GRAPHIC & GAME DESIGN DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP
HealthStart Foundation
Job Description
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
HealthStart builds healthy communities through children’s science based health education. We teach kids how their body works, what it is made of and how this relates to what to feed and how to keep their bodies fit. Good nutrition and fitness are necessary to keep individuals healthy, but to create community wellbeing we need more. HealthStart lessons also teach kids that community health depends on us taking care of one another and our environment.
Interns will use their creative talents to help change the world for the better through creation of graphics to supplement our marketing/public relations strategy, fundraising events, and health education mobile game.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Health Start seeks a part-time intern with highly developed organizational skills, ability to manage their time, and creative talents to work 12-15 hours per week under the supervision of our Curriculum Designer.
The Interactive Game Development Intern will work in a team environment to design the next area of the game. They will help decide the game navigation, action, “story arc” and game play. The intern will be involved user testing which involve identifying ease of play, level of engagement, efficacy in conveying health messages, and opportunities for improving game play. This in turn will involve the intern in “debugging” the game and identifying programming and design errors to be corrected.
In addition to programming tasks, the intern also may be involved in actual design of the art, backgrounds, and animation related to the game if their skills and interests enable to do so.
Specific Job responsibilities may include:
Create graphics for an upcoming health education mobile game using Photoshop and Illustrator.
Create backgrounds using a drawing tablet for an upcoming mobile game.
Help create promotional materials for upcoming events such as flyers, web banners, and other materials.
Create visual solutions in effective ways in print and electronic media.
Develop materials to attract potential community partners.
Other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
Candidates for the position must have educational or work experience with graphic design, design, website development, or related activity. Employment experience or a strong interest in health and wellness or early childhood education is preferred. Must have experience with the Unity game Engine especially C# programming experience, as well as Adobe Creative Suite including PhotoShop, InDesign, and Illustrator and be familiar with basic computer operations including MS WORD, EXCEL, the Internet, and HTML. In addition, candidates should have some or all of the following skills:
Ability to communicate quickly and effectively
Ability to stay organized and up to date with the various tasks and assignments.
Animation and/or illustration skills a plus
Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite
Experience creating illustrations using a drawing tablet in Photoshop a plus.
Bilingual.
Compensation
This is an unpaid internship.
Start Date
05/30/2017
Application Due Date
04/03/2017
To Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter (required) by email to Erin Damm at erin.damm@healthstartfoundation.org on or before April 3rd. Two references required. Candidates must be able to begin work no later than May 30th. Applicants may perform their internship tasks remotely or at the HealthStart office, however, applicants must be able to participate weekly Friday 9:00a-10:30a staff meetings as well as a weekly Monstralia Team Meeting. Phone: 512-782-4355.