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Find your place at ICI.

Join a project, help organize an event, or bring an idea of your own. There’s no single way to get involved, and every major and experience level is welcome.

  • Join a project team

    Work with other students on real challenges, from community partners to new initiatives.

    • Strategy
    • Research
    • Design
    • Community partnerships
    • Project management
    Explore open projects

  • Join the Creatives Team

    Marketing, design, and storytelling for ICI. Create campaigns that get people involved.

    • Marketing
    • Graphic design
    • Social media
    • Content creation
    • Creative strategy
    Join the Creatives Team

  • Bring events to life

    Organize exhibitions, art markets, and gatherings that bring people together.

    • Event planning
    • Exhibitions
    • Art markets
    • Community experiences
    Explore upcoming events

Have an idea of your own? A cause, a partnership, or an event you wish existed. Bring it to ICI and find people to build it with.

Share your idea

Creatives Team · Recruiting

Make something people show up for.

We’re looking for marketers, designers, and content creators to tell ICI’s stories and launch campaigns that get people involved.

Join the Creatives Team →

What you’ll work on

Real projects. Real audiences. Real impact.

  • Event marketingActive

    Hallo-Eve Art Mart

    Get campus excited to show up: posters, social content, and short-form video.

    • Event promotion
    • Social campaigns
    • Poster design
    • Photo & video
  • Students drawing together with markers around a long table
    Awareness campaignIn preparation

    It’s Okay to Fall

    Promote a mental health art showcase and invite students to share their stories.

    • Campaign concepts
    • Visual storytelling
    • Artist outreach
  • Flyer for the Riverside High Snack Bag Food Drive for Trinity Community Food Pantry, listing items needed such as canned meat, peanut butter, and granola bars
    Community partnershipActive

    Trinity Community Food Pantry

    Help a food pantry reach more families with stronger stories and materials.

    • Nonprofit storytelling
    • Flyer design
    • Outreach materials
  • Typographic cover reading The Creative Playbook, a biweekly series from Illini Creative Impact, coming soon, with its four lenses: Identity, Strategy, Impact, and Takeaways
    Editorial & contentComing soon

    The Creative Playbook

    Launch our series on the strategies behind influential creatives.

    • Editorial graphics
    • Instagram carousels
    • Content adaptation

There’s more than one way to be creative.

Not departments. Mix and match.

  • Marketing & Strategy

    Campaign ideas, messaging, and reaching the right people.

  • Design & Visuals

    Posters, graphics, and campaign identities.

  • Content & Storytelling

    Photos, video, writing, and social content.

  • Creative Direction

    Turning rough concepts into cohesive campaigns.

What we ask of you

Bring your ideas. Follow through.

No experience required. Pick projects that fit your interests and schedule.

  1. Own a piece of the work

    Contribute to at least one active campaign you care about.

  2. Collaborate

    Share ideas and give honest feedback.

  3. Communicate

    Stay responsive and follow through on what you commit to.

  4. Keep experimenting

    Pitch ideas and try new approaches.

Your next creative project starts here.

Designing for years or trying it for the first time, we’d love to see what you bring.

Join the Creatives Team →No prior experience required.

Create work you’re proud to show

  • Portfolio work from real campaigns
  • Hands-on marketing, design, and storytelling skills
  • Ownership and leadership experience
  • Work with real community impact

Membership interest form

Join Illini Creative Impact

Tell us a little about yourself and what you’d like to do. This isn’t an application; it just helps us connect you with the right people and projects.

Prefer to just say hi? Join our Discord.

Every major is welcome. This just helps us introduce you to people.

How would you like to get involved?

Choose as many as you like.

Areas you’re interested in (optional)
Projects you’d like to hear about (optional)

Questions

Who can join?

Any UIUC student, in any major. Business, art, engineering, or anything else. What matters is that you want to contribute.

Do I need experience?

No. You’ll learn by working alongside other members on real projects. Curiosity and following through count for more than a portfolio.

Do I have to pick one team?

No. The pathways are starting points, not departments. Plenty of members work on a project and help with events.

I have an idea for a project. What happens next?

Share it on our Share an Idea page. We’ll talk it through with you, and if it fits, help you find members to build it with.

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