DESIGN:MATCH — Our Annual Products of Design Job Fair
What is the SVA MFA Products of Design Job Fair?
Every year in February, MFA Products of Design invites and hosts world-leading organizations and companies to spend the afternoon interviewing our students. Each student meets with approximately 10 companies, and repeats the process during both their first- and second-year studies.
Top Design Firms Attend Our Career Fair
Below is a (shortened) of the companies who have attended (and often returned yearly!) and met with PoD students:
Amazon
Amex
Areaware
Argo
Buzzfeed
Centers for Disease Control
Code and Theory
Collins
Doblin
Ebay
Etsy
Fahrenheit 212
Fjord
frog Design
Google Creative Lab
Google Research
Greater Good Studio
Huge
IBM Design
IDEO
IDEO.org
J&J Design (Johnson & Johnson)
Kickstarter
LEGO
Lippincott
Local Projects
Luminary Labs
Lyft
Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Nike Foundation
Pentagram
PepsiCo Design & Innovation
Public Policy Lab
R/GA
Sesame Street Workshop
Smart Design
Spotify
SYPartners
Terreform ONE
UNICEF Office of Innovation
WeWork
Wix
These companies are leaders in physical product design, digital product design, graphic design, branding, service design, social impact design, environmental design, digital platform design, environmental design, experience design, healthcare, finance, public policy, music streaming, co-working platforms, crowdfunding, and philanthropy.
Benefits of Our Design Job Fair
Products of Design students host and attend our Job Fair event twice during their MFA degree, meeting with close to 20 top design firms and global organizations. In addition to finding out if they are a good “match” for employment, the event helps students refine their interviewing skills, optimize their portfolios and résumés, and—perhaps most importantly—build their network. Student prepare for the event by working with portfolio and interviewing industry experts, and arrive to the day confident and fortified.
