Intern with the KC Symphony

The Kansas City Symphony is looking for interns in their marketing department. Interns will work 10-15 hours/week and assist in managing different aspects of marketing and customer service, including print ads, website, phone apps, graphic design, email marketing, social media, direct mail and fulfillment. 

Interns must have knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite and familiarity with social media and content management systems. Must be detail oriented and excellent with organizational and communication skills. Multimedia skills a plus, including audio and video editing.

To apply for this internship, please send a resume and cover letter to Barbara Tate at bate@kcsymphony.org.

Internship with Foot Traffic

POSITION: Part-time Spring/Summer Intern for FOOT TRAFFIC, an
international fashion legwear design and wholesale company. They are growing and need the keen skills of someone from the fashion community that understands branding, website support, social media, and has a strong graphic design sensibility.
The job may vary day to day but the primary responsibilities will include:

PHOTOGRAPHY.
Photographing the product to upgrade the catalog and website product shots

DATA ENTRY
Inputing data to support the changing model line and content updates

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Ability to use FT’s existing fashion photography to create compeling siders and email visuals for the website. Must be proficient in Photoshop, INdesign, and Illustrator. Good typography and layout skills important.

BLOG POSTING
Blog post formatting, design and implementiation. To include graphic layouts, link-sourcing,etc. Must have Wordpress experience and working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Must have working knowledge of our social media such as Facebook,Twitter, and Pinterest. 

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KEY SKILLS
Reliable and professional- trustworthy, on time and able to handle a flexible schedule. Able to work closely with FT team on projects as needed. 

Design oriented-Passion for fashion, branding, and social media.  

Technology Savvy- Able to understand website functions as it relates to 
their business

For more information, contact Rishad Gandhi.

Intern with the World War 1 Museum

Seeking: a highly creative, detail-oriented and talented junior or senior year student majoring in graphic design to get hands-on experience in creating real-time deliverables and concepts for university credit.   

General Purpose: Provide production support to the Museum designer in producing print and Internet-based materials. Assist in creative development and concepts. Maintain the Museum brand across all materials.  

This is an opportunity to understand the role that graphic design plays in a Museum and professional environment, to see what it takes to concept, design, and layout pieces from beginning to end in a practical environment, and to see how the creative department works with Marketing, Development, Education, Curatorial, Retail, and Executive departments to complete a job.

A key project will be capturing high-quality images and creating persuasive website copy for new products on the Museum's e-commerce site.

Requirements for Consideration: Portfolio of work and personal design statement. A good eye for high-end design and style. Ability to create, manipulate, and execute photographs and descriptions for online Museum Store products.  Team player in a fast-paced setting.  Passion for learning and graphic design. Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing.  Ability to consistently complete tasks and meet deadlines. Must be current on design production software with preferences to Adobe Creative Suite 5.

For more information, contact Curator of Education Lara Vogt at lvogt@theworldwar.org or talk to Rishad Gandhi. 

Paid Internship at REACTOR

Do you want to work at the World Headquarters of Awesome? They have some big things happening and are looking for a talented and fun person to help them create awesome feats of design. This is real experience with real clients. REACTOR is located in the heart of the Crossroads district in Kansas City. They are a graphic design and brand strategy powerhouse, delivering the world's most effective 4D Growth Solutions.

/// Requirements:
- Currently pursuing a degree in graphic design with at least three years of coursework completed (They're only looking for students who are currently Seniors seeking a BFA in graphic design.) They could be persuaded to take a Junior, if they were a true rockstar.
- Ability to design across all print mediums, some web experience a plus
- Must love tacos and have a brilliant personality
- Illustration capabilities a major plus, but not required.

The part-time internship starts immediately and will be for Fall 2013 with an option to continue into the Spring 2014 semester. This is a paid internship. To apply, please send a resume, general statement of awesomeness and samples (or website) of your work.

/// Intern Contact Information: iWantToWork@WorldHeadquartersOfAwesome.com or (816) 841.3682

Sporting KC Internship!

Sporting Kansas City is seeking a design intern to join their creative team for the fall semester (September–December). The ideal individual is a self-motivated, enthusiastic design student ready to create materials in support of marketing efforts for both Sporting KC and Sporting Innovations.

The candidate will work between 10-12 hours per week. Scheduling is flexible and will adapt to fit student’s availability during the Monday through Friday work week.

This internship is for class credit only, and is not paid.

Click here for more info and to submit your application!

AFSC Peace Internship Opportunity

The American Friends Service Committee Peace Internship has an opportunity for students who might be interested in this unique opportunity to gain experience working for peace and nonviolent social change. 

This is a paid, part-time internship requiring 8-10 hours a week which will take place during the 2013-14 school year.

The Peace Interns will conduct peace and justice activities designed to engage high school-aged youth in several peacemaking projects and provide program support to Kansas City American Friends Service Committee peace education and social action work.

The application deadline is September 10, 2013.

Information about the internships and application process can also be found online at http://afsc.org/story/apply-be-2013-14-kc-peace-intern

company: rawxies

job title: fall 2013 student intern (design)

job type: part-time

location: kansas city, mo

Rawxies is a raw, vegan and gluten-free food company that specializing in pre-packaged, convenience food. Rawxies was created by Kansas City Art Institute Design Graduate, Callie England, and is currently sold in stores from New York to California. Rawxies recently relocated to Kansas City (from San Francisco) to further grow the company brand, and is seeking a design intern for Fall 2013 to help execute various creative tasks.

Rawxies is an award winning company that is young, energetic and has big plans for this next year. We are looking for someone who is passionate, self-motivated and doesn't hold back when it comes to pitching design ideas and/or sketches.

responsibilities:

Managing current brand identity materials - business cards, letterhead, postcards, etc...Working with online and/or local print companies - quotes, file management, specs, etc...Creating new and/or managing current retail promotional items - shelf talkers, coupons, etc...Creating and managing Rawxies' online monthly newsletter design.Putting together presentations for things such as capital raise meetings, 1 Million Cups (going national this fall) and pitching to various accounts.

requirements:

Adobe Creative Suite

Laptop

Transportation - would prefer intern to work from Rawxies’ offices (east of River Market)

For credit internship - 10-15 hours per week

bonuses:

Working HTML knowledge

Digital SLR knowledge

If interested, please email Callie England (callie@rawxies.com) with a brief introduction and

current resumé. Learn more about Rawxies at www.rawxies.com.