Design Intern

At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer commercial banking, wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.

Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we’re committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.

To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.

Community Financial System, Inc. is looking for a creative and motivated individual to join our team as an intern in our Marketing Department. This person will assist our in-house designers and overarching marketing team in the execution of marketing and design projects. This is an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience in a corporate environment. 

The ideal candidate will have a passion for design and marketing, be a self-starter, team-oriented, and have a yearning to learn. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop concepts and layouts for branch advertising, sales training efforts, promotions, etc., all while adhering to brand standards: 
  • Create sales and marketing materials for local branch activities, corporate sponsorships, business development activities, etc.  
  • Resize ads and other design materials 
  • Design and layout company newsletters 
  • Modify or create PowerPoint presentations and Word document training manuals  
  • Respond to various marketing materials requests
• Work with marketing partners and vendors to facilitate production of marketing materials. 
• Learn how to work as an in-house designer and adhere to brand and merchandise guidelines to ensure proper usage of brand marks internally and externally.  
• Assist the Marketing Coordinators with website and public relations initiatives, including proofreading of written pieces. 
• Work on other marketing tasks as needed. 

• Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all training requirements in a timely manner.

Education, Training and Requirements:

• Undergraduate student (Junior or Senior) or graduate student currently enrolled in a Marketing or Graphic Design program. 
• Must be able to share creative work samples –online portfolio preferred.
• All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

Skills:   

• Must be fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop).
• Must be fluent in the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Team-oriented, ability to work with minimal supervision, high level of attention to detail with meticulous follow-through, and the ability to multi-task. 

Hours: 40 hours week

Compensation: Commensurate with experience plus potential for annual merit increase. In addition to your competitive salary, you will be eligible for sick and safe leave and 401k participation. 

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk or sit. Use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands or arms, and speak and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to focus.

The Company is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

The Company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability. If you have a physical or mental impairment and would like to request an accommodation with respect to the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.