Critical Mass' Internship opportunities are part of our Trailhead Program and will provide a 12-week jump-start to your career. The program is a fast-track to launch your career through regular learning opportunities, mentorship, client work exposure, while also getting paid. We aim to show you all the amazing work we do here at Critical Mass, and to support you as part of the team! You will have the opportunity to try the digital agency world through multiple internship and client projects to see if it's for you!
Our Internship will run from May 27 – August 15.
We’re looking for talented designers who want to learn more about a life crafting beautiful digital design. Whether you’re a photo-comping wizard, grid-adhering fanatic, or kerning-obsessed typographer, Critical Mass can introduce you to a career in design.
We’re firm believers in cross-discipline thinking. So, you’ll also get the chance to see how copywriters, strategists, art directors, technologists and project managers go about their business – and what that means to you as designer.
You Will:
- Gain exposure and understanding to the creative discipline at Critical Mass.
- Collaborate with interns on a client and global intern project.
- Work with a mentor to design solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives.
- Have the opportunity to create mood boards; storyboards; interactive page layouts; site grids and interface demos; photo retouching and enhancements; animated GIFs
- Provide quality assurance on creative deliverables.
- Build and maintain a team rapport with entire multidisciplinary project team.
You Have:
- Strong design portfolio (you must include a portfolio URL or digital samples with your application.
- Currently in the second or third year of a four-year degree program, or first year of a two-year program.
- Preference may be given to students who are enrolled in programs with related to design, visual communications or advertising
- Strong visual, interactive and graphic design skills that contribute to traditional digital media.
- Solid working knowledge of the latest design toolsets - Mac OS, Figma, Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Ability to comfortably brainstorm and contribute to bigger ideas.
- Ability to articulate creative ideas.
- Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail.
- Comprehensive understanding of interactivity and the web.
- Passion for design and eagerness to collaborate with other creative people.
What We Offer
- Vacation, compassionate leave, wellness days, and flex days
- Hybrid work options
- Summer Fridays (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
- Diversity and Inclusion Board with 13 affinity groups
- Enterprise-wide employee discounts
The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week. The ask stems from our want to:
Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning
Improve collaboration and team relationships.
Increase employee engagement
Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].
We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our candidate pools.
The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.
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What We Do
Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer. Founded in Calgary in 1996, we have steadily expanded into a group of over 950 people working in 11 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South America.
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