Vital Strategies, headquartered in New York City, is an international public health organization. Our programs strengthen public health systems and address the world’s leading causes of illness, injury and death. We currently work in 73 countries, supporting data-driven decision making in government, advancing evidence-based public health policies and mounting strategic communication campaigns. Vital Strategies’ priorities are driven by the greatest potential to improve and save lives. They include cardiovascular health, tobacco control, road safety, obesity prevention, epidemic prevention, overdose prevention, environmental health, vital statistics systems building and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment research. Our programs are primarily concentrated in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. Please visit our website at www.vitalstrategies.org to find out more about our work.
At Vital Strategies we value learning and personal development which is why we believe it is important to mentor future leaders who will grow personally and professionally and create impact in the public health sector. As a Vital intern you will have the chance to develop skills and contribute to our initiatives through engaging, meaningful work assignments that can help jump start your career the public health.
We believe our programs are strengthened when they are developed and supported by individuals with diverse life experiences, whose understanding of social and cultural issues can help make Vital’s work more inclusive. All internships at Vital Strategies and Resolve to Save Lives are paid opportunities. We encourage people of all racial, economic, social, cultural, sexual orientation, and gender expressions to apply.
The Opportunity:
As a Design Intern supporting the Policy, Advocacy and Communication (PAC) team you will be working on content pertaining to Vital Strategies public facing brand – including social media, campaigns, graphics – as well as helping to support the internal needs of the PAC and Design teams. You will join meetings, participate in brainstorms, and execute on projects in a supporting role, as well opportunities to take ownership of projects from ideation to execution.
Vital Strategies is in New York, NY. Internships are hybrid with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office. This is a paid internship ($17/hour for undergraduate students and $20/hour for graduate students) up to 40 hours a week, for a duration of up to 10 weeks.
Responsibilities:
1. Support designers with projects needs such as type setting, image mulitpulation, content gather or research or creating presentations
2. Assist with the concepting, creation and execution of projects for Design and brand projects
3. Participate in meetings, brainstorms and other activities with the Design team and PAC team
4. Gain experience in utilizing time management skills to balance multiple projects while meeting timelines and deadlines.
5. Gain experience in communication skills by presenting design concepts to Design Team and project stakeholders
Qualifications:
Education and Work Experience -
· Enrolled in an Undergraduate program for Design, in 3rd or 4th year of progam
Skills and Knowledge -
· Adobe CC Suite – InDesign, Illustrator, PhotoShop (AfterEffects + PremierePro a bonus)
· Basic knowledge of Figma/Sketch
· Basic knowledge (or Interest in) Instagram, Canva, Mailchimp and other social media platforms
· Basic knowledge with production and prepping files for web
