERER
HYDE PARK ART CENTER
IA INTERIOR ARCHITECTS
ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE RIGHTS
ILLUMIVATION STUDIOS, LLC
INTUIT MUSEUM, CENTER FOR INTUITIVE AND OUTSIDER ART
ISABELLA ROTMAN, ARTIST
JBTV
JIM BACHOR
KARTEMQUIN FILMS
KAVI GUPTA GALLERY
KEYCONCEPT DESIGN
LATITUDE
LEE WEITZMAN FURNITURE
LEO BURNETT
LESLIE HINDMAN AUCTIONEERS
LEVIATHAN DESIGN
Exhibition/Program Intern
Outreach Assistant
Gensler Summer Fellowship
Ceramic Studio Facilitator
Fonts Content Strategist Intern
Program Intern
Art Conservation Intern
Mural Arts Intern
Research/Development Intern
Film/Video Assistant
Museum Intern
Summer Intern
Marketing Intern
Jewelry Studio Assistant
Exhibitions Preparator Assistant
Junior Design Assistant
Storytelling /Narrative Voice Intern
Fabrication Assistant
Collections and Exhibitions Assistant
Comic Artist Assistant
Music Television Production Assistant
Mosaic Studio Assistant
Film Intern
Gallery Intern
Graphic Design Assistant
Digital Media Lab Assistant
Furniture Design Assistant
Production Intern
Auction House Intern
Motion Graphics Assistant
LINDSAY LEWIS JEWELRY DESIGN Design Assistant
LONELY SEAL FILM FESTIVAL Film Festival Intern
LOUD ENTERPRISES LLC
LOS ANGELES CONTEMPORARY
Graphic Design Internship
EXHIBITIONS (LOS ANGELES, CA) Exhibitions Production Assistant
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
M2057 BY MARIA PINTO
MANGO TV
MANNY REEL FILMS/LUCID CREATIVE AGENCY
Graphic Design Assistant
Fashion Studio Assistant
Graphic Design Intern
Production Apprentice
MARCHESA Design Intern/Marchesa Notte
MARWEN FOUNDATION
Teaching and Learning Intern
MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT (NEW YORK, NY) Creative Services Assistant
MATTHEW METZGER, ARTIST
MATTEL, INC. (EL SEGUNDO, CA)
MORPHI
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY
ART CHICAGO
NATE BERKUS ASSOCIATES
3D
Design Intern
Development, Curatorial Assistant
Interior Design Intern
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART Permanent Collection Assistant
NAEEM KHAN, LTD
NATE BERKUS
NBC UNIVERSAL
NEW PIXEL FILMS
OBIOMA FASHION
Design/Production Assistant
Interior Design Intern
NBC Artworks Division
Videographer Intern
Fashion Design Intern
ODD MACHINE Production Intern
OGILVY & MATHER (CHICAGO AND MUMBAI, INDIA) Art Director Assistant, Design Intern
OLI WATT, ARTIST
PANORAMA INNOVATION
Printmaking Assistant
Product Design Assistant
PERISCOPE Audio Visual Intern
PICTURE FARM
PIVOT DESIGN, INC.
POLYMYTH PRODUCTIONS
PROENZA SCHOULER
PROJECT ONWARD
Production/Post Intern
Digital Design Assistant
Video Production Intern
Fashion Design Assistant
Art Studio Facilitator
PUBLIC MEDIA INSTITUTE / PROXIMITY MAGAZINE Co-Pro Exhibitions and Project
QURIOSITY PRODUCTIONS Post-Production Assistant
RAX TRAX RECORDING Sound Studio Intern
REFLECTION WINDOW + WALL Architecture Assistant
RELATIVITY TEXTILES Fabric Design Creative Design Assistant
REBIRTH GARMENTS Fabrication Assistant
ROGER BROWN STUDY COLLECTION Curatorial Assistant
SCRAPPERS FILM GROUP Post Production Intern
SHANGHAI SHULAIBAO CULTURE AND DESIGN COMPANY Creative Department Intern
SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL Architecture Assistant
SKY ART Youth Development Intern
SNOW YUNXUE FU ARTIST STUDIO 3D Animation and Media Assistant
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM Curatorial Intern
SOMOS ART HOUSE BERLIN Curatorial Intern
SPUDNIK PRESS Print Studio Assistant
SURGE INNOVATIONS Junior Industrial Designer
THOM BROWNE (NEW YORK, NY) Fashion Design Assistant
TYRELL CANNON COMICS Comic Artist Intern
TYSON REEDER, ARTIST
VERA WANG
Painting Studio Assistant
Design Intern
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Arts Admin Intern
MIDWEST SOCIETY FOR ACOUSTIC ECOLOGY
MORNINGSTAR
Painting Studio Assistant
Bridal Services Intern
VSA PARTNERS (CHICAGO and SAN FRANCISCO) Graphic Design Assistant
ZPD +A ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, PLANNING Model Maker Intern
Career and Professional Experience (CAPX)
116 S. Michigan Ave. 14th floor
Digital Graphic Intern
Design Intern
Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
In-person and Virtual resources: saic.edu/capx careers@saic.edu 312-499-4130