Design Co-Op with Huenited

Internship Overview

This internship is for a student who is studying graphic design, studio art, fine arts, or a related creative field and has an interest in learning more about the advertising, media, and promotion agency industry.  Their primary job responsibilities will be focused on work with pep and pep clients. A mentor will also be assigned.

We are looking for someone who is not only very creative, but also energetic, inquisitive, agile, and hungry to learn! Intern MUST be located in the Cincinnati area to report into our pep HQ office, and must submit a digital portfolio.

This internship is in partnership with the Huenited Collective. Huenited has a focus on the Cincinnati market with aspirations to expand nationally. pep is proud to be one of the first agency partners and excited to be the first to offer a paid Huenited internship. To learn more about Huenited, please visit https://www.huenitedcollective.com/

Primary Job Functions:
To perform this job successfully, intern candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Assists Art Director and Assoc Art Director to design, revise, and release final creative files in a timely and accurate manner
• Creates unique design concepts for client-related work and internal pep projects; brings unique design perspective
• Assists with social media and blog creative and visual development (including video)
• Partners with social media team to help develop social content calendar and design social media images and assets
• Partners with SVP/Director of Client Strategy to help develop pep corporate website design updates
• Provides design support for pep internal marketing and sales materials

Job Competencies:

• Ability to conceptualize and create design solutions that meet client objectives with thorough attention to detail
• Ability to work independently with guidance
• Must be creative, energetic, inquisitive, agile, and hungry to learn
• Ability to design within brand guidelines and standards while maintaining unique creative style
• Strong communication and organization skills
• Strong time management skills to meet assigned deadlines
• Flexibility to help the pep team with other tasks related to client business
• Technical capacity and aptitude as it applies to both digital and print design

Required Education and Experience:

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (especially PowerPoint)
• Expertise in creating posts, reels, videos, other content for social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
• Experience organizing and maintaining files
• Must provide digital portfolio
• Pursuing Graphic Design degree or recent graduate looking for practical job experience