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Position: Design & Innovation Intern

Location: Remote and East Coast work hours

Start Date: June 6, 2022

End Date: August 5, 2022

Compensation: $17/hour + eligible to receive any overtime

 

Who we are:

The Ad Council is where creativity and causes converge at scale. We are a national non-profit organization, bringing together the brightest minds in the marketing, media, advertising and tech industries to inspire change around the most critical social issues facing our country. We produce and activate communications campaigns that drive awareness and behavior change, creating a lasting impact on American life. We are behind the iconic social good communications programs featuring Smokey Bear, “Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk” and “Love Has No Labels.” Our unprecedented efforts around COVID-19 now include the largest communications initiative in U.S. history, “It’s Up To You,” which educates Americans about the COVID-19 vaccines.

The Raquel Zarin Internship Program

Our internship program is in honor of Raquel Zarin, a beloved employee, mentor, and friend at the Ad Council. Raquel passed away in 2021 but left behind a legacy of grace, courage, hard work and great fun that we strive to emulate. She nurtured young talent, championed DEI, fought for immigration rights and was passionate about the importance of health equity. These are all principles that we hold in high esteem, and values that we want our future interns to establish during their time with us and beyond.

 

Job Summary

The Ad Council’s Design & Innovation team is looking for an intern who will play a key role in supporting innovation-based initiatives on Ad Council campaigns and throughout the organization.

 

What you’ll do:

  • Work with the VP, Design & Innovation Strategy to support the launch of an internal design consultancy within the Ad Council
  • Research digital innovation and design trends to contribute to “Splashforward,” our internal innovation newsletter
  • Leverage graphic design skills to create branding assets and templates
  • Attend and write up learnings from trainings that will be provided:
  • Human Centered Design & Innovation Training
  • Meeting Facilitation Training
  • Assist with administrative and project management tasks in the development of various offerings coming out of the new consultancy
  • Assist with organizing our internal trends review sessions called “Trends & Coffee”
  • Capture notes, learnings, and ask questions during meetings
  • Research and write engaging content for AdLibbing.org
  • Work with fellow interns to create a proposal of an Ad Council social good campaign, and lead the digital product management process for this project
  • Opportunity to participate in Ad Council’s initiatives to cultivate diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Collaborate with Ad Council interns to identify the next pressing social issue to become an Ad Council campaign. The intern team will work through the end of the summer program to research, develop and present a campaign proposal to the Ad Council staff.

 

What you bring:

  • Undergraduate-level student with an interest in design (web, experiential, graphic), communications, or a related field
  • A passion for social good, and a desire to use digital tools to push important social causes forward
  • Great graphic design skills (Adobe Suite, Procreate, Figma, etc)
  • Great problem-solving skills, initiative, and resourcefulness
  • Great organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Good communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Good PC skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
  • An entrepreneurial spirit in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work East Coast hours

 

Qualities of a standout candidate:

●        Familiarity with or interest in human centered design

●        Familiarity with UX/UI, product or project management

 

What we’re committed to:

At the Ad Council, we value and celebrate the unique characteristics and perspectives that make each person who they are. Diversity is the foundation of our work and allows us to reimagine how we reach our audiences. It is not simply our belief, but our duty, to cultivate a team that is representative of the American people. Only then can we drive true, measurable, and life-changing impact on the most important issues facing our country today.

 

The Ad Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected status.

 

The Ad Council invites all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please submit your request through one of the following methods listed below.

 

How to reach us:

 

 

Fax (212) 922-1676

 

or

 

Ad Council

Attn: Talent Team

815 2nd Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, NY 10017



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