Position summary:
*32 Hours, Monday to Thursday, 3 months (June - August 24)
As a Digital Design Intern, you will have the opportunity to design quality display ads for our clients, in a high-volume production atmosphere. This is an excellent opportunity to gain real-world, hands-on design experience and learn more about the digital travel advertising industry! You will work with our growing team of designers across the US and London.
You must demonstrate exceptional skills in design, communication, collaboration, and time management, as well as thrive in a fast-paced environment creating high-quantity advertising with demanding deadlines. If you’re passionate about travel and the thought of designing beautiful ads for travel businesses across the world excites you, we’d like to hear from you!
**For consideration, please include a link to your portfolio and resume.
What you will do:
- Design HTML5 and static display banner ads for customer advertising campaigns
- Use best practices to design high-quality animated display advertising
- Design with data and the user in mind
- Build ads that reflect cohesive/consistent design with the client’s brand
- Create ad copy in the absence of copy being provided
- Take initiative to give recommendations on ad designs in the absence of direction
- Apply animations to advertisements
- Follow customer design requests
- Be comfortable with working on high-volume production
- Ensure quality assurance from start to finish
- Submit designs for approval in a timely manner
- Work closely with other Digital/Graphic Designers, Creative Manager, and Customer Success Managers
What you bring to the table:
- Available to work up to 32-hours per week (Fridays off!)
- Pursuing or completed an Associate or Bachelor’s degree in a graphic or web design field
- 0 - 1 Year experience in graphic or web design field
- Skilled in the big 3 Adobe CC apps: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- Solid visual design expertise in typography, layout, color, and brand systems
- Exceptional ability to collaborate on visual design projects and integrate feedback
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in keeping up with visual design technologies and industry trends
- Must be highly detail-oriented and self-motivated to prioritize
- Ability to successfully manage workload and meet critical deadlines for ads
Bonus Points but not essential
- Knowledge of CSS, HTML, and/or JavaScript
- Knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro
- Fluent in more than one language
- Experience with writing ad copy
- Experience with social media ads
- Experience with Google Products
What we have for you:
- This is a paid internship
- Company-provided Technology: State of the art Mac equipment for use during the internship program
- Paid Holidays: Enjoy paid time off for any company holidays that take place during the internship program
- Learning Opportunities: Opportunities to participate in Sojern development programs or seminars and support to help you grow while leading creative and challenging projects
- Culture: Strong core business values, focus on teamwork, vibrant, social and fun environment
- Recognition: Participation in the company’s Orange Crush Awards program powered by the Bonus.ly platform;
- On-site Perks for in-office interns: in office snacks and drinks; regularly scheduled #win-as-a-team lunches, happy hours, gatherings.
- Some offices may provide access to a company fitness facility as well.
About Sojern:
At Sojern, we believe in the power of travel as a way to bring the world together. It is that passion that drives Sojern to build smart digital solutions that help travel marketers reach travelers efficiently, and increase long-term growth, customer loyalty and profitability.
Our customers include hotels, attractions and tourism boards, and they use the power of machine learning, data science and real-time traveler data in Sojern’s products to build direct relationships with travelers across social, mobile and the web. Now, more than ever, our thousands of customers rely on Sojern to drive visits, bookings, and ticket sales by engaging with travelers as they plan their travel.
As a globally distributed company, we are headquartered in San Francisco with employees based in 14 countries and counting. Our team is passionate about travel and the core values that define our culture: Win as a Team, Embrace Inclusion, Be Genuine, Deliver Wow, and Center Around the Customer. Check out our Glassdoor reviews!
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Disclosure - Pre-Employment Requirements:
All candidates offered employment by Sojern may be subject to pre-employment requirements, including but not limited to a background check. Sojern is compliant with all federal and local laws with consideration to pre-employment requirements.
Our Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion:
At Sojern, we work to create a brave space that seeks out, embraces, and promotes diverse thoughts, beliefs, and experiences of Sojernistas globally.
We are building a workforce that represents the customer base we are serving and the world we live in. A diversified workforce is an innovative workforce. Just as there is no one typical traveler, there is no one typical employee. We foster diversity and inclusion across the company, actively seeking to amplify underrepresented voices and apply diverse perspectives to ensure products, policies, and programs are relevant for our employees and clients alike.
Embracing our differences and celebrating them moves us towards our goal of making travel inclusive of all. Sojern’s S-Groups (employee resource groups) are a core aspect of our culture, fostering belonging and connection, inspiring learning, and creating opportunities for all Sojernistas across the globe.
- SoEmpowered: Supporting, developing, and empowering those who identify as women at Sojern
- SoProud: Celebrating Sojern’s LGBTQIA+ community while creating an inclusive and safe space for community members
- SoWell: Advocating for balance in life and overall wellbeing and providing space and resources for Sojernistas with different needs
- SoConnected: Creating space, connection and resources for Sojern’s young and rising professionals
- Parents & Caregivers: Helping families thrive with our community of parents and caregivers
- Sojern Gives Back: Supporting underrepresented communities and social causes, striving to make a global and local impact
We also have employee-run Slack channels for those with specific interests, for example plant lovers, pets and more.
At Sojern, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender orientation, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Sojern is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. Please inform your TA Partner if you are requesting a reasonable accommodation.
