Graphic Design Internship

The Department

4th Floor Creative is Sony Music Entertainment UK’s in-house creative & strategy hub, launched in 2018 to unite Brand Partnerships, Sync, Visual Creative, Podcasting, Digital and Audience Development. Led by music industry powerhouse Cassandra Gracey, the London-based division works with Sony Music’s iconic labels – including Columbia, RCA, Commercial Group, Ministry of Sound, Black Butter, Relentless, Insanity – to orchestrate best-in-class activations and amplify artist and brand stories to connect with a global audience.

The Role

Working in a fast-moving and lively environment, you will be accountable for designing digital artwork, branding, presentations and other marketing collateral, including some print packaging. You will need to be dedicated to producing high quality work and have a great eye for detail. The right candidate will be passionate about contemporary visual culture, fashion, photography and typography.

The Team

The Design team is part of 4th Floor Creative and works with all of Sony’s labels to conceptualise, design and develop creative artwork concepts for artist campaigns. The design team also contribute to other 4th Floor projects across brands, CRM, digital initiatives and the Podcast division.

You must submit a portfolio as part of your application for this role.

What you’ll do

• Design logos for new artist campaigns, contributing concepts to campaign creatives.
• Design banners, social content using existing creative assets, presentations and other online marketing collateral.
• Liaise with the Visual Creative team and other stakeholders to ensure delivery of creative is prioritised and on time.
• Work with Creative Directors to present deliverables to clients (creative concepts, wireframes, mood boards, mock-ups, etc)
• Participate in creative brainstorm sessions alongside the Visual Creative team, marketing managers, artist managers and other stakeholders.
• Appreciate campaign objectives and how each project fits into the overall strategy.
• Ensure that all creative output meets current accepted best practises in usability and design.
• Keep up to date with the latest design and tech developments.

Who you are

• You have a demonstrable portfolio of high quality completed projects.
• In-depth knowledge and experience of Adobe Creative Cloud (especially Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
• After effects / Cinema 4D experience is a desirable plus
• Passionate about design, culture, photography.
• Collaborative
• Keen eye for detail
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously; manage and prioritise high volume workload.
• Hunger to learn and use new skills and techniques.
• Highly organised and motivated.
• Calm under pressure.

What we give you

• Weekly sessions with fellow interns to learn about the wider business.
• Learning and development workshops to help you grow within the working world.
• The opportunity to join our employee resource groups @HUE, @Whatif, @Whatiffreedom and make a difference to our company.
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• 2 Premium days to use for working on yourself, caring for your mental health or volunteering.
• A credit to use on live gigs.
• Free vinyl