Art Director Intern

Morgan Street Holdings • Chicago, IL

22h • $25

About The Position

Supporting the creative team to execute and deliver imaginative content, your role seamlessly integrates a young-at-heart personality and a quirky, spirited attitude. Your playfulness and creativity shine through, as you are dedicated to shattering the box, not just thinking outside of it. Your love for crafting fun, clever, and unique experiences that reinvent the ordinary echoes the commitment to generating moments of surprise and delight.

With a powerful desire to learn, coupled with a fresh perspective and stellar design skills, you emerge as an imaginative force. Whether diving into new projects, ideating big concepts, or producing stellar designs, you approach each task with excitement. Your passion and curiosity for creative endeavors are evident in every project. From idea to execution, you effortlessly collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring engaging experiences through various mediums.

This role will work closely with Strategists, Account Executives, Art Directors, Copywriters, Production Artists, on the conceptualization and execution of Point-of-Purchase materials, digital activations and products. As an integral part of a larger multi-disciplinary team, you will help manage and design many aspects of the visual creative product.

Requirements

• Major in Graphic Design, Advertising Creative, Communication Design, or other areas of Visual Design
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma
• Resourceful and solution-oriented; a proactive self-starter and problem-solver
• Understanding of visual communication and creating a visual hierarchy
• Skillful in graphic design, including the use of typography, color, and design systems
• Experience aligning work to brand identity/guidelines; understanding of brand collabs/partnerships
• Ability to quickly ideate and create a branded look & feel for clients
• Has a critical attention to detail while not missing the big picture
• Understanding of best practices for print
• Comfortable operating in print workflows, including collaboration with Digital Creatives and Industrial Designers, and flawless turnovers to the Studio Services team for final deliverables, making file structures and organization a priority
• Capable of communicating creative ideas and intentions with clarity
• Ability to collaborate with other Art Directors and Copywriters to execute and deliver engaging print materials
• Ability to take direction and constructive criticism from seniors and peers
• Adept at creating storyboards and/or providing direction for motion/animation

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with Microsoft Powerpoint is a huge plus
• Illustration skills are a huge plus, preferably with adaptability to a range of different styles
• Motion and/or 3D skills are a plus

Responsibilities

• Work and collaborate with the creative team to develop visual concepts, design systems, and products that entice, educate, engage, activate, and connect with consumers
• Support Art Directors on the team with the creative process from original concept to final implementation
• Interpret briefs to create designs that are strategically driven and compelling, not just "pretty"
• Manage and balance multiple jobs and projects daily, meeting timelines and expectations while measuring and improving efficiency
• Maintain knowledge and skills of creative applications, staying on top of new and evolving technology
• Think conceptually and strategically to discover the best way to problem-solve for design and technical challenges
• Be a constant learner, with a passion for actively staying ahead of the curve and exploring new tools, trends/standard methodologies, and styles, as well as advertising and design styles
• Be a team player by collaborating, working hard, and always pushing the envelope

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed