Art & Design Careers Day

Time

Presentation 

Speaker

Organisation

3:00

Introduction & Overview of the Event

Dave Kilmartin

Senior Manager, Student Success

TU Dublin Career Development Centre

3:15

The Joys and Challenges of Self Employment – hearing from a past graduate

Alice Fitzgerald

Artist/Designer & Educator

Alice Fitzgerald 

3:30

Top Tips for Securing Employment in the Sector

Brian Heffernan

Director, Communication and Connection

Wove/Aad

3:45

An Introduction to the Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI)

Jennifer Henderson

Member Services Executive & 2020 Alumni of Product Design

Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI)

4:00

From College to Career: Designing Your Future (Fast!)

Paul Finnegan

Director & Head of Interiors

MOLA

4:15

Studio Life - Designing in the Real World

Susan Carberry

Creative Director

Red Dog

4:30

Bridging the Gap between Education & Professional Practice - threeX3 Internship Programme (Detail, Red & Gray, Unthink)

Colin Farmer

Director

Unthink

4:45

Making the Jump: Navigating the First Hurdles as a Design Graduate

Ciáran Connolly

Designer 

Red&Grey

5:00

Thanks & Close Event 

Barry Sheehan

Head of Design

TU Dublin School of Art & Design 

Networking – Tea/Coffee & Pastries in Front Foyer, East Quad