Position: Web Design Intern
Summary of Position:
As a Web Design Intern with XXX, you will be given the opportunity to contribute to the diverse and rapidly-growing organization. This is an accelerated opportunity to experience a corporate setting, learn about the insurance industry and be part of our entrepreneurial approach to business. Interns will also have the opportunity to meet with individuals who work in the other various functions within the group. We also provide intensive hands-on training and teach you the skills to be successful in this domain. If you are looking for an opportunity to gain experiences in Web design, this is a great stepping stone and earns you real world experience!
Responsibilities:
- Conceive and create high-quality designs in mobile and website
- Create memorable interactive experiences
- Develop ideas from sketches and graphics to prototypes
- Collaborate with development teams to create clean and intuitive designs
- Learn about emerging design trends, standards and technology
- Support the Creative Director and staff on website templates, banner executions and
- email layouts
- Conceptual design execution for new website, banner and email projects
- Understand user interface design, architecture and functionality according to usability best practices and responsive design
- Coordinate the project from initial kick-off to the project launch, participating in internal reviews and the QA/testing steps
- Support the team via organizational and administrative tasks
Qualifications:
- Currently working on completion of Bachelor’s or graduate degree in related field
- An extremely clean, functional design aesthetic
- A strong understanding of grid systems, composition and color, with a keen eye for typography, and meticulous attention to detail
- An eagerness to learn new tools and already know HTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript but have a strong desire to take your knowledge to an expert level
- Ability to work with the design and development team to understand technology requirements and capabilities as they relate to the user interface
- Passion for current design trends and technologies and a desire to communicate this knowledge across the team
- Strong comfort working in Adobe Creative Suite, including Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver.
- Experience with Sketch is a plus
