Art Director Intern

ABOUT US
tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world's leading brands. With 1,200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions - from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.
Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald's, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.
Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.
WHAT MATTERS THE MOST
Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving.
tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com.
WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE
Supporting the creative team to execute and deliver imaginative content, your role seamlessly integrates a young-at-heart personality and a quirky, spirited attitude. Your playfulness and creativity shine through, as you are dedicated to shattering the box, not just thinking outside of it. Your love for crafting fun, clever, and unique experiences that reinvent the ordinary echoes the commitment to generating moments of surprise and delight.
With a powerful desire to learn, coupled with a fresh perspective and stellar design skills, you emerge as an imaginative force. Whether diving into new projects, ideating big concepts, or producing stellar designs, you approach each task with excitement. Your passion and curiosity for creative endeavors are evident in every project. From idea to execution, you effortlessly collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring engaging experiences through various mediums.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ORGANIZATION
This role will work closely with Strategists, Account Executives, Art Directors, Copywriters, Production Artists, on the conceptualization and execution of Point-of-Purchase materials, digital activations and products. As an integral part of a larger multi-disciplinary team, you will help manage and design many aspects of the visual creative product.

• Work and collaborate with the creative team to develop visual concepts, design systems, and products that entice, educate, engage, activate, and connect with consumers
• Support Art Directors on the team with the creative process from original concept to final implementation
• Interpret briefs to create designs that are strategically driven and compelling, not just "pretty"
• Manage and balance multiple jobs and projects daily, meeting timelines and expectations while measuring and improving efficiency
• Maintain knowledge and skills of creative applications, staying on top of new and evolving technology
• Think conceptually and strategically to discover the best way to problem-solve for design and technical challenges
• Be a constant learner, with a passion for actively staying ahead of the curve and exploring new tools, trends/standard methodologies, and styles, as well as advertising and design styles
• Be a team player by collaborating, working hard, and always pushing the envelope

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE

• Major in Graphic Design, Advertising Creative, Communication Design, or other areas of Visual Design

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma
• Proficiency with Microsoft Powerpoint is a huge plus
• Resourceful and solution-oriented; a proactive self-starter and problem-solver
• Understanding of visual communication and creating a visual hierarchy
• Skillful in graphic design, including the use of typography, color, and design systems
• Experience aligning work to brand identity/guidelines; understanding of brand collabs/partnerships
• Ability to quickly ideate and create a branded look & feel for clients
• Illustration skills are a huge plus, preferably with adaptability to a range of different styles
• Has a critical attention to detail while not missing the big picture
• Understanding of best practices for print
• Comfortable operating in print workflows, including collaboration with Digital Creatives and Industrial Designers, and flawless turnovers to the Studio Services team for final deliverables, making file structures and organization a priority
• Capable of communicating creative ideas and intentions with clarity
• Ability to collaborate with other Art Directors and Copywriters to execute and deliver engaging print materials
• Ability to take direction and constructive criticism from seniors and peers
• Adept at creating storyboards and/or providing direction for motion/animation
• Motion and/or 3D skills are a plus

Salary Range: $25.00/hour
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
RECRUITING AGENCIES
tms does not accept agency resumes submitted by third-party vendors unless a valid agreement has been signed and the tms Talent Acquisition Team has granted authorization for submissions for a specified position. Please do not submit or forward resumes to our site, tms employees, or any other company location. tms is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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