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Graphic Design Summer Internship (Paid)

 Graphic Design Summer Internship (Paid) at Prophet
Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Design and Brand Consulting project teams
  • Communications design may include logo design, visual systems design and guidelines
  • Retail design may include site audits, merchandising graphics, mood boards and other supporting materials
  • Interns will receive coaching from Senior Designers, and will also be assigned a coach to manage and facilitate their professional development during the program
  • Interns will be encouraged to participate in peer review processes, and will also have a mid-term and end-of-internship evaluation

Requirements

  • Strong, diverse design portfolio that is well balanced and demonstrates a focus on graphic or communication design
  • Must have basic layout skills and strong typographic skills
  • Formal design training from a college or university; we are open to candidates with a BFA or undergraduates who are studying to complete their BFA as well as Masters students and graduates
  • Ability to communicate effectively and substantiate your design directions
  • Passion for your work and a desire to work with a team
  • Must demonstrate a basic understanding of brand identity
  • Must have experience with Adobe CS6: InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Ability to self manage, multitask and prioritize, handling multiple projects concurrently
  • Must have solid production skills and exposure to HTML
  • Prior work experience is desirable, but not required
  • Knowledge or experience with animation is a plus, but not required
  • Applicants must be able to dedicate a minimum of 40 hours per week
  • Applications submitted without portfolios will not be considered

EMAIL COVER LETTER, LINK TO ONLINE PORTFOLIO AND RESUME TO  [email protected].

About Prophet
Founded in 1992, Prophet is a global consultancy that helps business leaders use brand, marketing, design, and innovation to create enduring market leadership and impact. It specializes in turning insights into initiatives that resonate with customers and make their clients businesses more successful.Prophet serves senior executives at Fortune 500 companies worldwide, and has completed assignments for such major corporations as BP, Cargill, Cartier, Caterpillar, Danfoss, GE, Monsanto, Harrahs Entertainment, Inc., NBC Universal, Ritz Carlton, Staples, Timberland, UBS, and Zurich Financial. Its portfolio of services includes brand strategy, design, innovation, and marketing strategy and effectiveness.The firm is widely recognized for making numerous contributions to the science and knowledge of branding and marketing strategy, as captured in books by David Aaker, Scott Davis, and Michael Dunn, including Brand Relevance, The Shift, Spanning Silos, Building Strong Brands, Brand Portfolio Strategy, Building the Brand-Driven Business, and Brand Asset Management. More recently Andy Stefanovich published a book focusing on innovation Look at More Stuff. Prophets Partners are sought after thought leaders and experts, with their viewpoints regularly appearing in such media as Advertising Age, CNBC, the Financial Times, Fast Company, Fortune, Newsweek, New York Times, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal.Prophet today has over 300 employees who bring a mix of strategic, creative, and analytical skills and come from diverse backgrounds in advertising, consulting, academics, and industry positions as brand and marketing executives. This enables Prophet to bring vision, analytical rigor, and creative passion to its clients challenges. The firm has grown approximately 25% per year for the past five years, and today maintains offices in Berlin, Chicago, London, New York, Richmond, San Francisco, and Zurich. In 2004, the firm was named to the annual Seven Jewels list by Consulting Magazine, which highlights newer consulting firms that are carving out a distinctive position in the industry. Its Chairman and CEO, Michael Dunn, was named one of Consulting Magazines top consultants of 2008.Prophet is looking for highly motivated Graphic Design Specialist to participate in our internship program, working closely with Design Directors and Senior Designers on a variety of projects. The Design Internship is currently available in our San Francisco and Richmond offices. The internship will run for a period of 10 weeks starting June 12th.
Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Design and Brand Consulting project teams
  • Communications design may include logo design, visual systems design and guidelines
  • Retail design may include site audits, merchandising graphics, mood boards and other supporting materials
  • Interns will receive coaching from Senior Designers, and will also be assigned a coach to manage and facilitate their professional development during the program
  • Interns will be encouraged to participate in peer review processes, and will also have a mid-term and end-of-internship evaluation

Requirements

  • Strong, diverse design portfolio that is well balanced and demonstrates a focus on graphic or communication design
  • Must have basic layout skills and strong typographic skills
  • Formal design training from a college or university; we are open to candidates with a BFA or undergraduates who are studying to complete their BFA as well as Masters students and graduates
  • Ability to communicate effectively and substantiate your design directions
  • Passion for your work and a desire to work with a team
  • Must demonstrate a basic understanding of brand identity
  • Must have experience with Adobe CS6: InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Ability to self manage, multitask and prioritize, handling multiple projects concurrently
  • Must have solid production skills and exposure to HTML
  • Prior work experience is desirable, but not required
  • Knowledge or experience with animation is a plus, but not required
  • Applicants must be able to dedicate a minimum of 40 hours per week
  • Applications submitted without portfolios will not be considered

Seniority Level

Internship

Industry

  • Marketing and Advertising
  • Design
  • Management Consulting

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Functions

  • Education
  • Training

Graphic Design Internship – Summer 2018 – NJ/NY/CT

As part of the NBCUniversal Internship program responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Collaborate with the designers and copywriters to expedite creative timelines
  • Assist in the measurement and optimization of Native ad campaigns
  • Build and design basic HTML 5 ad campaigns
  • Create visually compelling case studies after campaigns are completed
  • Format video content for optimal delivery on NBC
  • Assist in creating social calendars for larger ad campaigns
  • Help produce weekly reports and manage creative requests

This is a fast-paced, hands-on opportunity to nurture your creative and coding skills.Internship Opportunities Include

  • Web & Digital Design
  • Print Design
  • Motion Graphic
  • Product & Packaging Design
  • Creative Services/ Brand Marketing Design
  • 3D Design & Animation
  • UI/UX design

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.)
  • InDesign
  • HTML/CSS/Sass or willingness to learn
  • Cinema 3D and/or 4D
  • Typography & Logo Design

Opportunities are offered in the following business areas;

  • Broadcast Operations
  • Cable Entertainment
  • Corporate Communications
  • Filmed Entertainment (for WC posting only)
  • NBC Sports
  • NBC Entertainment

Internships are offered in the following office locations;

  • New York, NY
  • Stamford, CT
  • Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Online portfolio requiredEligibility Requirements

  • In pursuit of an Associate, Bachelor or Graduate degree at an Accredited Institution and ability to provide documentation to confirm your degree progress
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. without a visa or sponsorship

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS February 15th, 2018
APPLY ONLINE
Sub-BusinessCorporate Human Resources
Career LevelCo-op/Intern
CityNew York
State/ProvinceNew York
CountryUnited States
About UsAt NBCUniversal, we believe in the talent of our people. It’s our passion and commitment to excellence that drives NBCU’s vast portfolio of brands to succeed. From broadcast and cable networks, news and sports platforms, to film, world-renowned theme parks and a diverse suite of digital properties, we take pride in all that we do and all that we represent. It’s what makes us uniquely NBCU. Here you can create the extraordinary. Join us.
NoticesNBCUniversal’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.

Seniority Level

Not Applicable

Industry

  • Broadcast Media
  • Entertainment
  • Media Production

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Functions

  • Education
  • Training

Student Design Competition

The SPD (Society of Publication Designers) -U Student Design Competition is Now Open! Enter by Monday, March 19, 2018 5 pm!

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PRIZES 
All entrants will receive a free .design domain name from Porkbun.com. The first, second, and third place winners will receive 10 years of free registration for their new .design domain.
The first, second, and third place willers will be honored with an Award of Excellence and an invitation to the Society of Publication Designers’ Annual Awards Gala on Friday, May 4, 2018 in New York City. The top 3 will also be offered a sumer internship at a major magazine in New York City, as well as a cash prize.
First Place and Recipient of the Mitch Shostak Award: $2,500 
Second Place and Recipient of the B.W. Honeycutt Award: $1,000 
Third Place: $500
ENTRY FEES 
SPD Student Members get their first 3 entries FREE! (Though student members can enter more than that…if you do, any additional entries will cost $10 each.) Please note: Even though they’re free, you must register your 3 free member entries HERE.
If you’re not a member but would like to join, you can purchase your SPD Student Membership and register for your 3 free member entries at the same time HERE.
Otherwise, each entry is $10.
You can pay your entry fees online HERE. If you’re mailing in payment, please complete the payment form and send in cash or a check made payable to “The Society of Publication Designers”.
YOU MUST INCLUDE THE RECEIPT WITH YOUR ENTRY. If we cannot find proof of payment or a valid SPD Student Membership, your entries may be disqualified.
 

Graphic Design Intern–unpaid with travel stipend

BBC STORYWORKS INTERN
Description
BBC StoryWorks is the creative studio with newsroom values – an agile content marketing and production agency within BBC Worldwide that embodies the BBC’s creative spark and rigorous editorial quality to help brands connect to audiences through beautifully crafted storytelling.
BBC StoryWorks North America is looking for a dynamic intern with graphic design experience to join our team for the Spring 2017 semester. Intern will help design marketing and sales collateral, as well as create mock-up designs of new creative digital content ideas to be introduced to our advertising partners. This will be an opportunity to gain experience with the commercial and editorial content of a trusted global brand, collaborating across editorial, sales, and product teams to develop exciting digital solutions for the BBC’s advertising partners in North America. We’re looking for a someone with a passion for digital design and an interest in the marketing and advertising space, who will thrive in a fast-paced, team environment.
Responsibilities
• Assist in the design and development of creative proposal decks for both RFP responses and proactive pitches to clients across a wide range of industries, including tech, travel, auto, finance, consumer products, and more.
• Create graphics and mock content pages to illustrate new creative concepts that will be introduced to the market
• Develop one page guides on various content and event offerings that can be shared on both internal and external channels
• Conduct competitor analysis of creative native advertising campaigns and industry insights across publishers in the US and provide regular updates to the team
• Track and update editorial content calendars and reference documents
• Participate in brainstorming and ideation for custom commercial content solutions across BBC.com properties (BBC World News, BBC Travel, BBC Culture, BBC Earth, BBC Capital, BBC Future, Top Gear, Good Food)
• Become familiar with BBC editorial and commercial policies
• Conduct research on relevant industry events, influencers, and other topics to assist the team during pitch deck preparation periods.
Requirements
• Must be rising junior or senior (previous internship experience preferred)
• Major in Graphic Design, Visual Studies, or related focus. Marketing and Advertising concentrations are a plus.
• Experience with Photoshop, Snagit, or other design programs, with an eye for visual layouts, fonts, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with extensive knowledge of digital and social media.
• Experience with PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Preference for design skills (photoshop, snagit or other program) or eye for design and presentation
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Send a copy of your cover letter and resume with link to online portfolio to [email protected], subject line “BBC Spring 2018 Internship, (Name of Internship Position).” In your cover letter, please specify which department you are applying for, verify if you are eligible for college/academic credit and advise the days you are available to work.
PLEASE NOTE: Students must be able to receive academic credit for the unpaid internships. 
BBC Worldwide Americas offers NYC students a monthly Transit Chek card of $121 to assist with travel costs.

Design Intern (Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon)

US – New York Broadway 770
Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon, is a values-led company committed to building brands people love. We reach over one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of 50+ media and technology brands. A global leader in digital and mobile, Oath is shaping the future of media.About OathOath is a newly formed company, created in the June, 2017 acquisition of Yahoo by Verizon. The merger brought together two titans of the internet—Yahoo and AOL. With 50+ brands and over 1 billion consumers, Oath is one of the biggest media companies on the planet. There is no limit to our potential to change the industry forever by building brands people love.The Oath Creative Department sits in the MCC (Marketing, Communications, and Citizenship) organization and is responsible for a broad range of creative and content development initiatives that support Oath’s mission: to create brands people love. We develop creative communications across the full suite of 50+ brands—brands as varied as Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Mail, Tumblr, HuffPost, Yahoo Finance, TechCrunch, Engadget, Yahoo News, Makers, Build, RYOT, Flickr, Autoblog, Moviefone and other consumer brands. We also support a host of B2B brands, including AOL One, Yahoo Gemini, Brightroll and Verizon Digital Media Services, among others.We are a service organization, working across the company for a wide range of stakeholders. This requires us to build and maintain strong relationships with numerous teams, understand the in’s and out’s of varied businesses, know the products, consumers and cultural contexts for every brand we build. We provide a center of marketing and creative excellence for the entire company.Our environment is fast-paced and demanding but creative and fun. Our team creates benchmark-beating, goal-crushing, award-winning creative. We strive for industry-leading work in a diverse environment of artists, coders, marketers, data scientists, product developers, critical thinkers, problem solvers and creative people of all ilk.Basic Qualifications

  • Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Graphic Design, Advertising Art Direction, Digital Communication Arts.
  • Must be currently enrolled in university with graduation dates starting December 2017 and onward.

What You’ll Do

  • Collaborate with a talented team of designers, writers, animators, and developers.
  • Learn from seasoned talent on how to apply design theory to a wide range of projects spanning print, digital, events and video.
  • Help create quality branded content in a fast-paced work environment, including but not limited to:
    • Marketing collateral: emails, print media
    • Out-of-home campaigns
    • Digital takeovers
    • Social media content
  • Engage in the brainstorming process with the team.

What You’ll Bring

  • A great attitude and willingness to learn.
  • Excellent command of typography, color theory and composition.
  • Working knowledge of the Adobe creative suite.
  • Mad love for all things digital design.

What We’ll Give You

  • A positive, supportive and nurturing work environment.
  • An awesome team of folks who want to see you grow and succeed.
  • Healthy food, yummy snacks.
  • Exposure to an amazing number of brands and products.
  • An opportunity to get an inside peek of how art and business combine at one of the largest media and tech companies in the world.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or other protected category.Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment.Currently work for Oath? Please apply on our internal career site.
APPLY ON LINE

Product Designer, Intern London (Summer 2018)

Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we’re building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we’re creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities — we’re just getting started.Come be part of a talented team of designers passionate about creating the very best product for Facebook’s 1 billion users. As a Product Designer, University Grad, you will be involved in every aspect of the product development process, from brainstorming the next feature of News Feed to tweaking pixels right before launch. You will be expected to utilize your full range of product design, interaction design, and visual design skills, and you will own the experience for a wide area of the Facebook product.Responsibilities

  • Take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into something useful and valuable for our billion users
  • Design flows and experiences that are incredibly simple and elegant
  • Contribute to high-level strategic decisions with the rest of the product and executive teams
  • Give and solicit feedback from other designers in order to continually raise our bar for quality
  • Partner with PMs, engineers, researchers and content strategists to oversee the user experience of a product from conception until launch (and then some)

Minimum Qualification

  • A portfolio featuring examples of interaction design work
  • Currently enrolled in Bachelor’s or Masters degree in design or related design field
  • Ability to think at a high level about product strategy and vision (not just ‘how it should look’ but ‘what we should build’)
  • Proven ability to execute on visual and interaction details
  • Communication skills – you should be able to articulate your design decisions
  • Experience in web and mobile application design

APPLY ONLINE (must have facebook account)

Launchpad Internship – Design/Motion Graphics – Spring 2018 (for recent graduates)

Framestore New York is looking for design students and graduates with a passion for Design + Motion Graphics to take part in a 3 month paid internship working in our award winning design team.The internship will start on the 29 January 2018 and finish on 27 April 2018. Deadline for applications is the 15 December 2017.To apply for this internship please put together a cover letter and a portfolio demonstrating your experience in motion graphics and showing us your best work.Candidates will need to have work authorization for the USA and be available to work 40 hours a week. No relocation assistance will be offered.Please read the description of the role below.We look forward to seeing your work.Design + Motion Graphics interns should have a Graphic Design or CG Animation background, with a focus on creating compelling, original, design forward imagery for the film, online and broadcast industries. Work will consist of style frame creation, titles design, show­packages, TVCs and branding.Essential Skills

  • Adobe Creative Cloud software (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
  • Additional 3D software knowledge preferred, such as C4D, and Maya.
  • Other software packages such as Nuke, and Unity also of interest
  • A bonus to have Digital photography, cell animation and Illustration work in your portfolio
  • Great communication skills are required, as is a willingness to learn and collaborate in a fast paced team, delivering high-quality content for all mediums.
  • A degree in Design and/or animation with a focus on graphics imagery

Seniority Level

Internship

Industry

  • Marketing and Advertising
  • Staffing and Recruiting
  • Entertainment

Employment Type

Internship

Job Functions

  • Education
  • Training

APPLY ONLINE

Spotify Product Designer Intern – New York

We are looking for Product Design Interns to #JoinTheBand this Summer. You are someone who is passionate about developing strategies based off of insights of real people, is interested in mastering their craft to turn insights into beautifully designed products (both interactions and visuals) and aspires to inspire the organization by showing/prototyping what is possible before it is built. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences music.What You’ll Do

  • Work on design projects across the entire product lifecycle.
  • Let users lead the way. Our users inform where we are going. Our teams focus on listening to users, and letting their needs guide us to the best solutions. It’s important for us to know we are solving for real people and not just the loudest voice in the room.
  • Work with small multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll partner closely with engineering, product, and business folks to find elegant but practical solutions to design challenges. You’ll contribute ideas to develop the right product strategy. Together, you’ll solve problems and come up with solutions that delight our users.
  • Produce concepts and prototypes; knowing when to apply pixel-perfect attention to detail, and when to make low-fi sketches and prototypes.

Who You Are

  • You are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or a bootcamp certification in Graphic Design, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field of study
  • You’re a great communicator. You have the communication skills to help set up frameworks and brainstorm initial design concepts.
  • You are constantly looking to hone your design instinct through user feedback. Whether through hands-on user research, or by designing options for an A/B test.
  • You have an online portfolio, or PDF that you can share with us and have some projects that you can tell us about.

The Intern GigSpotify is looking for enthusiastic students/recent graduates with a passion for music and an ambition to go far. This isn’t just any internship! Our paid internship program will give you the chance to gain in-depth knowledge of what it’s like to be a Spotify employee as well as get the opportunity to see the technology side of a fast growing company! Our summer internships will last for 10 weeks this summer and start in the beginning of June.The deadline to apply is December 15th, 2017 at 11:59 PM, EST. You can expect the following application timeline:

  • Late December, 2017 – Mid January, 2018: Application Review
  • Late January, 2018 – March, 2018: Interviews
  • February, 2018 – April, 2018: Offers given out
  • June, 2018: Intern program start

#JoinTheBandWe are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product for our users and our creators. This is something we value deeply and we encourage everyone to come be a part of changing the way the world listens to music.

Seniority Level

Not Applicable

Industry

  • Computer Software

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Functions

  • Design
  • Art/Creative
  • Information Technology

APPLY ONLINE

Spring 2018 CBS Sports Network Graphic Design Intern

Spring 2018 CBS Sports Network Graphic Design InternREF#: 29645CBS BUSINESS UNIT: CBS Sports NetworkJOB TYPE: Paid InternJOB SCHEDULE: Part-TimeJOB LOCATION: New York, NYAbout UsCBS Sports Network, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports, airs more than 400 live games annually, showcasing an array of college and professional sports, as well as in-depth studio shows, documentaries and original programs. CBS Sports Network also provides extensive shoulder programming around CBS Sports’ Championship events, including the Super Bowl, The Masters and PGA Championship.CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers including Verizon FiOS Channel 94 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 643 (1643 in HD) and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to [1] www.cbssportsnetwork.com.ReferencesVisible links

  • http://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/

DescriptionThe Graphic Design Intern will be responsible for generating digital marketing creative content for CBS Sports Network including digital assets, photography research, and website designs. The intern will work closely with team designer to develop web graphics and assets.RequiredQUALIFICATIONS:

  • CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network Internships are paid at a standard competitive hourly rate, proper work authorization is needed to be employed within the United States.
  • Internships are in New York, NY. Selected students must be willing to relocate or commute at their own expense.
  • Internships are typically given to college juniors and seniors, though some departments also accept freshmen, sophomores or graduate students. Upon acceptance, we will require a letter from your school or transcript confirming you are a matriculated student.
  • Online Application
  • Resume and cover letter

Preferred

  • Interest in sports is a plus
  • 0-1 years of digital and/or graphic design experience
  • Keen attention to detail
  • Strong design fundamentals (color, form, type, layout) and the ability to experiment.
  • Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio
  • Solid skills in Photoshop & Illustrator CS6.

Eeo StatementEqual Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled