Design Intern

Digital Marketing Designer (Internship)

Who we are

3rd & Lamar, LLC is an Austin-based ad agency and production house (3rdandLamarMedia.com), as well as a subscription media company covering Austin business subculture (3rdandLamar.com).

What we need

We’re looking for a talented designer to join our team on a contract basis. The ideal candidate is a proficient designer who has a strong interest in digital marketing and media.

What we’re asking for

  • Create web ads for social media and display

  • Create print ads for clients and for 3rd & Lamar Media

  • Design decks for client presentations and other internal projects

  • Proficient in a variety of design tools like Adobe CS (Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator)

  • Bonus points for competencies in motion graphics and video editing

Good vs. Bad Designer

Below are qualities and behaviors that distinguish high performers vs. low performers in this role.

A good designer… A bad designer…
-Has a strong desire to work in media -Is indifferent about the work itself
-Is passionate about a career in design -Goes through the motions at work
-Takes detailed notes & has thorough follow-thru -Relies on others to follow-up with action items
-Creates high-performing ad creative -Makes excuses for bad ad creative
-Builds a trust-based relationship with account team -Fails to build rapport with account team
-Is organized & plans out each day and each week -Jumps from one task to another with no direction
-Is goal-oriented and understands their value -Isn’t sure if they are doing a good job or bad job
-Anticipates potential problems & prevents them -Consistently is blindsided by avoidable issues
-Triple checks work for errors -Believes typos, bad grammar, and mistakes are no big deal

Qualities we like

  • Self-motivated

  • Competitive

  • Ambitious

  • Independent

  • Creative

  • Composed

Payment and benefits

  • We will teach you everything that we know about digital marketing and media

  • Competitive pay

  • Opportunity to transition into a full-time role

  • Free 3rd & Lamar hat and subscription

  • Monthly company happy hours

 

To apply for the job, come see us at the next Rolling Happy Hour. You can sign up for updates and learn when the next one is at rollinghappyhour.com.