Visual storytelling is definitely an art. If this sounds like something you are passionate about then we have your perfect internship!

As an Intern of the North Suburban YMCA, you will have the chance to work and be hands-on in a variety of projects that will communicate not only with our community but with internal communications with our members! As a non-profit organization, you will also be a part of a mission that is about giving back to our community.

It is the perfect opportunity to get your hands dirty in your field.

Professional Skill Building:

• Learn to translate Brand Guidelines and develop the skills to properly break them.
• Learn to process and translate Project Briefs to develop a project
• Learn to self-start Storyboards to plan and organize your project.
• Learn to work with other teammates and internal clients
• You will learn and develop Effective planning techniques, organizational skills and prioritize workloads (Time and Project Management)
• You will participate in creative meetings with the Marketing Director and other stakeholders to meet internal and external communications.
• The ability to freely be creative within Brand Parameters and Project Requirements
• Be able to experiment with many different styles as long as it meets Project Requirements and Brand Guidelines.
• The ability to learn how to be efficient with time in projects.

Requirements

• Preferably Junior or Senior standing at a College/University or Recent Graduate
• Passion for Visual Storytelling
• Render video footage as part of the production process
• Video Editing
• Experience with the Full video production process, from pre-production to post
• Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Media Encoder.
• Ability to brainstorm and storyboard creative video concepts
• Ability to take direction and be a self-starter.
• Effective editing skills
• Ability to continue a project/template already in production.
• Strong Project management and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Basic to advanced knowledge of Video editing
• Ability to interact with staff, members, and guests of the NSYMCA.
• Might require attendance to certain Y-Events.
• Must have own compatible laptop.