We are looking for a resourceful Graphic Design/Art Direction Intern to join our Creative department. You are an agile thinker/doer who brings unconventional thinking and innovation to the work. In this dynamic role, you'll have the opportunity to use your evolving craft to create contemporary, polished creative work that helps to drive earned conversations for our clients.
You are open minded, ready to learn, and motivated to start your career in the PR, social, and digital marketing industry. For you, “diversity” isn’t just a buzzword or challenge, but rather an opportunity and school of thought you use to embrace creativity and collaboration in all that you do.
Details:
- Paid Internship: $22.50/hr, $25.00/hr for those who have earned a bachelor's or master's degree
- Internship begins September 11, 2023 and will go through December 21, 2023
- Full-time (40hrs/week)
- Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
- Open to recent college graduates and graduate school students
- Open to remote candidates
Day-to-day responsibilities and learning opportunities will include:
Shape
- Uses strong understanding of evolving design principles and a client’s business, brand, and industry, to offer and develop contemporary design ideas that meet client business needs
- Remains current on marketing, design, technology, user experience, and cultural trends, and infuses this knowledge into all design work
- Collaborates effectively with Strategy, Account, and Creative teams to provide ongoing counsel to mid-level clients, and to bring ideas to life through unconventional thinking and design innovation
- Actively participates in creative ideation and planning for digital & social content, motion graphics, event activations, brand identity systems, print materials, and other campaign elements
- Effectively refines ideas into integrated visual systems that deliver against defined objectives
Make
- Executes thoughtful, polished designs across various mediums including digital/social content, motion graphics, print, photography, brand identity systems, presentations, infographics, etc.
- Demonstrates accountability and ownership for all design work on assigned projects, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams of account/PR, strategy, and production to execute that drives business impact
- Self-edits design work in progress, incorporates feedback and direction from senior team members, and collaborates with them to evolve and elevate your work
- Works on multiple workstreams/assignments simultaneously, ensures that all work fits together as part of the broader strategy and/or brand identity system
Communication and Storytelling
- Partners with copywriting to design and create concepted ideas
- Designs logos and sketches out ideas or layouts
- Produces mood boards, mockups, and engaging, innovative and effective design solutions
- Pitches creative ideas
- Writes, presents, and communicates in a polished, articulate, and persuasive manner across all mediums, internally and externally
- Communicates well with internal colleagues to explain creative ideas and respond to questions or concerns
Concepting
- Actively participates in creative ideation for digital & social content, event activations, brand identity systems, print materials, and other campaign elements
- Ensures that ideas/concepts fit together as part of the broader strategy and brand identity
- Assists in quick-turn ideas that tap into a culture or a specific moment in time
Minimum qualifications and requirements:
- Recent graduate, a portfolio student, or a senior/master's student who can accommodate a full-time schedule (40hrs a week)
- Prior experience/internships at PR, Advertising, Digital/Social Marketing, Creative agencies or relevant coursework
- A conceptual visual thinker with a portfolio of work that is contemporary, on trend, and reflects a wide range of design influence
- Experience working across a wide range of media including digital/social, print, event/experiential, brand identity systems, etc.
- Strong skills in Photoshop, In Design, Illustrator, PowerPoint and Keynote
- Basic skills/knowledge of key principles of typography and fonts
- Experience in UX design and/or front-end development is a plus
- Basic understanding of advertising and marketing principles
- Strong attention to detail, organization, multitasking, and time-management
- Team player who enjoys working with and helping others in a collaborative environment
- Curious and open to others' ideas and viewpoints with a willingness to learn and take constructive feedback
- A good problem solver who seeks to make improvements and learns from mistakes
About Taylor
We are a purpose-led marketing communications agency that has shaped possibilities for the world's leading brands for four decades. Our heritage in public relations and deep sports & entertainment expertise fuels breakthrough creativity across the entire media ecosystem.
