Visual Comms Resident

MAS Event and Design LLC

3d • Remote

About The Position

The MAS Residency program is a 20-week program designed to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the experiential marketing industry. It offers a chance to hone skills, discover new interests, and collaborate with industry experts. Residents will contribute to agency projects, build their portfolios, and gain exposure to various aspects of the business, including client work and creative workflows. This role is ideal for a visual storyteller with a graphic design foundation and an interest in marketing and experiences. The resident will create social and internal marketing materials, work on client projects, and learn about presentation storytelling, visual systems, environmental graphics, and production.

Requirements

• A strong foundation in graphic design, including typography, composition, hierarchy, and visual storytelling, with curiosity about visual systems and how design translates across digital, print, and experiential applications.
• Working proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign), with an appetite to deepen your technical craft.
• Curiosity or experience beyond the traditional design toolkit, whether that’s Figma, TouchDesigner, AI-assisted creative tools like Flora, generative workflows, or systems-based design.
• Working knowledge of G Suite (Slides, Docs, Drive) and an interest in building clear, compelling presentation decks.
• A design portfolio that proves your talent for visual storytelling and graphic design, whether self-taught, freelance, or built through traditional experience.
• An understanding of organic and paid social media analytics: how to interpret and create a strategy.
• A drive to soak up industry knowledge, ask questions, and be proactive in every task you take on.
• Interest in researching brand marketing, competitor strategy, and industry trends.
• Experience writing and designing social-first copy, optimized for LinkedIn and Instagram.
• Interest in learning how Marketing, PR, and New Business work together to tell the story of MAS and its work.
• Clear and confident written and verbal skills, across drafting emails, participating in video calls, messaging the team, and more.
• Solid time-management and basic project-management abilities to help keep fast-moving projects on track.
• Comfort with shifting priorities, evolving briefs, and learning how to make clear design decisions within real-world timelines.
• Interest in understanding how social performance and audience behavior can inform creative decisions.
• Access to a personal laptop for the duration of the 20-week program.

Nice To Haves

• Premiere Pro or After Effects is a plus.
• Figma, TouchDesigner, AI-assisted creative tools like Flora, generative workflows, or systems-based design.
• SEO and keyword experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a collaborative resident initiative that creates meaningful value for MAS while bringing the cohort’s unique perspective to the agency.
• Partner with Marketing to concept and design content across social, email, case studies, internal communications, and other channels that showcase MAS’s creative capabilities, work, and perspective.
• Work alongside the Design team on active client projects, contributing to concept development, presentation design, visual systems, experiential graphics, environmental applications, mock-ups, and production-ready assets.
• Participate in regular Design critiques, mentorship, and skill-building, learning to articulate creative decisions, receive feedback, and develop work through iteration.
• Gain exposure to different stages of an experiential project, from early creative development and client presentations through production and execution.
• Collaborate on the development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns, ensuring all visual assets and messaging perfectly align with the MAS brand voice.
• Compile project assets, performance data, and client narratives to write and design beautiful, comprehensive case studies for the website and New Business team.
• Partner with the New Business team to design targeted marketing materials and customize pitch decks that support prospect outreach and RFPs.
• Assist in social media content scheduling and review performance analytics to understand which designs and copy formats drive the most engagement.
• Keep the team inspired by sharing interesting brand activations, emerging platforms, or experiential trends.
• Act as an engaged team member who contributes to MAS’s culture, perspective, and growth.

Benefits

• Dedicated mentorship across both Design and Marketing, with regular opportunities for feedback and development.
• Hands-on experience across internal marketing and active client work, with exposure to how experiential projects move from concept through execution.
• A structured Design curriculum focused on technical craft, typography, production, visual systems, design judgment, and confidence within a professional creative team.
• Temporary position with potential for contract extension or conversion
• A collaborative, inclusive, and enthusiastic team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed