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