Design Intern(S)

Come work at AltCity, an exciting new community space in Hamra, where people working in media, tech, startups, social media, social change, and design come to work, get startup support, organize or participate in different events, and much more. Employees, consultants, contractors, interns, and volunteers ALL play key roles in helping this dynamic young company start and develop activities that will positively impact media, innovation, and social development in Lebanon, and throughout the region. Come join!
JOB PURPOSE:The Design Intern will be tasked with making exciting designs for AltCity events, website, social media channels, items at the space, and more. We are keen on having designers that both have good experience, but who also want to grow to be much better designers, develop their professional portfolio, and to make cutting-edge designs that do nothing less than WOW people. While this is an unpaid internship, we are also happy to offer the intern coworking space to do their own work from AltCity.
If you don’t have your own online portfolio, we will also help you develop one during the period of this internship.
Multiple positions are available. We will figure out specific projects and tasks for each Design Intern, suited to the skills, passions, interests of each person.
WORK HOURS:The Design Intern must be willing to work a minimum of 3 days per week, and to commit for a minimum of 3 months, 5 months preferred. Could be renewed / continued based on need and performance.
MAIN TASKS:- design graphics, icons, logos, posters, 3d sketches, and multimedia (animation, stop-motion, etc) for events at AltCity, projects, the AltCity website, and AltCity social media channels- work on both still graphics and animations using simple tools (that the designer knows, or that we have access to at AltCity)- develop basic content, graphics, infographics, or animation videos for e-learning modules and social impact initiatives- other fun/exciting projects that emerge!
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:- substantial experience in different elements of graphic design- have a university degree in graphic design or a related field, or be a student in such a field (strongly encouraged, not required)- ability to communicate in Arabic and English effectively (written & spoken)- ability to multitask- detail-oriented, and with a passion for excellence- ability to meet deadlines- enthusiastic, dynamic, and reliable- strong preference for the Design Intern to have his/her own laptop to work on, with tools/programs that designer is most familiar with
PERIOD:Minimum 3-month internship, 5 months preferred, possibly renewable.
TO APPLY:Applicants are requested to send an updated CV, including all contact information, with a cover letter explaining why you are excited by and suited for this position, and a basic portfolio of your work (preferably as links to your work online; if not available, then send as an attachment) to:work (at) altcity.me
Mention “Design Intern position” in the subject line of your email.