Design Intern

Job Description

Design Intern | Prophet

The Tone:
This is an internship at Prophet. The company is a leading consultancy focused on helping clients achieve uncommon growth by developing innovative new business models, reimagining brands and experiences, and driving customer engagement. This role offers a unique opportunity to translate complex brand strategies into powerful and purposeful creative concepts, contributing to high-impact projects for a diverse range of clients.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Team: Global design studio, working alongside experienced designers and the creative team.
• Mission: Gain exposure and experience in translating complex brand strategies into powerful and purposeful creative concepts.
• Tech Stack: Adobe Suite, Figma, AI Tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Collaborative Design Solutions: Actively support the design team in developing creative design solutions from initial conception through to implementation, ensuring all designs strategically translate and effectively support the overarching brand strategy.
• Team Partnership: Foster and maintain a cohesive and successful partnership with colleagues across the creative team, ensuring smooth collaboration and effective project delivery.
• Feasibility and Guidelines: Work closely with both the creative and production teams to ensure the feasibility of design solutions, and contribute to articulating clear design principles and guidelines for effective implementation.
• Software Expertise: Proactively maintain and enhance expertise in industry-standard graphic design software packages, including the Adobe Suite, Figma, and AI Tools.
• New Business Involvement: Participate in new business efforts and pitches as requested, contributing creative insights and design skills.
• Presentation Skills: Present and clearly substantiate all creative work to internal teams, including logos, visual identities, and comprehensive visual systems.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Recently completed a BFA degree program or currently enrolled in an MFA program, with the capacity to work 40 hours per week. A baseline understanding of various design methodologies is also required, encompassing user-experience/interface design, information design, and corporate identity/branding.
• Experience: An excellent portfolio is essential, showcasing strong brand identity and visual system thinking. Proficiency in the latest design tools, including Adobe Suite, Figma, and AI Tools, is also a key requirement.
• Skills: Demonstrated strong knowledge of typography, layout, and color theory. Solid interpersonal capabilities combined with superlative verbal, visual, and written communication skills are essential. The ability to clearly explain and articulate design issues in writing, and dynamically present ideas to senior management and public groups, is also required.