Vedia Internship: Fall 2017 Design & Media Intern
Vedia is currently seeking a talented and hardworking Design & Media Intern to join our team for the fall of 2017! This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced creative environment and gain valuable experience that goes beyond the classroom. Please note that this is an unpaid internship for school credit only. Here are the details:
Qualifications:
- Rising junior or senior in college working towards a degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Media Arts & Design, Video Production, Digital Marketing, or related field
- Proficient in the latest Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, etc.)
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written; blogging, copywriting, and/or SEO experience is a huge plus
- Social media savvy with experience using and creating original content for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn; data and analytics experience is a huge plus
- Ambitious and self-motivated with a positive attitude; able to take direction while offering strong initiative
- Extremely organized, detail-oriented, and resourceful; able to handle multiple high priority projects and work under tight deadlines
- Strong samples of work showcasing graphic design, blogging, animation, video production, and/or web design & development
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Vedia team with a wide array of creative projects and marketing initiatives
- Adhere to graphic standards and clearly defined brand guidelines
- Assist with on-site photography and film shoots
- Retouching photos, properly sourcing imagery, and preparing final files for digital purposes
- Contribute to Vedia’s social media accounts and blog by means of researching, writing, and preparing original content
- Departmental administrative work including phone calls, email correspondence, file management, data entry, etc.
If interested, please apply via this form and include your resume, cover letter, and a link to your portfolio or samples of your work. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Good luck!
Premiere Pro Short Cuts Every Editor Should Know
Adobe’s Premiere Pro program can seem somewhat overwhelming to operate, even for non-beginners. That’s because there are tons of different editing tools and multiple screens to work within. It’s fairly common to lose track of a split clip, or forget what audio piece should be matched with what footage. Without a doubt, editing video can easily become tedious and difficult to manage. But like anything else, there area few things you can do to stay on track and get your project done in a timely fashion. Below we’ve put together 3 ways to help you work more organized and efficiently when editing in Premiere Pro.
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One of the best resources for creatives living in or near major cities is CreativeMornings, a monthly breakfast lecture series that brings creative communities together by means of different speakers on various themes.
Instagram Marketing Done Right: 3 Brands Constantly Capturing Our Attention
by Gaybriel Stubbs and Brie French-Sorgini
Minimalism. Bright and bold colors. Inspiration. Note-worthy messages. These are a few components needed for a brand to constantly capture the attention of its audience. What reels people in the most is when a brand goes full throttle with their aesthetic, persona, and their message. A few of our favorite brands that are always on their Instagram marketing A-game are Refinery29, Charity Water, and Adidas. Here’s a look at what we love most about them and what they’ve done right to regularly pull us into a deep feed scroll for hours on end.
Increase Organic Traffic To Your Blog With These Simple Steps
by Eris Doble
Blogs have become one of the biggest means of marketing in industries like traveling, fashion, and beauty, sweeping the internet and influencing its readers daily. It’s an outlet that’s made it possible for anyone to share personal passions through a digital landscape, with hopes of making some kind of career out of it. As a first time blogger, it might seem difficult to know where to begin or to figure out how best to infiltrate the blogging industry because of the competition. Inevitable questions you’re going to ask yourself are: How do I create a follower base? How do I get new followers? How do I hold on to the audience I’ve secured? For starters, it’s all about the content you’re creating. But once you have that down pat, the most challenging part of maintaining and popularizing your blog is learning how to drive or increase organic traffic to your site. Here are few steps to keep in mind if you want to get your blog noticed: read more…
How To Design An Effective Email Signature, And Why You Should Even Bother
by Eris Doble
Emails are a critical mode of communication in the professional world. Although the body of an email is usually deemed as the focal point, it is actually the signature that acts as a greater source of information. An email signature is an effective way to provide important details about yourself, your company, and your brand. Through the right design, fonts, colors, and social handles used, it’s a great way to further convey your brand’s identity and give it recognition. So, how do you build an effective email signature? Here are a few simple tips that will help you create a one that’s clean, professional, and stands out:
Free Font, Adidas’ State-Themed Sneakers, & Other Creative Links to Check Out This Morning
From Adidas’ US state-themed sneaker designs to our new favorite font available for free download, see what’s recently caught our attention at Vedia in design, media, and marketing!
Colorful Instagram Feeds To Follow, From The Boys
There’s a laundry list of female creatives we follow religiously on Instagram, our own type of “It-Girls” so to speak, but what about the boys? When it comes to finding inspiration for bold and bright colors, we like to turn to a few of the most colorful Instagram feeds run by our male counterparts. Today we want to share with you the work of creatives Christopher Hainey, Albie Alexander, and Frank J Guzzone. All three accounts are electrifying with beautiful colors, playful shapes, and interesting compositions that will easily inspire you to think outside of the box.
Design Books All Millennial Creatives Must Read This Summer
Designers spend hours on end staring at a computer screen learning the ins and outs of every Adobe program, practicing the rules of pairing fonts, and perfecting their craft. But once in awhile, we all need to step away from the computer screen and regroup; we need to give our eyes a rest and feed our brains with some knowledge and inspiration. What’s the best way to do this? Might we suggest going old school, as in, picking up a few paperback design books? Give yourself the opportunity to delve into the heads of some of the world’s greatest designers, or learn how to effectively sell design, or get some incite on what others consider to be “good” design all by means of some beautifully constructed print pieces . To help you do so, we’ve rounded up five of our favorite must-read design books for millennial creatives. Now, check out the list below and unplug yourself for a bit:
