Visual Design Intern
New York, NY
Posted Jan 4, 2017 - Requisition No. 56339
What’s the role?
Bloomberg is committed to creating exceptional human experiences with technology by transforming complex data, workflow processes, and end user requirements into functional and unique software products.
Bloomberg's User Experience Team is offering internships to qualified students studying visual design who will work closely with our team of UX/UI designers, Product, and Developers toward crafting a new editorial experience across our mobile and desktop applications for our core service subscribers. Our team is seeking candidates with demonstrated editorial layout, strong typographic skills, who can communicate in a clear, concise and compelling fashion, to work for a 3 month period during the summer. Not only will interns get the opportunity to work in a talented and growing team with mentorship opportunities, but they will also get the chance to understand how visual design is applied to a specialized domain - financial services - with unique user needs.
Applicants must provide a resume AND portfolio showcasing UI graphic design experience.
A background in applying common user-centered design practices to solve design challenges is desired. The ideal candidate would be a fast learner, hands-on team player who has ability to create detailed visual designs.
What you’ll need to have:
- Pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Masters in Graphic Design, Information Design, Communication Design
- Experience designing and prototyping for desktop and mobile applications, or rich web-based applications
- Demonstrated understanding of visual design and UCD principles via a portfolio
- Excellent design communication skills and a willingness to understand and incorporate design feedback
- Demonstrated fluency with the Adobe Creative Suite
- Familiarity with Sketch, PowerPoint, Keynote, Visio/OmniGraffle
- Familiarity with Android and iOS standards and conventions
If this sounds like you;
Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.