Job description

Position:Design Intern

Department/Office: Marketing - sitting within Project Development Team

Responsible to: Senior Designer

Salary: Unpaid with reasonable travel expenses reimbursed

PhysicalLocation: Central Office based in London

Duration/ Number of Days: Flexible

Common Purpose

Common Purpose is an international social enterprise dedicated to leadership development. We give people from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors the inspiration, skills and connections to become better leaders at work and in society. We develop their ability to work together, innovate and to thrive in different cultures - this helps people, organisations, cities and regions to succeed.

Founded in 1989, Common Purpose is both local and global. We run local courses for leaders in 35 cities (and growing) across the world and global programmes for leaders from over 100 countries across six continents.

4,000 leaders each year become Common Purpose alumni.

Department/Office

Marketing is part of the Project Development Team (PDT) of the Common Purpose Charitable Trust (CPCT), working with all Common Purpose international entities. The Project Development Team is responsible for all global proposals within the organisation, and Marketing including Graphic Design, PR, Social Media, Websites, Alumni and HR. The PDT is also responsible for managing the offices of the Chief Executives of Common Purpose Charitable Trust, Asia Pacific and International.

Main purpose of the role

We are currently looking for a talented design intern who is interested in gaining experience and developing their portfolio by assisting our senior designer and the Project Development Team to produce communications and branding work in various mediums. You should have a passion for both print and digital, along with the relevant knowledge.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in creative idea generation
  • Work with the senior designer and liaise with teams across the organisation to deliver engaging marketing materials and branding solutions
  • Collate and organise online photo library
  • Create assets for use online

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications, experience and competences

  • Solid grounding in typography, layout and graphic design disciplines
  • Close attention to detail and consistency
  • Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
  • Comfortable working on PC
  • Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English

Desirable

Qualifications, experience and competences

  • Experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different functions and cultures
  • Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
  • Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues
  • An understanding of and commitment to Common Purpose’s mission, values and behaviours

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