This free, seven-session program will provide students with an experience not found in any classroom. The Emspace Group team, together with other area creatives, will engage participants in interactive discussions about the expectations of today’s emerging creative professional and reveal insights into real-world applications of their newly acquired education and talents.
This program includes:
• Peer and professional networking
• Résumé building
• Creative exercises
• Professional mentorship
• Portfolio review
The program will introduce the benefits of a collaborative process by integrating 8–10 students from a variety of academic backgrounds and creative interests. Students will be given the unique opportunity to learn and examine disciplines and talents outside of, but related to, their own career discipline.
Qualified applicants must be in the second half of their degree program or recently graduated from a college or university. They will be selected from a range of creative disciplines, including but not limited to:
• Public Relations
• Journalism
• Graphic Design
• Web Design
• Marketing
• Advertising
• Strategic Communications
• Copywriting
• Account Management
The program will consist of seven sessions beginning in January and continuing into April 2015. Sessions will be held semi-monthly from 4–6 p.m. on Wednesday afternoons at Emspace Group, 7634 Pierce Street, in Omaha, Nebraska. Applicants must commit to attending all sessions to be eligible.
Applications are due November 7, 2014. Apply here: http://www.emspaceforge.com/wp-content/themes/forge/downloads/forge-application-2015.pdf
FORGE is...a collaborative opportunity for college students from multiple disciplines within the creative fields to connect with experienced professionals. Students in the second half of their degree program and pursuing a career in any creative communications fields are eligible: public relations, journalism, graphic design, web design, marketing, advertising, strategic communications, copywriting or account management.
A SMITH is...the professional title of a person who has mastered his or her creative craft within the industry through years of training, apprenticeship, creative exploration and professional experience. What is your niche or discipline? And do you have the passion to turn that interest into more, hone your skills, learn from the best and to go from SMITHEE to MASTER of your own craft?