Art Institute San Diego, Your Future University

Top employers of Art Institute graduates include: Viacom, AT&T, Microsoft, Fox Entertainment Group, Time Warner, MTV, Disney, Nintendo of America, Clear Channel Communications, Universal Studios, and Verizon. The Art Institute of California – San Diego has long-standing partnerships with companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Adobe/Macromedia, and Sony Online Entertainment that offer students opportunities to participate in national design competitions, receive special training, and scholarships (certain restrictions apply).

The Art Institute of California – San Diego produces top-notch graphic designers who possess the creative skills and technical knowledge to succeed in the 'real world'. - Bill Lennert
Marketing Director
Clear Channel Radio – San Diego
"As an instructor and working professional in the industry, I find it especially rewarding to inspire and educate the communication artisans of the future." - Donna Digioia
Advertising Instructor

The following are some of the many local San Diego-based companies that have hired The Art Institute of California- San Diego graduates since 2004:

  • Above All Advertising
  • Aquent
  • Azul La Jolla
  • Blue Sky Broadcast
  • California Bank and Trust
  • Children’s Hospital
  • Clear Channel Radio
  • DC Shoes
  • DP Associates
  • Digitaria Interactive
  • Double Take Communications & Productions
  • Einstein Industries, Inc.
  • Flemings
  • Geary Interactive
  • High Moon Studios
  • It’s Just Lunch
  • Legend Films
  • Mad Engine
  • Marriott
  • MTV
  • Sony Computer Entertainment America
  • Sony Online Entertainment
  • North County Times
  • Rusty
  • TaylorMade-Addidas Golf
  • Upper Deck
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