Design Intern • Summer 2024

Location: Remote

Department: Content

Salary: $20/hour

Description:

Authentic is seeking a Design intern to work alongside strategists in our Content department. Authentic is an award-winning digital agency specializing in fundraising, advertising, creative and web strategy, online organizing, and more. We lead this industry with a focus on developing unique and creative digital programs for our clients.

As a Graphic Design Intern, you will collaborate with the Content department to gain exposure to all aspects of marketing design, including branding, video transcription, social graphics, and some collateral design. Additionally, your contribution will help develop, expand, and maintain our clients’ brands. The ideal candidate is eager to learn from and engage with the Content team in a meaningful way that supports our work. This internship will help you acquire experience in the digital marketing industry, offering training for the skills necessary to work in graphic design.

This is a great opportunity for someone to gain professional experience in the political and design space.

This is a paid position; interns will be compensated at the rate of $20/hour for up to 15-20 hours a week. We will provide interns with a laptop for the duration of their internship. Interns will be also provided with a $25 stipend each pay period to use however they need to improve their remote work experience.

This program runs from May 13 - August 16, 2024.
 

You must submit a portfolio of work to be considered.

Responsibilities

• Closely work with the Content team and departmental client leads in producing final deliverables and mockups for client requests;
• Implement changes and edits to designs based off internal team and external client feedback;
• Design and execute creative for website, emails, social and paid media
• Design special projects or internal presentations as needed
• Create animations for paid social ads, focusing on Facebook and Instagram
• Prioritize and manage design requests while meeting deadlines
• Tasks may include simple animations or motion graphics on Adobe After Effects, if interested;
• Design tasks may also be worked on in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop based on comfortability
• Perform other duties as needed

Qualifications

• Commitment to a schedule of 15-20 hours a week during normal business hours of 9AM - 6PM EST Mon - Thu.
• Formal education or self-led education of the fundamentals of design
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks, work well under pressure, and meet tight deadlines
• Proficient computer skills and familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• 2-3 creative work samples shared in PDF form or via online portfolio
• Experience or interest in volunteering or working for Democratic or progressive

Additional Information:

• Work environment: This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones
• Physical Demands: This is a largely sedentary role. The ability to look at screens for extended periods of time is required.

This position is not union-eligible.

Authentic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is Authentic’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, length of time spent unemployed, as well as other classifications protected by applicable laws.

Our mission is to create a safe workplace for ALL employees of varied backgrounds where everyone has an opportunity to succeed, learn, grow, and make a real difference in the world around us. People of color, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

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