Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Art/Design and Editorial Internships with Local Employer

Please consider the following art, design and editorial internship opportunities with a local employer. Apply online today at IUCareers.com!

Art & Design Internship:

Art & Design Interns at Sunrise Greetings collaborate on a variety of creative activities that support Sunrise’s greeting card and custom product business. Projects may include creating original designs, assisting in production designs, creating designs for new product categories, analysis of sales data from a creative perspective, model line strategy planning, art/photo search and selection, and communication with outside artists. The Art & Design Interns also research consumer trends in card & gift business and fashion & home décor for specialty.

Art & Design Interns must ensure that solutions meet Sunrise’s consumer and retailer needs, as well as company profitability goals, and that programs are feasible from a production standpoint. In doing so, Art & Design Interns will have the opportunity to collaborate with a variety of cross-functional partners, including members of Sunrise’s creative staff, merchandising, marketing, sales, finance, operations, inventory control, and external business partners.

The successful intern must demonstrate an understanding of Sunrise greeting cards and products, its customer and consumer needs, and the markets in which it operates. The intern must possess strong creative skills, the ability to draw conclusions from multiple data sources, strong communication skills, team and problem-solving skills, flexibility in managing shifting priorities and the ability to learn quickly.

All internships will be in Bloomington, Indiana with some possible travel. The internship program at Sunrise is designed to be a source for permanent hires. Job

Requirements
-Junior in undergraduate degree
-3.0 minimum GPA
-Solid Creative Suite 3.0 skills in a Mac environment


Editorial Internship:

Editorial Interns at Sunrise Greetings collaborate on a variety of creative activities that support Sunrise’s greeting card and custom product business. Projects may include creating original editorial, editing existing editorial, creating editorial concepts for new product categories, analysis of sales data from a creative perspective, model line strategy planning, art/photo search and selection, and communication with outside artists. The Editorial Interns also collaborate with Art Directors to ensure that editorial range is provided across captions and price points, giving the consumer relevant choices.

Editorial Interns must ensure that solutions meet Sunrise’s consumer and retailer needs, as well as company profitability goals, and that programs are feasible from a production standpoint. In doing so, Editorial Interns will have the opportunity to collaborate with a variety of cross-functional partners, including members of Sunrise’s creative staff, merchandising, marketing, sales, finance, operations, inventory control, and external business partners.

The successful intern must demonstrate an understanding of Sunrise greeting cards and products, its customer and consumer needs, and the markets in which it operates. The intern must possess strong creative skills, the ability to draw conclusions from multiple data sources, strong communication skills, team and problem-solving skills, flexibility in managing shifting priorities and the ability to learn quickly.

All internships will be in Bloomington, Indiana with some possible travel. The internship program at Sunrise is designed to be a source for permanent hires.

Job Requirements
-Junior in undergraduate degree program
-3.0 minimum GPA
-Solid Microsoft Word skills; Creative Suite 3.0 skills a plus