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Career Services

Your career goals come into focus with the first job you land in your field. Our Career Services Department works with you to make that happen.

The staff help lay the foundation for your career search. They are made up of dedicated advisors who work with students throughout their educational programs. Staff work with employers to market graduates and students and their capabilities. They generate job leads, match graduate and student skills with employer needs, and help graduates learn the lifelong skill of conducting a successful job search.

What we offer:

Experienced advisors to provide instruction on key job search skills; résumé writing, interviewing, portfolio presentation, and networking.
One-on-one job search assistance for full-time, part-time, freelance, and internship employment in each student's field of study.
Individual job search assistance for students seeking part-time employment while completing his or her program of study.
Quarterly Portfolio Reviews where employers meet new graduates and view their work (final projects).
Employer presentations that bring up-to-date information on technology and design trends to The Art Institute of California, Orange County community.
Job fairs and recruitment events at The Art Institute of California, Orange County that provide a forum for students and employers to interact.
Alumni services, including online résumé database and advanced-level job listings at www.AlumniConnections.com/ArtInstitutes.

Phone: 1.714.830.0200
Fax: 1.714.546.2184

Jenny Gonzalez
jegonzalez@aii.edu
Director of Career Services and Interim Alumni Coordinator

Melanie Atkins
matkins@aii.edu
Assistant Director of Career Services and Advisor for Culinary

Genevieve Caton
gcaton@aii.edu
Career Services Advisor Digital Photography, Industrial Design and Interior Design

Juan Palarca
jpalarca@aii.edu
Career Services Advisor for Animation and Web Design and Interactive Media

Kelly Piedra
kpiedra@aii.edu
Career Services Advisor for Advertising, Baking & Pastry, and Graphic Design

Shea Randall
smrandall@aii.edu
Career Services Advisor Game Art & Design and Visual & Game Programming

Rachel Perez
raperez@aii.edu
Student Employment Advisor

"Our Career Services team assists artists in making their career dreams come true. We have specialists in each major networking with employers daily to be sure that you have the job leads you need upon graduation. Even before you graduate we want to assist you in internship sourcing, freelance project development and both degree related and non-degree related employment. Your portfolio starts with your first final in your art classes and ends when you finish your last class. Then we host a Portfolio Review that gives employers the opportunity to view your impressive body of work. Welcome to The Art Institute and a field in the creative arts. My first piece of advice to you is...start saving your work now!"
-- Jenny Gonzalez, Director of Career Services

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