Art Direction Intern; Summer

Overview:
We are excited to have an Art Direction Intern join our team for 10 weeks this summer (June 2 to August
7)! This role will work with the Giant Spoon creative team and partner with a copywriter intern to bring stories to life for our clients’ brands. The ideal candidate understands the fundamentals of design and strives to make beautifully original work. We are looking for a creative mind with a passion for conceptual thinking and integrated campaigns, who is eager to collaborate with other like-minded people to create brand-defining platforms that work across digital and traditional mediums, in addition to experiential, social, and long-form film.

Equal parts strategy and craft, you will be able to create visually compelling content with laser sharp insights into the brand.

As a Giant Spoon intern, you will be welcome to join any town halls, weekly updates, lunches and happy hours during the summer. The program includes a series of workshops and Q&As with craft leads to gain insights into the day to day of neighboring departments.

This team is based in the Los Angeles office and works in a hybrid fashion with in-office work on Thursdays. We are looking for candidates who can join us in LA in person!

• Collaborate with your writing partner to help produce concepts for campaigns and tactics across every conceivable medium.
• Contribute to the creation of beautifully designed content from briefs, insights, or strategy.
• Learn how to champion a client’s brand with consistency across visual design assets and help develop a unified design brand language, including storyboards, mood boards, mocks or comps, brand/campaign logos, graphics for events (signage, swag, collateral), social assets, digital assets, etc.
• Source premium imagery and designs, mockups and executions using creative tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Effectively communicates ideas and presents work to the creative team.
• Create a Spoonshot project (a mini-presentation on a relevant topic) in collaboration with other interns that will be presented internally at Giant Spoon.

• Pursuing a career in advertising, design and marketing, with a focus on conceptual creative work.
• Foundational understanding of graphic design, photography, illustration, and typography.
• Strong motivation to learn about “big idea” generation, conceptual thinking, and cross-channel creative execution.
• Familiar with Adobe Creative Suite applications.
• Quick learner with the ability to pick up new software.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Digitally connected, passionate about technology and innovation with an insatiable curiosity for how it applies to our industry.
• Experience working with Google Suite (Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets) a plus.

Compensation:
The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $18.00–$20.00, determined based on experience, knowledge, skills, duties, and geographic location.