Graphic Design Intern

What You'll Do...

• Create assets to support Acres.com, corporate communications, and culture initiatives
• Produce a wide variety of assets including website graphics, landing pages, digital ads, print ads, downloadable guides, social graphics, product sheets, case studies, printed brochures, and event materials
• Maintain our brand guidelines, updating as needed based on direction
• Collaborate well across other teams to produce assets that meet the needs of each department while maintaining our brand standards 
• Own key design asset templates such as sales deck and keep files updated and accessible to appropriate parties 
• Manage intake of work and communicate workload concerns proactively 
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand user needs, requirements, and business goals
• Within 30 days, develop a deep understanding of Acres business and customer offerings
• Understand Acres mission and core values
• Be able to defend thoughts and ideas internally in a professional manner when challenged

Skills You'll Develop

• You'll develop a diverse portfolio by gaining hands-on experience creating a wide range of design assets across digital and print mediums (website graphics, landing pages, digital/print ads, social graphics, brochures, etc.), showcasing your skills.
• You'll learn practical brand management and application by contributing to the maintenance of brand guidelines and ensuring consistency across various communication channels and departmental needs.
• You'll develop valuable teamwork and communication skills by collaborating with different teams, understanding their requirements, and presenting and defending your design ideas professionally.
• Within the first 30 days, you'll gain insight into Acres' business model and customer offerings, experiencing the design process from understanding needs to delivering final assets in a real-world business environment

Key Competencies / Requirements

• Passion for your craft coupled with openness to critique
• Experience working as a Graphic Designer or other similar position
• A strong portfolio showcasing your work
• Exceptional relationship building, customer service, active listening, and verbal and written communication skills 
• Willingness to expand existing design skill set, learn new systems, and explore new design trends and techniques  
• Strong time management and decision-making skills 
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines and can be adaptable to changes in priorities  
• Proficiency with design tools such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Ability to work within a collaborative and iterative user-centered design process
• Ability to be nimble and flexible in a fast-paced environment
• Solid understanding of how to effectively use color, space, and typography
• Ability to receive constructive feedback
• Strong communication skill and ability to effectively convey your ideas to others
• Comfort in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
• Ability to self-start with a strong bias for action
• Intellectual curiosity with a mindset of continuous improvement
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize a large and diverse workload 

Details

• Pay: $15/hour
• Schedule: 40-hour week: typically 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday
• Length of Internship: 3 months
• Location: Bentonville, Arkansas