Design Intern

As a design intern at DECODE, you’ll handle real client work for a Houston-based advertising agency that specializes in the health and wellness industry. We work in both digital and traditional advertising, and you’ll have the opportunity to learn about departments that handle everything from creative work (your team!) to media, development to account management, strategy to marketing technology. Plus, work on a self-determined, program-long project with your fellow interns in other departments.

At DECODE, you’ll get to:

• Participate in ad campaign brainstorms and learn what it takes to produce a finished creative product
• Learn agency processes and tools such as project management software, time-tracking tools, how work moves through an agency, how client feedback works, and a ton of other things
• Build digital and print ads, social media posts, presentations, and more
• Prep files for production and source stock imagery
• Ask all the questions you’ve ever wanted to know and some you haven’t thought of yet
• Work closely with and receive mentorship from creative directors, art directors, and other designers in a professional setting

Skillset:

REQUIREMENTS

Must have a working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)

Must be pursuing a career as a graphic designer or similar

Must work in the Mac environment

Some motion graphics and/or video editing capability

NICE TO HAVE

UX/product familiarity (We use Figma!)

Google Suite familiarity

Powerpoint or Keynote know-how

This internship will be in person and require 20 hours per week. The ideal candidate will have Tues, Wed and Thurs availability. The internship will run for approximately 14 weeks.

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