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ABOUT 1871:
The story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 isn't really about the fire. It's about what happened next: A remarkable moment when the most brilliant engineers, architects, and inventors came together to build a new city. Their innovations – born of passion and practical ingenuity – shaped not just Chicago but the modern world. What started 140 years ago continues to this day.
1871 exists to inspire, equip, and support founders, growth scalers, and innovators in building great businesses. We deliver unfair advantages at scale. The team supports ~420 young companies. 200+ growth stage members and 100+ partners made up of Chicago's brightest digital designers, engineers, and leaders shaping new technologies, disrupting old business models, and resetting the boundaries of what's possible.
Come to a place where you can share ideas, make mistakes, partner with others, work hard, grow professionally, and change the world with a bit of luck. If that sounds like you, join us.
The 1871 marketing team is looking for a professionally driven, creative, and highly motivated Design Intern to support our graphic content strategy!
This role will involve support 1871’ Marketing Team with producing a combination of visual assets for social campaigns, print, and sales assets
Projects May Include:
- Animating graphics for email and social campaigns
- Refreshing existing externally facing graphics to (re) engage our community
- Building complex visuals that demonstrate the 1871 experience / products/Events
- Creating templates for internal use
- Supporting the optimization of sales decks presentations
Requirements
- Small portfolio of design examples - personal or professional
- Canava - branding, templates, animation, effects
- Adobe Illustrator
- History of receiving and implementing feedback
- Strong interest in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship
- Self-starter and ability to work autonomously and in cross-functional teams
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Basic computer processing skills, including Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
Benefits
Benefits: $15 / hour, paid bi-weekly. Letters of recommendation from our leadership team, college credit ( upon school approval), work with the best and brightest entrepreneurs and startups in the country, develop in-demand skills, and flesh out your resume with Context, Action, and Results
Time: Monday - Thursday, 10 am-4 pm (hours and time commitment may be flexible if agreed upon by the supervisor and the internship candidate before the start of the internship)
This internship starts in January 2024 and can be in-person or remote.
