MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Connections. Career development. Programmes for emerging talent. Knowledge-sharing. Access to ICAD and the ADC*E Awards. Industry insights and talks. There’s so much to gain when you join ICAD. Plus you’ll be supporting ICAD’s industry specific mental-health research and insight-led interventions. ICAD is for creative people, not businesses.

ABOUT

Created in 1958, ICAD is a not-for-profit industry body run by our members for the benefit of our members. We’re made up of designers, editors, copywriters, art directors, producers and more – anyone working in the creative industry is welcome to join ICAD. We’ve helped shape the Irish advertising, design and production industries, and launch the careers of some of its most prolific creatives.

FOSTER

We foster emerging creative talent through Upstarts and our ICAD Residency. We also help established creatives stay connected, inspired and upskill. Our Mental Health initiatives are there to understand and support creatives. For us, it’s all about improving the lives of our members, both personally and professionally.

PROMOTE

We’re here to promote Irish creativity, including our members, their work and their opinions on Irish and global stages. Promote is our shared voice, where we agitate, advocate and advance the creative industry, while inspiring positive social change.

REWARD

ICAD’s awards programmes have been setting and upholding the highest creative standards for over 65 years. Each year we assemble diverse juries from Ireland and abroad, to acknowledge and reward those who pursue and achieve the highest creative standards. The iconic ICAD bell is widely acknowledged as the benchmark of creative excellence.