Commitment: 12 - 20 hours per week over a 3-6-month semester, minimum 100 hours
Location: Blazer Building, 1933 N. Marcey Street Chicago, IL 60614
PAWS Chicago is looking for creative graphic design interns to assist the Design and Creative Services team at PAW Chicago in a variety of graphic design and production functions. This internship is a great opportunity to work on a variety of creative initiatives that promote PAWS Chicago and our lifesaving work, including but not limited to event graphics, web graphics, magazine, annual report, photoshoots (puppies and kittens!) and collateral materials.
Duties and Responsibilities
Interns will engage in a variety of areas including, but not limited to:
- Create and edit graphics (web and print)
- Support collateral materials including fliers, magazine, annual report and more
- Participate in photo and video shoots, create and edit collateral
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a college level Graphic Design program
- Experience producing thumbnail sketches and working with sophisticated design concepts Able to take on a variety of tasks with minimal supervision
- Organized with ability to handle multiple projects within tight time constraints
- Knowledge of graphic design software including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Publisher a must
- Must be able to work on a Mac
- Creative, pro-active individual who can work well with others
- Ability and willingness to follow established policies and procedures
- Have either an online or physical portfolio with some design samples
- Previous experience with large format printing, laminating, and mount room skills a plus
- A genuine interest in, and desire to learn more about animal welfare and the No Kill movement
This internship may interest you if you are interested in the following fields: Communications, Graphic Design, Nonprofit Management, Business Administration.
This role is only available in-person.
Please note that all PAWS Chicago internships are unpaid.
