Paid Graphic Designer internship in San Francisco, USA

Junior Graphics Designer internship

The Junior Graphics Designer supports our in-house design team in designing all elements influencing the end-customer's perception of our brand, including printed and online marketing collateral, Graphical User Interface concepts and the Industrial Design language of our award-winning line of digital music products.

Responsibilities include
- Work under the guidance of our Chief Brand Architect to conceptualize and execute high-quality designs that will advance branding objectives
- Design collateral for print advertising campaigns and POS material, including posters, direct mailings and magazine ads.
- Support web design team in design and refinement of our  e-commerce website.
- Assist  Industrial design team with defining and creating new design language concepts.
- Research, develop, implement and adhere to best design practices.

Required skills
- Expert proficiency with Adobe's Creative Suite package (preferably Version 4), especially Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
- A deep understanding of fundamental design discipline and principals. Demonstrate a command of typography, color, composition and hierarchy.
- Ability to articulate design concepts and prototypes in a variety of ways, written, visually and verbally.
- Strong Illustrative abilities.
- Online and print Direct Marketing experience (direct mail, email, banner ads, etc.)
- Familiarity with basic web technologies and Flash design and/or Actionscript is a BIG plus.
- Experience in 3D rendering and illustration a plus.

Professional expectations

- Self-motivated, and a optimistic positive attitude
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines & multi-task with little direct supervision
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate extreme attention to detail and organization in all aspects of work

Education & experience
BA/BS (or in process) in graphic arts, communications or related discipline, design/art.

Location: San Francisco
Stipend: $500/m
Duration: 6 months