Spring 2008 Graphic Design Internship – Job Description
3 credit hours (approximately 10 hours per week)
Dates: January 7 – April 25, 2008 (excluding spring break)
The Career Development Center is looking for a highly motivated Graphic Design Intern interested in hands-on work experience. This position will include concept generation, artwork refinement, and creation of final art.
Intern will be responsible for fulfilling requests to produce various print projects including: logos, brochures, advertisements, flyers, posters, signage, etc. Other tasks may include distribution of marketing materials to appropriate audiences, performing broad searches for images, photographing various events, and other projects as assigned.
Intern will be supervised by a professional staff member at the Career Development Center who coordinates each project. The Graphic Design Intern will also be a core member of the Marketing Team.
Desired skills for the position are creativity, excellent verbal and written communication skills, organization skills, attention to detail, independence within a team, ability to take direction, flexibility, and a positive attitude.
Intern must possess strong technical skills in the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word/PPT). Photography skills a plus.
Intern must be available for approximately 10 hours per week throughout the Spring semester for a total of 150 hours. Time-span and weekly workload of the internship is negotiable and flexible. This is an unpaid internship. The Career Development Center is willing to work with academic departments so the intern may earn 3 credits for this experiential opportunity.
Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, and work samples* to:
Sara Pennington-Busick, pennings@indiana.edu, Career Development Center, 625 North Jordan Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405 by 5:00 pm on Friday, November 30, 2007. Selected candidates will be chosen to interview during the week of December 3-7.
* Please submit five work samples electronically either by sending an enclosure (single PDF or PPT strongly preferred) or by sending a URL where it can be viewed. Samples may also be sent as printouts to the above address.
Spring 2008 Multimedia Development Internship – Job Description
3 credit hours (approximately 10 hours per week)
Dates: January 7 – April 25, 2008 (excluding spring break)
The Multimedia Development Intern will work the Career Development Center’s Information Officer and Technology & Information Systems Team to design and develop multimedia products to support the Center’s mission. More specifically, the internship will focus on the development of podcasts and streaming video. Other projects, such as graphic design and web development, may be assigned based on intern’s interests and skill set.
Major aspects of the internship include generating ideas for topics, developing scripts, setting up equipment, recording and editing audio/video, mixing sound, and converting and compressing files. The intern will collaborate with other Center staff, students, and employers who recruit IU students in the production of media.
The intern will be supervised by the Center’s Information Officer and will work on a team with professional and student staff members. Desired skills for the position are a high standard of excellence, creativity, independence within a team, flexibility, and academic or hands-on experience with multimedia development, video production, and/or communications technology. A working knowledge of Flash and Audacity is helpful.
Intern should be available to work approximately 10 hours per week throughout the spring semester. Time-span and weekly workload of the internship is negotiable and flexible. This is an unpaid internship. Intern is encouraged to seek academic credit for this experience; the Career Development Center is willing to work with academic departments to make the opportunity credit-eligible. If the intern’s department does not offer credit or the intern is not eligible through their department, the intern may be able to earn academic credit for the experience through ASCS Q398, the Career Development Center’s internship course.
Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, list of media applications/programs (i.e., video/sound editing, graphic design) with which applicant has experience, and a link to work samples (if available) to: Sara Pennington-Busick, pennings@indiana.edu, Career Development Center, 625 North Jordan Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405 by 5:00 pm on Friday, November 30, 2007. Selected candidates will be chosen to interview during the week of December 3-7.
