Digital Design + Dev Specialist | Paid Summer Internship
Other agencies might call it an internship program, but we offer and expect more.
Our Specialist program was crafted to be the leading program for college students and recent grads to build a future career in marketing or design. We see it as the last internship you’ll ever do.
Our Specialists work 15 – 35 hours per week collaborating with our full-time employees, working for both our clients and Online Optimism itself. In return, we make sure they receive valuable, real-world experience, hourly pay, and the opportunity to team up with the best and brightest in the city.
You must be located in the following states to apply:
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- New York
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington, D.C.
You may work remotely from any location, or come to our office in New Orleans, Louisiana.
We usually hire Design Specialists who are focused primarily on graphic design work, with optional work in motion graphics animation, illustration, and web design. This summer, we’re expanding our search and welcoming graphic designers, web developers, and anyone in between to apply for this position, which we’ll then mold according to your experience and interests and our company’s needs!
You should apply for our Digital Design and Dev Specialist position if you want:
- a career in graphic design, web design, or web development.
- the opportunity to do creative work on behalf of our agency and our clients.
- to hone your design and/or development skills with work for a variety of clients.
- to build out your portfolio across industries and mediums.
You have:
- significant experience (and the portfolio to back it up) with a variety of styles and approaches.
- if you’re a designer, experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or After Effects.
- if you’re a developer, experience in working with WordPress or other CMSs.
You're excited by:
- crafting graphics, ads, and animations for a variety of businesses online.
- following specific brand guidelines.
- using UI/UX design to create beautiful, functional websites.
- following best practices for web accessibility.
What Are Some Features of Our Specialist Program?
Real Work, Real Experience
You’ll spend your time here working on real assignments and projects, being involved in actual client work, and teaming up with full-time Optimists as well as handling tasks independently. As one of our Specialists, you’ll leave us with a complete portfolio of work as well as a killer answer when you’re asked to talk about a time you proved yourself in your next interview.
Cold, Hard Cash
We provide $17/hour pay to all of our Specialists. For those still in school, we’re also happy to do everything we can to get you college credit. In addition, we'll send you to networking events and educational lunches, ticket included.
Launch Your Career
A majority of our full-time team started at Online Optimism as Specialists, and many of our Specialists go on to work at some of the top digital marketing agencies around.
An Optimistic Culture
Our company aims to keep our team happy and facilitate work any way we can, which is why we provide you:
- A casual dress code
- Remote and in-office happy hours
- DEI learning through webinars and courses
- Wellness challenges
- Affinity groups
- Book club
- Networking opportunities
To Be Considered You Must Apply Through Our Website: Click on the green "Apply Externally" button.