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Creative + Design
Creativity abounds in Cleveland Plus! If your career involves industrial and consumer product design, architecture, advertising or associated fields, you owe it to yourself to take a closer look. We’re a leader in creativity -- in fact, some have even coined us the "the Milan of the Midwest." Cleveland Plus is home to thousands of highly talented professionals who live in a region full of creative inspiration (see our Playing Here section to learn more).
For example, we’re home to American Greetings, the world's largest publicly owned creator, manufacturer and distributor of social expression products.
In addition, the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), established in 1882, has earned a reputation for being among the top ten professional colleges of art and design in the country. CIA's graduates are competitive as gallery artists, product and transportation designers, graphic designers, photographers, contemporary craftsmen, and educators.
Moreover, you’ll find dozens of consumer goods companies and industrial firms (some listed below) that count on the design strengths of their employees and local suppliers to keep them competitive and thriving in our region.
And it’s no surprise that a region rich in architectural gems is home to local and national firms and institutions that play a leading role in preserving, renovating and creating innovative design solutions for the built environment for clients here and abroad.
From full-service agencies to boutique specialty providers, Cleveland is also home to a wide variety of advertising, marketing and public relations firms that guide communications and marketing strategies for companies and institutions of all types and sizes around the world.
You’ll find more information and links below. Don’t forget to check out our Jobs link to learn about all of the exciting career opportunities available right now in these fields.
- Advertising/Public Relations
- Architecture, Structural and Civil Engineers, Interior Designers
- Industrial and consumer product design
- Product invention and development
Advertising + Marketing + Public Relations Agencies and Associated Fields
The Cleveland Plus region is brimming with small and large public relations and advertising companies. Whether you’re looking to work for a highly specialized boutique or full-service firm, the local division of a national/international agency, you’ll find it here.
These agencies, and their clients, are supported by a broad range of additional services to help meet local, national and international marketing needs. Printers, graphic designers, Web developers, independent practitioners and freelancers, direct marketing firms, and many other professionals together make up a very rich communications and marketing sector.
Our region also supports many professional associations for all disciplines of marketing and communications. From advertising and marketing to graphic design to Web development and direct marketing to communications and public relations, you’ll have an instant network of colleagues from your very first day. (See http://www.clevelandplus.com/professionalassn.asp)
Cleveland Plus also offers a wide variety of professional development and educational opportunities at our many colleges and universities. For instance, the nationally recognized Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication offers degrees in magazine journalism, news journalism, broadcast journalism, visual journalism, electronic media production, public relations, and advertising. See for yourself at http://www.jmc.kent.edu/.
We’re also proud to be the home of The Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing at The University of Akron. Fully dedicated to direct interactive marketing, this state-of-the-art institute is staffed with an exceptional faculty. It also features laboratories for telecommunications, TV infomercials, direct response, eMarketing, and marketing analytics (e.g., data analytics laboratory, focus group room, eUsability laboratory) to help provide students and professional with leading-edge skills and practical experiences. Learn more at http://www.uakron.edu/colleges/cba/taylor/
Architects + Structural + Civil Engineers, Interior Designers and more!
Architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, interior designers and many other professionals associated with the planning, design and construction of our built environment and infrastructure will find a sturdy foundation of opportunity in Cleveland Plus. Use the links below to learn about the many local firms and national firms that have a presence in our region. By the way, we’re delighted to be hosting the 2008 national conference of the Structural Engineers Association!
Industrial and Consumer Product Design
If you’re seeking an environment that will provide many opportunities in the consumer and industrial design industry, this is it. In just one area of the region, you’ll find 100 companies focused on consumer/industrial product design and employing 1,400 people.
That’s no coincidence. Arguably, the first consumer/industrial design program in the U.S. was founded by The Cleveland Institute of Art’s Viktor Schreckengost. Today, nearly half of all industrial design programs are within a 300-mile radius of this region, including most of the top-ranked programs.
Cleveland Plus is home to more than 40 consumer product brands, including:
Product Invention and Development
The region is also home to Nottingham•Spirk Design Associates, Inc., one of the leading new product invention and development groups in the U.S. The firm is responsible for the creation of hundreds of successful products, a number of which are undoubtedly in use at your own home. With over 465 commercialized patents to date, combined sales of products created by Nottingham•Spirk exceed $30 billion.
When it comes to careers that involve creativity and design, Cleveland Plus truly shines. Plenty of exciting opportunities are available for innovative and artistic professionals like you to grow and thrive. Make the move and unleash your talent in Cleveland Plus.
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