General/packaging Design Intern

CASE is looking for a positive and detail-oriented design intern to support our team in creating engaging branding, packaging, and digital design experiences for our clients. In this internship you will build your resume while gaining first-hand knowledge of brand development, digital and packaging design processes, and more.

As a CASE intern, you will: 

  · Work collaboratively with CASE design teams to build successful creative partnerships with our clients.

  · Engage in internal briefings to gain a comprehensive understanding of project objectives and effectively communicate them to the team.

  · Exercise design approaches that will inform thoughtful solutions, or validate design direction; refining concepts through a series of design iterations.

· Create print mechanicals for approved designs using client-provided dielines.

  · Assist Packaging team in creating custom typefaces, vector graphics, and illustrations for client logos, labels, packaging products, and other branding materials

  · Work with creative teams to ideate and prepare layouts, storyboards and creative visuals.

  · Execute design tasks with competing priorities and deadlines.

  · Support the creative teams by conducting consumer, category, competitive and contextual research on a variety of topics.

  · Attend client meetings and assist in presenting design concepts when possible.

  · Provide assistance with various day-to-day studio operational tasks as required.

 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

· Pursuing a BA/BS degree; previous internship experience in a creative 

environment (advertising agency or design firm) preferred. 

· Dynamic, positive and solution-oriented with a talent for building relationships.

· Passionate about design, obsessed with the beauty/haircare/ fashion industries, and a desire to always know what’s new and next.

· Highly-organized and detail-oriented, with excellent oral and written communication skills.

· Exhibit a well-developed sense of aesthetics, as evidenced by a refined portfolio

· Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.

· Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and presentation software (Keynote, PowerPoint or Google slides).

· U.S. citizen or authorized to live and work in the U.S. 

DETAILS 

· Location: NYC 

· Duration: Approximately 10 - 14 weeks 

· Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week) 

· Compensation: CASE interns are paid hourly and are not eligible for benefits