Remote Graphic Design and Illustration Internship

God designed you for a purpose. OM helps you discover it.

Operation Mobilization (OM) is a multicultural movement of Jesus followers, striving to live all of life on mission with God in the everyday places of life and work where access to the gospel is limited.

The Remote Graphic Design and Illustration Internship is designed for young professionals passionate about:

• Crafting impactful visuals and illustrations to tell transformational stories.
• Sharpening artistic and technical illustration skills while building cross-cultural communication proficiency.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and feedback from communication professionals.
• Grow your global awareness and contribute to more people experiencing God's love.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Participate in a virtual team’s orientation and training for a week, tailored to design and illustration projects.
• Engage in weekly development and coaching calls with communication professionals.
• Create original illustrations and graphic elements for media collateral, including digital and print materials.
• Use artistic creativity to design compelling visual content for global print and social media campaigns.
• Collaborate with the team to develop hand-drawn and digital illustrations aligned with campaign goals.

Qualifications and Skills: 

• Self-motivated and creative.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and familiarity with creating hand-drawn or digital illustrations.
• Strong understanding of composition, color theory, typography, and visual storytelling, with the ability to adapt designs for print, web, and social media platforms.
• Comfortable working within established brand guidelines.
• Attention to detail, openness to feedback, and willingness to collaborate in a remote team environment.
• Applicant must submit an online portfolio of his/her work for review and evaluation.
• Must have their own laptop.

Additional Info:  

• Spring Semester Cohort Dates: January 27 - April 11, 2025.
• All interns must be in full agreement OM USA’s Statement of Faith.
• Required pre-start training through online materials and video conference sessions with coaches and an Intern Cohort in the weeks leading up to the start date. Includes debriefing with coaches on the completion of the internship.
• This is an unpaid, volunteer internship that requires about 10-15 hours per week.

Accreditation:  

• Degree Credit is available upon the approval of your university/college supervisors.
• Supervisor qualifications: Over 10 years of cross-cultural Communications work, including writing, editing, video producing, photography, social media management