Creative Services Intern for the MRA-The Management Association, Inc.; Waukesha

Type: Internship
Class: Part-time
Date: 3/26/2012
Organization Name: MRA-The Management Association, Inc.
Job Title: Creative Services Intern
Geographic Area: Southeast Wisconsin
Job City: Waukesha
Job State: WI

Website www.mranet.org

Organization Profile: At MRA, we help organizations thrive by creating powerful workforces and safe, successful workplaces. That’s been our goal for over 110 years. As the largest not-for-profit employers association in the Midwest, today we serve over 3,000 employers covering close to a half million employees. We believe our longevity and member base says something about our ability to deliver on that goal. Organizations join MRA as corporate members and receive access to expert advice, best practice information, peers, and essential tools. Organizations can address their unique needs by selecting from dozens of services that run the gamut from affirmative action to reference checking to training in HR topics, business skills, and management and leadership effectiveness.

Job Overview: The Creative Services Intern assists the Creative Services staff in the daily production and editing of training materials, prepare presentations, order training materials, conference preparations, proofing promotional copy and other various marketing and graphic design projects.

Job Description Requirements:

• Current junior or senior status student working on obtaining an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Graphic Design or related field.
• Assist in daily production and editing of training materials, handouts and instructors guides.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations.
• Order training materials through printer and communication with printer.
• Source photos to support concepts in training materials.
• Assist in conference preparations (printing collaterals, producing name tags, etc.)
• Assist with proofing promotional copy for collaterals.
• Support various marketing and graphic design projects.
• Perform administrative support duties as necessary.

Job Qualifications
Experience:
• Proficiency of InDesign software a must.
• Knowledge of Adobe CS programs as well (Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Desktop publishing skills with a keen eye for detail.

Any other special requirements necessary to do the job:
• Appropriate PC competence on various software programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to problem solve.
• 100% accuracy proofing skills are a plus.
• The ability to juggle multiple, time sensitive projects.
• Create brand-consist and error free material.
• Professionally interact with clients and coworkers to develop projects.
• Exceptional organizational skills.

Compensation & Benefits Paid internship.

Part-Time Schedule: Position hours are flexible, 15-20 hours per week depending on project work. Position is from May 2012 to May 2013 with the possibility to extend to September 2013.

How To Apply: If you are interested in gaining professional experience with a part-time, manageable work schedule at MRA, please email your cover letter, resume and hourly wage expectations to jobs@mranet.org with AF-CS in the subject line.

**Internship posting taken from Big Shoes Network website.