graduate school scholarship opportunity

current kcai graphic design seniors and recent graduates from 2007 to 2011 who are considering graduate school are eligible for possible nomination as a kcai nominee for the jack kent cooke graduate arts award. the award is for (up to) $50,000 per year for up to three years, given to 15 students nationally. our own molly hawthorne ('05) was a kcai nominee several years ago, but alas, did not win the big money.

process
- email a letter of intent to interim chair tyler galloway by thursday january 5, 2012. tgalloway@kcai.edu- the GD department submits up to three nominations to the faculty committee managing the process

- the faculty committee will make two final selections, allowing those individuals to apply for the scholarship.


Minimum Eligibility/requirementsTo be eligible to compete for a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Arts Award, the Candidate must at a minimum:

Be nominated by his or her undergraduate institution.

Be a current student at an accredited US college or University with senior status by December 31st 2011, or be a recent graduate within the last 5 years (2007).

Have a cumulative college GPA of 3.20 or better. The GPA must include all college level courses.

Plan to begin his or her first graduate degree program full time in the fall 2012 in the fields of performing arts, visual arts and creative writing.

Have significant unmet financial needs.

For further information for the Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award go to http://www.jkcf.org

barkley paid internship

barkley is currently looking for another intern to replace kcai alum lance flores, who was recently hired on full time (yay!). ideally, this student would be available over the winter break, so applying now would definitely be appropriate. 

the internship is paid, so this would be a great opportunity for you to not have to look for another job over the break. each student will of course have to apply through the process of providing cover letter, resume, and pieces of work. you can submit them to theresa thornhill at tthornhill@barkleyus.com

If you have any questions about the position, lance welcomes your email, and is happy to share his experiences. lflores@barkleyus.com

indicia looking for a web designer / developer

indicia design in k.c. has an immediate opening for a web designer / developer. contact principal ryan hembree for details.
ryanh@indiciadesign.com

Make your portfolio into an app

Wigoo is a revolutionary online smartphone & tablet digital publishing service for independent and professional publishers or just for creative people.

http://www.wigoo.com/

Innovative local eLearning company seeks part time contract graphic artists for online course projects. (projects waiting)

This is an opportunity to apply your creative eye to the web learning experience. We want to raise the bar and break the traditions of online learning to make it simple, fun, compelling, intuitive and exciting. We give you a course storyboard with mixed media content and turn you loose to create the visual delivery. Courses are built applying multi-media over Power Point and wrapped in Articulate, Captivate or Lectora.

We are looking for graphic designers who are innovative with experience in all aspects of design including technical illustrations, web design, social media, interactive media, user interface design and 3D animation. Salary will vary with project, virtual office work environment.

Specialties

web site design, technical illustration, graphic design, instructional design, animation,

Software
Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, CorelDraw, Power Point, Visio, HTML5, other tools

Our Site

www.ulearn24.com www.gatewayidg.com WEB PORTALS

http://gatewayidg.com/03182010.html DEMOS

Please send your resume with contact information to: rick@gatewayidg.com

coffee bean packaging project

thomas mcintyre is starting a local outreach project that sells small batch roasted coffee beans in the kansas city area with 100% of the profit going to local charities and organizations. he would love for the coffee bags to have a kansas city touch and thinks it would be great if the students at the art institute produced a few designs for the bags.

if you're into coffee, (and i know you are) contact thomas at  tcm1287@gmail.com

The Design*Sponge Scholarship is intended to assist art and design students in the pursuit of their creative endeavors through financial support. Because D*S understands that a students needs don’t always fit into the categories of tuition and housing, this will remain a no-strings-attached award. These funds may be spent in any way the winners feel best suits their creative needs. Whether that’s paying for an un-paid internship abroad, expensive supplies to test a new medium or financing a dream project- we’re here to help. The 2011 Scholarship is now open and accepting applications.

2011 Scholarship Details:

Undergraduate Student Awards: 1st Place ($2,500), 2nd Place ($1,500), 3rd Place ($750), and 4th Place ($250)

TO ENTER: all entrants must complete the The 2011 Scholarship Application Here.

DEADLINE: All applications must be completed (including any proof of enrollment requirements and portfolio links/attachments) by Monday, November 28th at 6PM EST.

Indicia hiring full-time web designer

Indicia is looking to add a full-time web designer to their team. They're looking for an all around websmith…including design, development, and maintenance of client websites. A knowledge of print design is recommended, however, web is primary.

sporting innovations: internship

Sporting Innovations, is seeking a graphic design intern to assist with brand and business development. Most responsibilities will entail working with the existing brand guidelines to create business collateral that presents the vision and mission of Sporting Innovations to a professional audience. This is a first-hand opportunity to experience the leading edge in sports technology and fan experience; with the possibility of work being presented to top sports executives around the world.

Qualifications
— work well in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
— most work will consist of digital presentations and information graphics
— attentive to detail and quality craft
— design knowledge of print and digital space; typography, layout
— formal knowledge of design software and best practices
— must have own laptop/macbook with proper tools/software

Bonus Points
— Web design (html, css)
— Motion experience (Flash, Flash Catalyst, After Effects)

The internship is open to recent-graduates or Junior/Senior-level students pursuing a degree in graphic design or equivalent; expected to work 2–3 day/week with hours being flexible according to class schedules. Although the position is unpaid it is available for class credit. In addition, we hope to help you build valuable connections and experience a truly innovative culture that’s revolutionizing the sports industry.

Start date of late-November/early December timeframe
Submit your resume and 3–4 samples of your work to lbabb@sporting-innovations.com

For more information visit: www.sporting-innovations.com

Internship at CHCA

They are interviewing as soon as possible for start date late November/early December.

See description for details.

They are looking for:
• solid print and basic html knowledge
• the ability to assist with a lot of production and small one off projects
• ability to work quickly
• solid software and formal skills

creating artwork for the kauffman center

GREAT OPPORTUNITY …   

for the right graphic artist(s) to have some fun, earn some money, and have his/her work seen at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and at the Bolender Center!

My company is providing Andy Warhol style artwork, which is being sold at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts gift shop as well as the Bolender Center for Dance gift shop.  The artwork consists of personal photographs retouched or treated in the Warhol style, printed on canvas and gallery wrapped for a unique, personalized look.

If you are interested in doing the artwork for these fun pieces, I am interested in talking with you.  I am willing to pay $75.00 per piece to the right people.

To apply, please contact Rebecca Edlund at the following:

816-753-5587 phone
816-456-5859 cell
redlund@kc.rr.com

O&H Brand Design in Dallas, TX is hiring

As posted on their facebook:

"O&H Brand Design is looking to add a talented art director with strong design/typography skills and interactive design experience to our team. If you fit that description - or know someone that might - please email us at hello@oandhbranddesign.com. Thanks!"

O&H Brand Design

Design Kitchen in Chicago is looking for designers.

As posted on the Design Kitchen facebook page, "DK is looking for designers and copywriters. Contact info@designkitchen.com." 
Check out their fantastic work. 

bonus: KCAI graduates Morgan Ashley Daniel and Monina Velarde work there too!

alumni: engineering production artist position available

Garmin is looking for a new Engineering Production Artist. This is the position that KCAI alums Jacquetta Charles, Justin Shulte, Adam McBride, and Dean Johnson  all currently hold. Garmin likes our grads! One of the most essential requirements is a good knowledge of Adobe Illustrator. check the position out at Garmin.com under the Company>Careers tab. Garmin offers some excellent benefits that can be found under the Career tabs as well. Direct questions about the position to dean johnson (dean.johnson@garmin.com). otherwise, apply soon, as the company is actively interviewing already!

Alumni: there is a Creative Developer Opening at Diamond Merckens Hogan

Creative Developer will lead or assist in the development and implementation of online creative for agency-client relationships through participation in each phase of development including strategic position, research, usability evaluation, layout, development and implementation.

http://www.alwaysbefearless.com

If you’re interested and qualified send your resume, along with a letter telling why you’re a good fit to hr@diamondmerckenshogan.com.

Paul Diamond is a principle at Diamond Merckens Hogan and also a Lecturer, teaching the Professional Practice studio, at KCAI's graphic design department.

Graphic Designer Position Available at Fossil

hey recent grads (with 0-2 years of experience):

You might be interested to hear there's a Graphic Designer Position Available at Fossil (in TX). Check this posting and others on grain edit's job board.

summer apprenticeship at GOOD magazine

Do you want to work at GOOD?

This past summer a former KCAI grad, Alicia Rosas, worked at GOOD magazine as a design apprentice (a fancy name for internship). She applied in May and the internship ran June – August.

http://www.good.is/about/jobs/product-engineering-apprenticeships

It was a very hands on experience in which she worked directly with developers and had full ownership over design responsibilities (incl. research, protoyping, wireframing, look/feel and brand specifications) in the creation of GOOD's mobile site.

Congrats to Alicia, because after the apprenticeship was over they offered her a full-time gig as UI designer and that's where she currently works.

Alicia says:
“if any KCAI students are interested in flying out to LA for a summer, I highly recommend it! The group I worked with was GOOD's first shot at the apprenticeship program, but they really liked it and seem to be on the look out to do it again in the future.... In case you were curious, everyone here really liked and responded to my degree project as well as the project we did for MX--so I'm really thankful for all the work we put into those semester long projects.”

K.C. Chalk and Walk web internship

The Kansas City Chalk and Walk Festival, a not for profit, 501C3, is looking for an intern to help us with minor changes to our web site, www.kcchalkandwalk.org.

Changes would be as follows: updating of photographs, festival date change for 2012, uploading volunteer, sponsor, artist forms, and insert music (if possible).

This is a non-paid internship, however, a hefty letter of recommendation for the student’s portfolio will be one of the perks. (and the thought that he/she helped an organization whose mission is to give back to the community via free arts programs).

contact: Carlota (Lotti) M. Halpern, Executive Director/President
kcchalkandwalk@aol.com
(816-517-2791)

Skylab Letterpress Intern

Skylab Letterpress is currently seeking an intern. See the website for contact information.

Internship at Reactor

Do you want to work in a small, hands-on studio that has made its mark specializing in unique printed materials and production techniques?

Reactor design studio is looking for a fall intern. Contact Marty or Jamie for contact information. We are also happy to review your portfolio and help prepare you for the interview.