Throughline Strategy, through the Canada Summer Jobs Program, is hiring a graphic design intern with a keen interest in information visualization and corporate communications. The Design Intern will work alongside the Design Strategist and Graphic Designers, as well as collaborate with the strategy team to develop visuals for project deliverables, including presentations, reports, charts and other graphics. This is a full-time, paid internship to start May 25th, 2021. Application requirements are listed at the end of this description. Only applicants who submit all three application requirements and meet Canada Summer Jobs requirements will be considered.
Our ideal candidate demonstrates a firm grasp of design principles to present information clearly and within an easy-to-understand story forma. The candidate has a keen interest in information visualization, including charts and graphs, as well as presentation design, which includes sourcing photographs or to accompany written text to tell a compelling story. (Note: most deliverables must be workable within a PowerPoint presentation format.) All visual material crafted by the candidate is compelling, clear, informed and impactful within a corporate setting.
Given the evolving nature of the pandemic this role may require both remote and in-office work over the summer. Applicants must be able to work from our Toronto office a minimum of 3 days per week if required.
Design Intern Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with other designers to develop PowerPoint presentations for workshops, project summary reports, research methods (e.g. online focus groups)
- Develop and work within PowerPoint templates for internal and client brands
- Maintain design assets/resource library
- Participate in brainstorm sessions with our design and strategy teams on a regular basis
- Project types will include: patient journey mapping, project debrief summary presentations (report-style), simple infographics, storyboard sketches, Mural templates
About Throughline Strategy:
Throughline Strategy is a healthcare consultancy, working with clients to develop insights research, business strategy and innovation projects. Our team brings together business strategists, market researchers, designers, sociologists, behavioural economists, anthropologists, healthcare professionals and project managers. Clients include global healthcare organizations seeking our strategic partnership, guidance and innovative solutions to patient-centric problems. Together, we help create a better healthcare system for allpatients, caregivers, healthcare providers and corporate partners.
Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design (or equivalent in related field). Candidates completing 3rd year are also encouraged to apply.
- Clear understanding of and consistently demonstrated use of graphic design principles, including grid systems, visual hierarchy, alignment, contrast (accessible design) amp; balance, and typography (kerning, leading, rags, orphans amp; widows, etc.).
- Proficient in presentation layouts (and/or editorial/book design) for both digital and print. Clear understanding of development in Microsoft PowerPoint or similar (Keynote, Slides, InDesign). Additional PowerPoint software training will be provided during the internship.
- Demonstrated understanding of storytelling through visual and graphic elements (in conjunction with text) to a specific audience.
- Excellent attention to detail to produce client-ready work, including visual details and proofreading.
- Comfortable collaborating closely with other design team members and working independently as needed, especially in a fast-paced environment.
- Portfolio link demonstrating impressive typography, layout and communication fundamentals, information hierarchy, and requirements for both print and digital projects.
- Full-time, immediate availability to join our team.
- Able to work within our downtown Toronto office on an as-needed basis, with current flexibility for remote work.
Definite plus if:
- 1+ year of applied work experience in a professional services firm, design firm or publishing house
- Experience with illustration, logo design amp; visual branding, web design
- Experience using digital whiteboarding tools such as Mural or Miro
- Experience working within the print production process
- Photo-based collage/illustration experience
Application requirements:
- An up-to-date, one-page resume
- A simple infographic that demonstrates 3 key reasons why this role would be of interest to you
- A link to your portfolio