SUMMER
INTERNSHIP

 
 

DESIGN

Designers at Soze take leading roles in brand development and visual identity projects, design for social media, web and printed materials of all kinds, from annual reports to event collateral and environmental graphics. Our creative team ensures that our projects—whether it is a campaign, rebrand or an experience—are developed with excellence in creative thinking and execution. We know how to tell stories visually, develop creative solutions for target demographics and approach our work with intention and purpose.

This job will suit you if you love collaborative work,  want to sharpen your design skills amongst purposeful peers, and want your skills to serve worthy causes. You’d be joining a diverse team of expert designers and content creatives that strive for a world we can all believe in.

Team Purpose:
The design team is responsible for. . .

Branding and design services

  • Visual Identity Systems and logos

  • Editorial - Layout and art direction

  • Communications design

Experiential 

  • Event branding

  • Environmental graphics, collateral and signage

  • Stage design and content

  • Kits, toolkits & merch

  • Customized registration and email campaigns

Client Marketing and campaigns

  • Campaign artwork

  • Printed and digital collateral

  • Social media assets

Agency internal 

  • Guarding and updating the Soze VIS

  • Development and maintenance of the Soze website

  • Graphics for social media channels

What are we looking for:

  • Curious, proactive and collaborative individuals

  • Ability to work autonomously, searching feedback and including seniors in your processes

  • Proficiency in the adobe suite 

  • Understanding of presentation software (Keynote, slides, ppt)

  • Proficient in Google Suit 

  • Knowledge of front end web platforms (Webflow, Readymag, Wix) a plus

  • Video editing, motion graphics and animation a plus

  • Interest in emerging technologies and creative applications a huge plus

  • A keen appreciation and understanding of the art for social change world

  • Positive collaborative thinker + reliable team player 

  • Centered in our core values of courage, compassion, and equity

  • Committed to weekly intern check-ins, team meetings and 1:1’s with department managers

Tasks + projects to look forward to include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Working directly with other creative team members to execute on design assets based on established creative directions

  • Create digital design assets, including but not limited to social media graphics, banner ad packages, deck templates, elements for animations and videos, virtual event collateral

  • Create print design assets, including but not limited to invites, printed collateral, event signage, merchandise design, and out of home advertising

  • Produce clean files that are digital, and print production ready.

  • Assist in creating new company marketing materials, including case studies, social media assets, pitch decks

  • Handle creative research for stylescapes and moodboards for branding and campaign clients

  • Keep current with cultural and industry trends 

  • Be an active participant in project brainstorms

  • Focus on professional development and networking

    • Connections to peers, mentors, and industry professionals

    • Conversations centered around social impact initiatives and the practice of equity

    • Special invites to Soze-produced projects

  • Collaboration with teams and departments across the agency

 
 
 

APPLICATIONS OPEN APRIL 5-26

Positions are open in these departments for 2024.
Click on the department name to learn more about the role and apply.

EXPERIENTIAL

STRATEGY

DESIGN

CREATIVE CONTENT & DIGITAL

INFLUENCER & ARTIST ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT OPERATIONS

 
 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 

  • We develop and build purpose-driven and issue-focused brands and campaigns for our clients to bring attention to or solve challenges that may be facing.

  • At Soze, we uplift the stories and experiences of those with proximity to the work we do. We translate these stories into creative outputs by ensuring that the communities our work is benefitting are heard, seen, or felt through our campaigns and the brands we build in partnership with our clients. By telling these stories in our work, we are able to foster compassion and spark conversations among our audiences, which can result in a shift in culture.

  • Interns will gain comprehensive and tactical skills and knowledge through hands-on experience (such as participating in IRL events, campaign ideation, building out strategy, creative design, etc.) and client work. There will be mentorship guided by 1:1s, working sessions internally and with partner organizations, cultural events that are open to attendance, networking opportunities and much more!

  • Our former interns have had opportunities to join Soze in full-time roles and also have pursued incredible career and creative experiences after leaving the agency. They’ve become or built upon their careers as artists, creators, designers and strategists. Please check out the testimonies above to learn more about them!

  • This is dependent on respective departments, projects that each intern is working on with their teams, and the working relationship with managers. Most team members will have a mix of internal touch bases, client calls and “focus time” on their calendars each day. Interns are also encouraged to seize opportunities to listen in and “shadow” their managers. We welcome interns to ask to participate on projects according to their interests.

  • Yes, we do! At Soze, one of our guiding beliefs is that our team members should feel a sense of ownership of their work and that our interns should have hands-on experience. The goal of our internship project is to foster an understanding of how research may be implemented into our work, communicate the importance of various topics with eloquence and expertise, and to grow both skills and knowledge for future applications. Each semester, the internship project itself will change, but at its core, it serves to give the interns creative freedom and to hone in on their respective skills and interests.

    The internship committee will provide a framework, various topics to choose from that align with your interest and skill set, 1:1 and feedback sessions, and a timeline with key dates and milestones.

  • This will be determined when we begin accepting applications.

  • You can reach out to our Internship team (internship@wearesoze.com)

  • We are one of around 400 workers-owned cooperatives in the U.S. That means that we do not have any investors or holding companies, rather, our employees are the decision makers and owners of the agency.

 
 

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