Design/illustrator Intern - Toronto, Canada - Wise Publishing, Inc

Wise Publishing, Inc

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

The Position

We are on the lookout for a passionate and talented Design intern to boost our creative team, assist in innovative UX experiments, brainstorm and follow through with the hands-on-work that achieves the absolute best product and experience for our readers.

You'll excel at taking direction and integrating feedback, while also bringing your own invaluable ideas and opinions to the table.

Armed with a strong design sense, adept problem-solving skills, and an in-depth understanding of UX/UI principles, you're prepared to conquer any design challenge with enthusiasm.

Proficiency in Adobe XD and Adobe Illustrator is a must. Drawing or illustration skills will be highly valued. You will learn, grow, and build an amazing portfolio with one of the top money publications online right now.

This role reports to the Art Director/Senior Designer and will be an important part of our creative and marketing department, increasing velocity and quality of output.

Under guidance from our Art Director, the Junior Designer will support in designing and executing visually engaging solutions for the product which implement our new brand externally and internally.

This role will achieve this by:

Taking ideas, wireframes, partial designs and running with them to create outstanding final designs, integrating feedback as they go
Being a liaison between the creative team and development team where needed
Participating in brainstorming sessions and offering up innovative ideas
Helping to build and maintain a design system
Taking on minor illustration tasks where needed

Responsibilities:

Work with autonomy to identify areas of the product ripe for design opportunities
Work with the Art Director's guidance to collaborate in real time on designs files, seamlessly integrating your own creative solutions and feedback
Facilitate UX experiments across the product through detailed mockups
Take on various design tasks for our internal and external brand. This could include designing presentations, templates, office murals, merchandise, display ads, etc
Work with other departments to help make sure all pages are built to our thoughtfully crafted design specs
Research design inspiration, keeping up with the direction of new trends
Assist in maintaining consistent design and photography
Providing your input We want to hear your creative ideas and opinions, you are not just another wacom tablet operator, you're a valued collaborator.

Who should you be, ideally?

An enthusiastic and diligent learner
Completed or almost completed a degree or diploma in design (or similar field)
Has a stunning portfolio of work that shows off your visual design sense, ability to collaborate, and thoughtful approach to user flows and user experiences.
Someone who can balance making the 'perfect design' with realistic timelines
Outsidethebox thinking. We are looking to innovate, not simply replicate.
Think in userfirst mindset, focused on optimizing engagement and usability
Able to receive feedback and constructive criticism well.
Organized you name your layers You name your files You create libraries to manage colours and design assets.
Good at working between different programs, and understanding their strengths (eg vector vs raster)
Can sense the subtleties that differentiate and define a style
Possesses a "can do attitude", and believes in finding solutions
Motivated, and able to work without significant supervision
A keyboard shortcut wizard
A clear communicator, able to articulate design specifications, technical and creative concepts
Able to come in to our Toronto office on occasion, though we are remotefirst

What tools should you know?

You should have an indepth understanding of UI design tools, primarily
Adobe XD. We also sometimes use
Figma.
You should be a pro at designing graphics in
Adobe Illustrator. You should be familiar with all the main tools, including the pen tool.
You should be able to skillfully manipulate photos in
Adobe Photoshop

Nice to have

Experience in
Adobe Premiere,
Adobe After Effects:
Excellent drawing skills
Good at creating social media content

Why you should work for us

Truly toptier benefits
Quarterly companywide team building outings
Free inoffice snacks
Company holidays (New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day)
On-Demand training and development courses
Enjoy flexible work hours while maintaining open communication during core business hours (9 AM 5 PM) and committing to an 8hour workday to foster collaboration and productivity.

About Wise Publishing

Wise Publishing is a digital publisher of personal finance advice and information aimed at helping Americans and Canadians make sense of finance.

We're a group of talented, passionate people who believe that consumers deserve the b