Alumni Events
This page is updated regularly with opportunities for alumni of the Made in NY Animation Training Program
2025 Summer Series
Throughout July and August, TAP is hosting mock interviews, resume and cover letter support sessions, portfolio reviews, guest speakers, studio visits, and a zine swap!
Learn more and sign up below!
Career Lab
Alumni can participate in mock interviews for potential roles at an organization of their choice or receive resume and cover letter support. You choose!
Sessions are hosted virtually by TAP’s Industry Outreach Advisor, Cat Gulácsy, and Career Placement Coordinator, Esther Okunrounmu.
Session length = 20 minutes
Guest Speakers
Please join us for a 6 week series as we showcase exciting roles within the world of animation, games and VFX. Each week, we’ll introduce a different career path and hear from industry professionals about their own unique journeys. Whether you are just starting out or exploring the next chapter of your career in the industry, this is a great way to learn more about the creative roles that shape these worlds. We hope to see you there!
Portfolio Review
Join a virtual curated panel of conversations, where Lizzy Dolce and others discuss their roles as Recruiters and Talent Managers, and address our trainees’ thoughtful questions. Trainees will be broken into Breakout Rooms where they can share a WIP, and they will receive feedback from our Recruiters.
Thursday, August 14th, 3:00-5:00pm
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Visit to Gretel Studio
Gretel is an independent branding, strategy and design studio based in Brooklyn, New York. Dylan Mulvaney, Design Director, will guide our trainees on a tour of the studio, where they can see artists at work in a creative, holistic environment.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 5:00-7:00pm
ZINE SWAP @ TAP
Share snacks, music, and your art (in a really casual way, we promise!) at the TAP Alumni Zine Swap!
Wednesday, August 6th, 4:00-7:00pm, TAP Office (291 Broadway, Room 709)
Spots are limited to 24 and alumni will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Open Studio @ TAP
TAP Alumni are welcome to use the TAP office and computers (including the Adobe suite and tablets) when no other programs are running! Spots are limited to 12 at a time and times are dependent on staff availability. Sign up below for a time you plan on stopping by. Any changes to open studio time availability will be noted in the hours for that day, so keep an eye out for notes highlighted in yellow. Hope to see you around!