Graphic Design Intern

Overall Job Function:  

Work alongside our creative team to produce outstanding design material. Projects may include graphics, layout, illustration, iconography, photography, videography, and more. As a graphic design intern, you'll gain valuable experience working with an established brand, learning new skills, and creating designs that meet client goals.

Essential Job Functions:

Create and design print and digital materials.

Retouch and manipulate images.

Collaborate with team members to develop design concepts.

Execute assignments on time, and revise to meet changing needs and requirements.

Remain in tune with design trends and maintain best practices. Share findings with fellow artists to create an atmosphere for continual collaboration.

General Marketing responsibilities:

Actively participate in team and office meetings/training.

Confer with leadership to resolve problems or questions.

Strive to meet goals and assist others in accomplishing their goals.

Ability to be highly organized and maintain all detailed aspects of projects.

Basic knowledge of layouts, typography, line composition, and other graphic design/motion graphics fundamentals.

Ability to use design programs and essential tools; including the Adobe suite: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. Premier Pro and After Effects skills are a plus!

Understanding of the digital and print requirements for formatting.

Assist with video production and photo shoots as assigned.

Secondary Responsibilities:

Actively involved mentor.

Internship-specific training

Networking with company and industry leaders

Job shadows in other departments as desired, including operations, agronomy, grain energy, feed, and accounting/finance.

Other learning opportunities are available depending on the season, time, and your interests.

Competencies:

Team player - enjoys and works well with others in a team environment.

Possess effective written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills.

Willing to take personal responsibility for tasks with a "get it done" mentality.

High ethics, integrity, honesty, and patience.

Approach daily tasks, projects, and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency.

Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledgeable expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact.

Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward.

Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge, and accept critical feedback.

Ability to adapt to a changing work environment.

Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines.

Qualifications:

Undergraduate student currently working toward a bachelor’s or associate degree in graphic design or related field.

Approximate Hours Per Week: 20-30

Work Requirements: 

This position is based in a fast-paced office setting.  Equipment utilized will be computer, phone, fax, copy machine and other standard office equipment.  Typical office hours are Monday to Friday 8 to 5.  

While performing job functions the employee will be required to talk and hear most of the time.   The employee will spend frequent intervals moving and sitting, while also needing to reach, bend, twist, crawl, crouch, stoop or kneel.  The employee will need to be able to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally and 15 pounds frequently and maneuver on and off a mobile equipment.  The physicality of this job is low.    

*FCS job descriptions are a representation of a job requirements knowledge, skills and abilities.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.