Bradford Group - Product Design Internship Art/Illustration

Product Design Internship Art/Illustration – Summer 2016

We are looking for candidates interested in pursuing a career in the design field who are seeking hands-on experience! The Product Design Intern will assist with producing art for decal production that will be used to reproduce art on our products. They will also learn to work on licensed art to replicate an artist’s style to complete a piece of art to fit a specified template. They will assist to prepare and complete detailed and finished digital images from verbal or written instructions of products using their strong illustration and design skill. Digital painting skills are required, as well as having a good sense of design, knowledge of type, and proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. This is a paid internship.

Responsibilities:
• Assist designers in the presentation of new product designs, and the production of existing product programs
• Manage administrative functions of the department including: tracking, scheduling, and updating reports and product programs
• Reproduce art for decal production
• Retrieving archived art files
• Organizing jobs that will be worked on by our outsourcing group, including uploading and downloading files onto our server
• Compressing files as necessary for outsourced jobs
• Reviewing files to see if they require additional work to the artwork and perform rework as needed
• Other administrative project management tasks

Job Functions

Creative/Design/Multimedia

Desired Skills

• BA in progress or completed with a major in Art, Fine Art, Sculpting, Illustration, or Design, or another art-related field is required
• Design portfolio required
• Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator on a Mac platform required to include proficiency in retouching and illustration
• Must possess excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills – both verbal and written
• Must be detailed-oriented with the ability to follow instructions well
• Self-motivated and able to learn quickly
• Knowledge of MS Office (Word and Excel)

The Bradford Group

The Bradford Group is a world leader in direct marketing and creator of limited-edition gifts, collectibles, home décor, and jewelry. Founded in 1973, we have an unyielding commitment to product quality and exceptional customer service which has helped us become one of the premier direct marketing companies in today’s international economy. Our company’s vision is to seek to identify and understand our customer's fundamental aesthetic, emotional and psychological needs that can be fulfilled with art-based or theme-inspired offerings. At The Bradford Group, we take great pride in our position as the world leader in the collectibles industry and our influential role in direct marketing. We are equally proud of the sophisticated technologies and business operations that we have developed over the years, the innovative products that have made us the standard bearer in our field, and even the award winning design of our headquarters in the Chicago Suburbs. But our real strength lies in our people – creative, industrious people who dare to dream and are passionate about what they do. They are the people who over the past four decades have helped us to become a dominant international marketer. These are the people who we look for to lead us in our continued pursuit of excellence. If you are an innovative, results-oriented individual, The Bradford Group has an opportunity for you.

Qualifications

Minimum Cumulative GPA

3.0

Allowed School Years

Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Allowed Majors

All Product Design/Packaging, Fine and Studio Arts, and Design and Applied Arts majors

Work Authorization Requirements

US work authorization is required 

To Apply

Email resume and work samples/link to website to Gina Talarico at gtalaric@bgeltd.com