Visual Design Intern

About the role

Visual Design Intern Opportunity at Golden Hippo

Golden Hippo is seeking a Visual Design Intern to join its creative team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful health and wellness projects within an employee-owned, vertically-integrated organization. The selected candidate will support a fast-paced environment where the goal is to help make the world healthier and happier. You will work alongside a team of over 1,000 members that produces more than $600 million in annual revenue. This position is fully remote and part-time, requiring 25-29 hours per week. The program runs from September 14th to December 10th.

The Visual Design Intern will play a vital role in the visual design team. You will support a diverse range of creative tasks, focusing on the accurate execution of projects. A key responsibility involves adapting templates and strictly following brand guidelines. You will prepare production-ready files and organize visual assets. The role requires maintaining design consistency across a wide array of brands. Collaboration with team members is central, and you will receive feedback to develop your foundational skills. You must be detail-oriented and proactive. An eagerness to learn and contribute to a collaborative, fast-paced creative space is essential.

Your daily work will involve a variety of specific creative and organizational tasks. You will execute templated design work for web, graphics, packaging, and print projects. This execution relies heavily on established brand guidelines and design systems. Adapting designs for multiple formats and channels will be a regular duty. This includes resizing banners, reformatting for different devices, and updating copy or product images. You will also create and update static social media advertisements and simple graphic assets like icons or illustrations.

A significant part of the role is preparing files for their final destination. You will export production-ready files and optimized assets for both web and print use. Routing design updates and revisions based on visual designer feedback and QA checks is a standard procedure. You will support image editing, mockup creation, and asset resizing. Maintaining an organized Figma file structure, including components and brand guidelines, is required. You will also manage Google Drive folders, ensuring files are properly named and structured. Gathering visual inspiration for photoshoots that align with brand guidelines is another key duty. The role further includes supporting packaging design and format adjustments for various product lines.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate delivers accurate design work by following established templates and brand guidelines. Independence in applying layout, typography, color theory, and visual hierarchy to real-world projects is expected. You must be open to critique and direction from team members. A positive attitude toward learning and iterating is crucial. Clear communication within a team setting is a requirement. You should be able to work effectively toward shared goals.

Maintaining organized files and assets using consistent naming conventions is a core part of the workflow. This organization helps ensure smooth and efficient processes. Eagerness to learn is vital; you should take initiative to ask questions and explore new tools. Improving personal design skills and efficiency is a continuous goal. Managing multiple small tasks and hitting deadlines are key responsibilities. You must be able to escalate blockers to prevent production delays. Preparing assets for digital and print formats requires optimizing files to meet quality and compliance standards.

A strong design portfolio is required for this position. Your portfolio should demonstrate your design process and attention to detail. You should have up to two years of design experience through internships, freelance work, or academic projects. Quick responsiveness to feedback and the ability to iterate smoothly while collaborating with creative teams are necessary. A strong grasp of core design concepts, including layout, type, color, and visual hierarchy, is mandatory. You must be comfortable working within established brand guidelines. Using templates and creative direction for consistency is a fundamental part of the role.

Daily work requires proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. This includes Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. You should possess moderate-level photo manipulation skills. The ability to export and optimize graphics for web and print is a daily requirement. While a specific location was not listed in the source material, the role details provided confirm the position is based in Woodland Hills, California.

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