Design Intern

Critical Mass Internship opportunities are part of our Trailhead Program and provide a 12-week jump-start to your career. The program is designed to fast-track your growth through regular learning opportunities mentorship and hands-on client work-all while earning a competitive stipend.Youllget a firsthand look at the exciting work we do at Critical Mass and experience whatitslike to be an integral part of our team. This internship gives you the chance to explore the digital agency world and client projects to see ifitsthe right fit for you.

Our internship will run from May 26 August 14.

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization and we want to set you up for long-term an effort to do so we expect our team to work from the Toronto office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Werelooking for talented designers who want to learn more about a life crafting beautiful digital design. Whetheryourea photo-comping wizard grid-adhering fanatic or kerning-obsessed typographer Critical Mass can introduce you to a career in design.

Were firm believers in cross-discipline thinking. So youll also get the chance to see how copywriters strategists art directors technologists and project managers go about their business and what that means to you as designer.

You Will:

• Gain exposure and understandingtothe creative discipline at Critical Mass.
• Collaborate with interns on a client and global intern project.
• Work with a mentor to design solutions that meet or exceed strategicobjectives.
• Have the opportunity tocreate mood boards; storyboards; interactive page layouts; site grids and interface demos; photo retouching and enhancements; animated GIFs
• Provide quality assurance on creative deliverables.
• Build andmaintaina team rapport with entire multidisciplinary project team.

You Have:

• Strong design portfolio (you must include a portfolio URL or digital samples with your application.
• Currently in the second or third year of a four-year degree program or first year of a two-year program.
• Preference may be given to students who are enrolled in programs with related to design visualcommunicationsor advertising
• Strong visualinteractiveand graphic design skills that contribute to traditionaldigitalmedia.
• Solid working knowledge of the latest design toolsets - Mac OS Figma Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Ability to comfortably brainstorm and contribute to bigger ideas.
• Ability to articulate creative ideas.
• Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail.
• Comprehensive understanding of interactivity and the web.
• Passion for design and eagerness to collaborate with other creative people.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.

Critical Mass uses artificial intelligence in our recruitment process to enhance job postings filter keywords during the review of prospective candidates and in some cases transcribe interviews with our recruiters. Human review remains central to the process and all hiring decisions are ultimately made by our team.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs and. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger WhatsApp or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money technology or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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