sprint: product development design internship

Come join Sprint's team of paid interns for this 10-week summer program at Sprint's headquarters in Overland Park, KS.  This internship focuses on many different aspects of product organization and development. Each intern will be assigned a mentor from the design team as well as work independently on a mobile development team doing real work.

click here for more information

meers summer internship

Meers is accepting applications for paid internships this summer in several departments, including creative. This opportunity offers a lot of hands-on experience, and possibly some face time with Taylor Pruitt, KCAI Graphic Design alum from 2012 who currently works at Meers. 

application materials: resume, cover letter, and link to portfolio/website

deadline: March 30th

click here to see more specifics

internship at zillner

zillner is a mid-sized agency specializing in senior marketing and is passionate about connecting seniors with brands. they have some intern opportunities starting in march and are looking for art directors/designers interested in their program. contact leigh shannon, the resource director, at 913.599.3230 x 1833 or leighs [at] zillner.com

check out zillner's website here.

summer internship at muller bressler+brown

Muller Bressler + Brown is looking for 4 college students to participate in a 9 week internship program during the summer. The student interns will work together as a team on a project for a real client. The program will take place June 5th-August 7th with required weekly meetings as well as additional, flexible hours. Cassie King, a KCAI-GD grad from 2010, currently works at MBB.

Application requirements: a resume and a 250 word essay
Deadline: March 13th

For more information, click here.

create a website

Create a very clean, simple website for a new online boutique/consignment shop. Compensation is negotiable.


Contact Renae at renaej89@gmail.com or 816.217.6012 for more information.

mPress: bindery and handwork position

mPress, a high-quality and very reputable kansas city print shop, has 2 full-time openings. The pay is $8 an hour with potential to earn more. Afternoons and evening positions are preferred, but mPress would be very interested in working with seniors who would like to be full time in the future. They offer benefits to full time employees. The tasks include mostly bindery and handwork (folding, gluing, packaging). Responsibilities could also grow and employees are welcome to work with other equipment in the company.

Contact mpress through their website about "the position in bindery and handwork". Be sure to mention you are a KCAI student responding to Ralph's inquiry. 

bernstein-rein summer internship - paid

BR is looking for two interns for their creative department for summer 2013. pay is $10/hr but as you know the experience will be invaluable. more info [and this creepy eye] can be found here.

"Reykjavik Calling" poster contest has $1000 prize

sounds like a really interesting event and the prize money is pretty sweet. due jan 30.

"A nod to the rock and roll anthem “London Calling” by The Clash, Reykjavik Calling is a concert that features unique collaborations between Icelandic and North American musicians and is held during the A Taste of Iceland weekend of cultural events throughout the year. Icelandic musicians travel to the host North American city, meet their local musician partners and perform collaborative, never-before heard sets for the Reykjavik Calling concert."

here's a link for more info.

dazium design solutions seeks full time designer

Entry level, full-time graphic designer needed at Dazium Design Solutions. We are a small business of with a 12 year history of providing business to business design services in KC. 

We need a highly creative, effective and efficient designer to add to our growing group to help with creative designs for print and web advertising. Ideal applicats will have attention to detail, good work ethic and at least an associates degree in graphic design. Please present portfolio and resume to be consider for this position. Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills are required, please be prepared to present your and skills with the InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop programs.

No phone calls please, email only. Respond through their post on craigslist here. 

allied materials paid internship for spring '13

Allied Materials & Equipment is looking for a graphic design intern for the product development
department of Springbok Puzzles (www.springbok-puzzles.com). The ideal candidate will have expert
knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, be excited by the prospect of designing products for specific
market demographics, and enjoy jigsaw puzzles (either currently or at some point in your childhood)!

After an initial training period in which you will be exposed to the product line and consumer research,
you will be given the responsibility of finding and creating images suitable for becoming jigsaw puzzles.

Under guidance, the selected images will be critiqued, edited, surveyed, licensed and brought to press.
The student will be involved in every step of this process, and gain a strong understanding of product
development and how a company licenses artwork from independent artists.


Primary Responsibilities
Product Design

Review of the market demographic, who is the customer
Review of current product line, what makes a jigsaw puzzle
Image creation/selection process
Artwork licensing process
Final – Print production ready artwork


Packaging Design

Review of the Springbok brand retail packaging guidelines
Assist with the creation of product retail packaging
Final – Print production ready designs

Sales Support Materials
Studio Photography – Assist with the preparation for photography sessions as needed to
construct sales promotional materials.

Skills Required
Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
All materials, computer and work station will be provided.

Location
Allied Materials & Equipment
1420 Kansas Ave
Kansas City, Missouri 64127

Compensation
$15.00 per hour

Contact
paxton butler PButler@alliedmaterials.com

Website Design

Want to help a local company redesign their website? Over the next several weeks, Patricia Stevens Agency will be setting up their new website and would like to contract a KCAI student to help. This is a paying gig, with very flexible timing. 

 

Contact Jame Freije at jafreije@hotmail.com for more information.

seek student design conference nov 10

the seek student design conference is a one-day event held at northern illinois university in dekalb, illinois, just outside of chicago. registration is a paltry $45. check it out here.

Intern for Sporting KC

Sporting KC is looking for college level (junior or senior) interns to work 8-10 hrs/wk for college credit. A successful candidate must have at least a 3.0 GPA and have experience with Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Dreamweaver.

More info and the online application can be found here.
For questions, please contact Michelle Erpelding at merpelding@SportingKC.com

Packaging Project

A start-up company in Atlanta is looking for a student or recent graduate who wants to help them design their packaging. This work would be pro-bono, but it presents a great opportunity for a sparkling  addition to your resume.

For more information, contact Chappelle Sparages at c_sparages@yahoo.com or 678-531-5267.

Website Project

Hadara Bar-Nadav, a creative writing professor at UMKC and published author wants to hire someone to redesign her website on a Wordpress platform. She already has all of the content for her website, she just needs someone to a) set it up in Wordpress and b) show her how she can edit the content in the future.

See her current website here.

If interested, please email Hadara at hadarabar@gmail.com.
This is a paying gig!

POWERLIFTING

Want to design a logo for the Powerlifting competition?! It will be seen by over 300 powerlifters. It will also be put on t-shirts!

Contact Aaron Craig at acraig@usd402.com

Signs Now needs full time designer immediately!

Signs Now is a small, local sign and graphics company looking to hire a full time graphic designer. Must be well versed with Illustrator on a PC, be able to work in a quick-paced environment and be comfortable handling some customer service.

Call Debbie Pruett at 816-436-8999 for more information. Email resumes to kcsignsnow@sbcglobal.net

girl scouts looking for designer and web manager

looking for a full-time designer to handle a range of print and web work. asking for 2–4 years of experience. good paying gig at $38-40K!

check out the full job description here.

DD Traders/DEMDACO is looking for a full-time website designer

If you have a BFA, 1-3 years of experience in a web-related environment, and a strong sense of both web and print design, this job might be for you!

Click here for more information about this job opportunity.

self-promotion resource from our very own Eli

Check out this robust blog post from Eli about how to best promote yourself and take advantage of all of the great resources out there.

Graphic Design Survival Guide, by Eli Brumbaugh