The Portfolio Center takes clients as class projects for expenses only and will consider assignments as small as a business card or as large as TV campaigns. Projects rejected for class may be given to student freelancers, who will negotiate their own fees, or to recent graduates looking for freelance work. The school has advertising, photography, illustration, and graphic-design departments. A cash donation is required, but no specific amount is specified. The school has three editing suites for producing TV spots.
Students are available for freelance jobs.
Potential clients must fill out a two-page proposal describing marketing goals, the approval process, budget, and media plans. The school produces four major campaigns a year. Businesses that aren't appropriate for a class project can post requests on a job board for student freelancers. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.