Design Intern (Remote - Located within the United States)

Founded in 2013, Tidepool offers a full suite of technology solutions for people with diabetes and the clinics that serve them, including Tidepool Data Platform, Tidepool Loop, and Tidepool Uploader. Learn more at tidepool.org.

Job Description

Design Intern

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated, and self-driven Designer to bring our brand and marketing campaigns to the next level. As a Design Intern, you’ll work with the marketing and communications team across all of our product areas and campaign initiatives, enabling you to take on a project from ideation through execution. You will have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to the visual identity and brand presentation at Tidepool.

Tidepool internships offer impactful, hands-on experience in a collaborative, creative environment where you work side-by-side with our team of innovators. You’ll develop creative concepts, design and produce cross-channel assets, and grow your technical skill set. This internship is a part of the 2023 Mozilla Data Futures Lab cohort and includes the design of a research report on the Tidepool Big Data Donation Project as a required deliverable for the grant program. This is a three-month internship. Because of the nature of this position we ask that candidates be located within the United States.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and produce a summary report piece on the Tidepool Big Data Donation Project as a deliverable for the Mozilla Data Futures Lab cohort
• Create layouts for user and clinician guides, brochures, impact reports, product catalogs, and other printed materials
• Produce, edit, and curate video assets for promotional and product campaigns
• Utilize creative briefs to develop and design email newsletters, marketing one-pagers, infographics, whitepapers, social media graphics, slide decks, retouch and manipulate images, and various other digital assets that communicate Tidepool's brand style in a creative way
• Apply and advance established brand identity and related creative directions, ensuring consistency with brand positioning and marketing messages across multiple channels
• Responsible for the creation of all digital assets for digital display advertising including banners and landing pages and all social media including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, etc
• Manage version control and revision cycles for all assets

Qualifications

The ideal candidate:

• A portfolio you can share and discuss that demonstrates your design practice and strong design background
• Has fundamental understanding of typography, layouts, color usage, branding, photo styling and selection, and design style usage
• Strong knowledge of the brand and creative processes and digital best practices in design and communication
• Basic knowledge of prepress processes and print production
• Experience with one or more of the following: videography, graphic design, instructional design, editorial print, product design
• Solid, hands-on experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, After Effects, and Google suites
• Extremely detail-oriented and well-organized
• Enjoys a remote work environment of high transparency and radical candor
• Bonus: Experience with HTML and CSS styling to leverage in email newsletter development
• Bonus: Have a basic understanding of applicable laws and regulations within our industry, making sure that all assets follow applicable marketing guidelines to ensure compliance

Additional Information

What You’ll Receive:

• Full-time paid internship (part-time option available) - Salary range is $20-$25 an hour
• Guidance from a mentor
• Professional and technical skill development
• Chance to work in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
• Supportive learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact
• Freedom to work from anywhere

Other Information:

While many of Tidepool’s team members have a personal connection to diabetes, this is not a requirement. We do ask that you have empathy for chronic conditions and you are prepared to learn about the diabetes experience.

This is a remote position. You’ll be working from home and interacting with a team of colleagues that works around the world. To learn more about working at Tidepool, including our compensation philosophy, organizational culture, and approach to inclusion and diversity, visit this blog post and review Tidepool's open-source Tidepool Employee Handbook.

Tidepool is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company supports diversity and inclusion in its core values and does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by U.S. federal or state law or local ordinance. When necessary, the company will reasonably accommodate employees and applicants with disabilities if the person is otherwise qualified to safely perform all of the essential functions of the position.

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