Whittier | Creative Intern

Design

Description

Job Description
Seeking highly motivated and creatively curious design intern that is ready
to take their career to the next level (or ready to dive into their career head
first). You will be working in a fast-paced, ad agency environment, with a
fun team, that’s passionate about what they do. Whittier is obsessed with
great design, jaw dropping photography, and innovative ideas, and you
should be, too. A successful candidate is capable of thinking big picture while
also being incredibly detail oriented.
Although this internship is a temporary assignment (16 weeks with possible
extension, 30 to 40 hours a week), it gives Whittier the opportunity to
identify qualified candidates for full time employment, and to allow students
to integrate their academic knowledge with work experience. As a Whittier
intern, you will develop skills, and gain real world work experience in your
field of study, all in a fun and creative environment.

Major Duties and Responsibilities
The Whittier design intern primary responsibilities include, but are not
limited to:
*Concept and design both print and digital materials
*Adhere to brand guidelines and complete projects on time
*Concept and create moodboards and storyboards
*Retouch and manipulate images
*Use graphic design software and work with a wide variety of media
*Collaborate with the Executive Creative Director to develop design
concepts
*Receive feedback from the Executive Creative Director and make
necessary changes
*Assemble materials for printing or presentation
*Participate in and contribute to brainstorms
*Able to take direction easily

Basic Qualifications
• Graphic design student, graduate or other
Compelling portfolio of design work is a must

*Design major preferred
*Graphic design student, graduate or other
*Compelling portfolio of design work is a must
*Graphic design or combination of graphic and interactive design preferred
*Strong coursework experience in illustration, visual branding, typography,
photography, color and pattern
*Basic knowledge of layouts, composition, and other graphic design
fundamentals
*Experience with InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator (primary), with a
full knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite a plus

Extra Credit Qualifications
• Basic knowledge of photography equipment, lighting, composition
• Able to concept and produce written /visual content for social media
• Post and manage social media channels for agency
• Shoot and edit video
• Concept and create animations / motion graphics for web and video
• Able to write a good punchy headline or two
• Fun, funny, a great sense of humor is a big plus

Benefits of a Whittier Internship
*Work on a wide range of graphic design projects for a wide array of
clients
*These will be real projects
*Receive guidance and feedback directly from ECD and other agency
professionals
*Attend weekly meetings and participate in networking events
*Gain experience presenting ideas internally and directly to clients
*Flexible schedule for students
*Compensation: $15 per hour

Location
Saint Paul, MN

About Whittier
We’re a boutique agency producing work that’s provocative, visceral and
disruptive, in a good way. More at whittieradvertising.com.

Whittier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race,