Design Your Portfolio to Get the Job You Want

Classroom

What You’ll Learn

How to quickly decide what to put in your portfolio and what to take out. Tailor your portfolio to fit the job you most want.

Collect design samples from companies you want to work for. Bring them to the session with you.
We'll look at how closely your portfolio reflects the samples from the companies you want to work for.
By looking through your current portfolio, we'll decide what to take out, what to leave in, and what needs to be added. Meaning bring your portfolio to the session with you.
We'll create a manageable "to do" list that you can carry out in a reasonable amount of time.

Intermediate Level

You've been working as a graphic designer for a few years. You don't have to be "officially schooled" in design, but you need a working knowledge of print and multi media. Your working knowledge doesn't have to be extensive, but you know where you want to go with graphic design and why.

About Your Teacher See Full Bio

E Genevieve Williams · Artist, Creative Director, Spacial Designer

Genevieve has taught typography, portfolio, and editorial design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City for over twenty years. Many of her students have gone on to high profile careers in graphic design, including Pentagram, BBDO, Mother New York, R/GA, HUGE, Razorfish, Sapient Nitro, HBO, Comedy Central, Nikelodeon, MTV Networks, The New York Times, and Conde Naste (just to name a few). She is also the creative director and owner of Six Sisters Design, LLC, a multi-disciplinary design firm with clients such as Girl Scouts of the USA and Princeton University.

Genevieve's personal career includes over 20 years of experience as an art director, including publications such as The New York Times, Time magazine, Rolling Stone, and the Boston Globe, among others. Her professional awards are numerous: most recently she won a Silver Clio award in 2012 for the SVA yearbook.