Start: ASAP

Duration: 3-6 months

Location: London, UK

Deadline: Due to the need for immediate support, we will be recruiting for this role on a rolling basis.

Description: The Graphic Design and Communications Intern is an exciting role at MRG which sits between Communications and Fundraising departments. This year, MRG is celebrating its 50^th anniversary since the founding of the organising and the Graphic Design and Communications Intern will provide key support in the anniversary campaign messaging, communications activities and publications.

Graphic Design duties:

• 50^th anniversary leaflet – has been started but requires creative design and some content writing and inter-department liaison
• Social media paid-ads design to drive donations for 50^th endowment and Winter appeals.
• Abroad events – design banners and satisfy aims in engaging audiences at the different events
• Designing winter appeal
• Work with news outlets to design advertisements for print and online media
• Future strategy planning – key in steering the future design of the website
• Other tasks as assigned by line manager.

Communications duties:

• Work with MRG’s Communications Officer to compile an MRG Brand Guidelines document
• Assisting in the updating of MRG content on our website (i.e. Online Directory)
• Support in the production of digital content for MRG’s 50^th anniversary campaign
• Assist in the improvement in managing MRG’s photo database
• Produce engaging visual content for MRG’s social media and digital platforms (i.e. infographics)
• Other tasks as assigned by line manager.

Interns are expected to work 2-3 days per week (minimum 5 hours per day).The placement is based in MRG’s London office although there is provision to occasionally work from home.

Please note that this is an unpaid position, but interns are entitled to travel and meals expenses of up to £16.50 per day (reimbursed upon presentation of receipts).

To apply: Please email your CV, cover letter and samples of previous work to samrawit.gougsa@mrgmail.org and kumar.hindocha@mrgmail.org with “Graphic Design and Communications Internship” in the email subject line.

THE FESTIVAL IS HOSTING A COMPETITION FOR 2019’S COVER ARTWORK THAT WILL BE ON THE A5 BROCHURE COVER, A5 FLYERS, POSTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

WHO WE ARE

The Bristol Shakespeare Festival is run by a team of dedicated volunteers passionate about bringing the freshest, most exciting productions of Shakespeare’s plays to some of Bristol’s most beautiful and unusual spaces every summerd uring the month of July.

WHAT WE WANT

Piece of artwork that represents who we are. The brochure will be distributed around Bristol in cafes, theatres and similar venues with many other flyers and brochures to compete with so it is important that it stands out.

SUBMISSION SPECIFICATIONS

Submissions in one PDF document of a maximum size 5 MB. An applicant can only submit once. Each submission can contain a maximum of two concept ideas. Submitted ideas to be in sketch/development stage. Applicants should include a clear overview of the artwork’s development process. The PDF file should include a link to the applicant’s previous work (website or shared folder).

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The applicant should be over 18 and currently resident in Bristol.

WHAT THE WINNER GETS

The winner will get a PRIZE OF £300 plus two complimentary tickets to a performance of their choice and an invitation to the launch party. The winning artwork will be shared on our social media pages.

DEADLINES

14th April at 5 PM: deadline for initial concepts and sketches

15th April: winner will be announced

28th April at 5PM: deadline for final artwork

Please email Neil.Leonard@uwe.ac.uk for an application form.

**Applications now open for Movement Builders: Ending the Hostile Environment  – Deadline 12pm, Monday 14th April**

What: Movement Builders is a five-day intensive training for people working towards big systemic change. Half theory, half practical tools, this course will put you in a room with 30 organisers from across the country to learn and plan how to build a bigger and more effective movement to end the hostile environment. We aim to help connect you with other people across the movement; develop a shared language and tools around the strategy, story and structure you need to win; and foster a relational and collaborative culture.

When: The training is residential, and runs from Friday 10^thMay, 4pm – Tuesday 14^thMay, 5pm

Where: Residential, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Who: This Movement Builders training is specially for people working to challenge any aspect of the Hostile Environment. You might be trying to tackle these policies and practises in education, housing, homelessness, health, employment, transport, social services, policing, detention, deportation or campaigning more broadly to create a new normal around immigration amongst the general public. You might be an organiser, activist, campaigner, or none of the above, doing the work in a paid capacity or volunteering but we’re after people who are keen to learn and collaborate with others. We’ll be prioritising those who have experienced injustice first hand and are keen to organise with others in their community.

To Apply, please visit: https://neweconomyorganisers.org/our-work/movement-builders/?fbclid=IwAR1y2UrMQCakzcqqWGlCZBwRXD9PxFer6GKRRJnq3VK8Joqe6LfgN7Wbm8w

Time to peel yourself away from your screens and get down and get ALT of CTRL for a night of boogie with our special guests- the boys at Continuous Movement. Such an intimate venue means this will be one not to miss.

Upstairs there will be stalls selling some zines and bits from our talented team of graphic designers and a pool table to grab.

All profits go towards to the graphic design fundraiser pot. If you are feeling generous- pop open your wallets and give us a hand below-

https://www.gofundme.com/uwe-graphic-design-degree-show-2019?sharetype=teams&member=1712344&rcid=r01-155384371868-46fa74df44a442f9&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_m

Frenchay student starting a new clothing brand and have a draft logo that needs to look good. Looking for a graphic designer to bring the logo design to life.

 

Willing to have initial meeting over lunch and this is a paid job.

We are a start up clothing brand created this year, and based in Gloucestershire. We want to represent the streetwear fashion era we live in, and the people who live in it. Guistë will be born out of the concrete and brought into the light. We want to do this by merging the high-end skater wear style, with the modern soulful music scene – using bold colors, quality fabrics and subtle yet eye-catching graphics. We aim to become an authentic British streetwear company, with a bright take on a classic lifestyle.

WHAT WE NEED

• A designer who shares a love for modern streetwear fashion, but is open minded about the styles of the past.

• Has the skills to create designs on Illustrator and Photoshop etc. intended to meet manufacturer standards.

• Someone who is willing and able to put in ideas of their own.

• Even though there isn’t a specific deadline in mind at this moment in time, we still want to start working on designs as soon as possible.

PERKS OF THE JOB

• • We will PAY for every design we use, rate negotiable.
• • This is not going to be a job interview, we will be working together as a team on equal footing.
• • When we meet, the Starbucks is on Guistë.

CONTACT INFO

Email – guisteclothing@gmail.com

Phone – 07716810711