MIT Design Lab is looking for Graphic and Interaction Design candidate for a 6 months fully paid internship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, MA.
Design Interns will work collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate has strong visualization and interaction design skills, and she/he is very comfortable working within a fast-paced multidisciplinary teams.
Candidates should demonstrate an ability to work across a range of projects and mediums, from print design, presentation design, product interactions, and digital interaction design. Production skills are essential, as well as a passion for design and a point of view about your work. Prototyping is a plus.
When submitting your work samples/portfolio, please indicate your specific role(s) and contributions for each project presented.
The ideal candidate will work in two main activities:
[1] Graphic communication: adapting existing Lab’s material and creating a new visual identity, creating documents for web and print;
[2] Interaction design: working in ongoing research projects, exploring boundaries of physical interaction end digital experiences. The first project will be reinventing a customer experience center to promote innovation.
Tasks:
- Working on rebranding and adapting printed and web material to communicate Design Lab’s work and accomplishments;
- Compiling and redesigning existing material, creating the Design Lab’s portfolio;
- Creating visual identity for the Lab;
- Working in the research group in supporting primary and secondary research;
- Participating in the ideation session and design explorations;
- Participating in consolidating ideas and presenting the result in a compelling way;
- Participating in performing user testing and writing scientific paper;
The ideal candidate:
* Graphic Design: excellent knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign;
* Video & Animation: Final Cut Pro X, Adobe After Effects;
* Web Design languages: HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JQuery (desired);
* A strong portfolio and elevated sense of design;
* Create design solutions for print and screen;
* Passionate and eager to learn;
* Ability to work in a fast paced, eclectic, multidisciplinary design environment;
* Attention to detail, result oriented, never miss a deadline;
Starting date:
As soon as possible
Remuneration:
The stipend vary upon experience.
If interested, email gmatt@mit.edu
