Summer Internship
Location
Washington, DC
Summary
The Communications Department at Search for Common Ground is seeking a part-time intern with skills in Photoshop, InDesign and/or Illustrator. The Design Interns will report to the Strategic Development and Communications Department and assist in a variety of online marketing, social media and communications projects, working with our field offices in 30 countries around the world. Through hands-on training, the Design Interns will learn strategy and tactics for design & communication that can be broadly applied to the nonprofit sector and marketing in general. The scope of the internship will be tailored to the intern's strengths and experience, building on the individual's skills. This is an unpaid internship with the option of earning college credit.
Responsibilities
- Working as a graphic designer for Strategic Development and Communications by creating logos and other images pertinent to social media campaigns, websites and other print materials.
- Aid with SFCG social media sites
- Assisting with theme customization
- Creating info-graphics and other images for social media
- Assisting in creative process for coming up with new designs
- Assisting with staff training to facilitate content input/updates on their end
As internship descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties.
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator)
- Experience in graphic design
- Creative; artistic; knowledge of trending styles
- Self-starter; organized; detail-oriented
- Familiarity with Adobe Dreamweaver and web design are a plus, but not mandatory
- Experience with browser-based email blast services are a plus, but not mandatory (ex: Constant Contact, Salsa, etc.)
