Web Design Intern At Thaddeus Resource Center, Copan

We empower girls and women to move from hopeless to hopeful!
The Thaddeus Resource Center is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to restore HOPE, inspire GROWTH, and EMPOWER girls and women through education, life skill development, workforce training, and other supportive services.
We pride ourselves in having established a family-oriented culture that promotes open communication and collaboration through our values of Empowerment, Commitment, Hope, Compassion, Community, and Grace.
About the Role
A Web Design Intern at Thaddeus will assist in working on creative and design services, web strategies, and interactive marketing.
This role will help increase communication and engagement efforts to reach our community and establish public relations.
The intern will learn website maintenance and graphic enhancements to make each website genuine, as well as play a role in our marketing and community engagement initiatives.
The Web Design Intern will receive direct supervision from the Scrum Master under the Tech Department and will get the chance to work in a self-organized team setting.
Internship is unpaid , but eligible for academic or course credit if approved by your educational institution.
Responsibilities
Create visual concepts and logos that align with Thaddeus's mission and goals for organization projects (i.e., Events, social media and website content, etc.)
Strategize and collaborate with team to develop ideas that inspire, inform, or captivate the Thaddeus community and target audience(s)
Work closely with Thaddeus Threads (Thaddeus's thrift store) team to accurately promote store updates, events, merchandise, etc.
Assist in website development initiatives, maintenance and graphic enhancements
Advise on strategies to improve organization public relations and engage Thaddeus community
Research into current graphic trends and communicate these trends to the Media and Community Engagement committees
Participate in our Buddy system once assimilated and act as a mentor/point of contact for new interns transitioning into your team during their induction and onboarding process
Perform other assigned duties, as needed
Qualifications
Requirements
Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Graphic Design, Art, or Web Design, or any other related degree.
Alternatively, you have an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Experience in graphic design (web prototypes, flyers, infographics, and other materials)
Ability to work with photo and video editing software (Canva, Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, or similar)
Having a portfolio of completed graphic projects
Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet project deadlines
Ability to research, adapt quickly, learn new concepts and systems, and implement them
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
Intern must have the appropriate technology, internet connection, coding experience, and ability to function in a virtual capacity via Microsoft Teams
Flexible schedule to work on group projects outside of the mandatory meetings, if needed
Preferred
Experience with UX and UI design
Familiar with product awareness and excellent customer service
Proficiency in Microsoft Teams and OneNote, 8x8 Work, and Adobe Creative Suite (especially Adobe Acrobat DC)
Proficiency in Microsoft Teams and OneNote
Learning Objectives
Interns will gain a general understanding of web development techniques and production tasks.
Interns will learn basics in designing and coding graphical and informational websites.
Interns will gain basic experience in designing, producing, and installing graphic displays.
Intern will obtain a basic understanding of image and video editing
Interns will gain experience collaborating with others, both in their own and other committees within the organization.
Interns are presented with an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge and skills in a practical environment.
Intern will gain basic experience in designing, architect, and some coding of graphical and informational websites
Time Commitment and Working Conditions
Must be available to work a minimum of 15 hours per week
Must be available for the following VIRTUAL weekly meetings:
Weekly All Staff Meeting: Tuesdays 9 AM to 10 AM PST
Weekly Department Meeting: Thursdays 9 AM to 11 AM PST
Must be able to commit to this 1-year internship
Advantages
Participate in professional training offered to all employees
Build a resume and explore career options (cross-functional training available)
Apply skills and knowledge to the workplace
Grow your professional network and build strong working relationships with previous and current Thaddeus staff
Flexible scheduling to allow for final exams.
PLEASE FILL OUT OUR EXTERNAL APPLICATION VIA OUR WEBSITE (THADDEUS.ORG) TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM!
*** We are an equal opportunity employer.
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