Marketing and Creative InternAt — Kona Loa Crown Valley

Kona Loa Coffee – Crown Valley

Internship Opportunity: Illustration & Graphic Design Intern (UNPAID)

Are you a creative student looking to build your portfolio and gain real-world design experience? Kona Loa Coffee is seeking a Graphic Design & Illustration Intern to help bring our brand to life through digital and print media.

DISCLAIMER: This internship is only for students planning to take the 495: Internship for Art Class.

What You’ll Do

• Create original illustrations and graphic design/commercial artwork for our brand
• Design digital assets for our social media pages and website
• Develop advertisements & posters for in-store displays
• Assist with social media visuals to engage our community

What You’ll Learn

• How to design for real-world marketing & branding
• Best practices for creating social media graphics
• Preparing files for print and digital platforms
• How to receive and apply professional critique & feedback
• Time management and workflow for creative projects

Location

• Hybrid work available (Remotely when working on assignments)
• Occasional in-person meetings & critique days at Kona Loa Coffee – Crown Valley

 Commitment

• Part-time internship
• Flexible around school schedules

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience working with a local coffee shop brand
• A chance to build your portfolio with professional projects
• Exposure to real-world marketing & creative workflows
• Feedback and critique sessions to help you grow as a designer

Tasks:

Create original illustrations and graphic design/commercial artwork for our brand
Design digital assets for our social media pages and website
Develop advertisements & posters for in-store displays
Assist with social media visuals to engage our community
Learn how to create artwork for print and different print finishes
Weekly/Bi-weekly online meetings for feedback and task updates
Monthly in-person meetings for task assignments and adjustments for end of campaign.

Training:

- General Employer Orientation and pipeline introduction
- Weekly scheduled one-on-one mentor meetings for critques, updates, or job assignments
- Monthly in-person feedback
- Working with Print studios to create finishes on prints
- overview/contextuaalization of assigned tasks

Learning Outcome:

How to design for real-world marketing & branding
Best practices for creating social media graphics
Preparing files for print and digital platforms
How to receive and apply professional critique & feedback
Time management and workflow for creative projects