Internship Description

My internship, once again, is not a typical internship. I'm doing actual work, as if I was a permanent employer at the office. I'm ALWAYS working on something 8:30am-5pm.

Here's the description of my internship: (It's as amazing as it sounds)
Graphic Design Intern
Fall 2010 Internship Opportunity

Our visual merchandising team is seeking a Fall Semester Intern to help with the following:
Downloading art from websites to use in layouts
Scanning art
Creating layouts for in-store signage
Developing concepts for in-store signage
Creating & Designing gift cards to use in our Holiday 2010 season
Attending production meetings
Updating and organizing data files from previous jobs
Photo manipulation
Creating ads for newspapers and magazines
In-store visits
Other various tasks

This internship is designed to give students exposure to how an in-house design department runs in a corporate setting. It is a fast-paced work with environment with multiple deadlines and rush jobs. This opportunity would be an excellent resume-builder and your gift card designs could be chosen for our Holiday Season, which would be a huge addition to your portfolio!

This internship is geared towards juniors and seniors seeking college credits.

Requirements:
Mac knowledge in Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark.
Students pursuing Illustration or graphic design degree.
Excellent organizational and communication skills and a keen attention to detail.
Flexible hours.

October 29 - Start of New Internship in New Department

Today I began my second internship at TWEC. I was rehired for the holiday season to work in the Visual Merchandising department. My title is now a Graphic Design intern. I'm working one day a week, so the commute to and from Albany is not as tedious as last semester. I'm not doing this for credit, but instead as a portfolio builder. My two new supervisors are excited for me to start working because I had a good recommendation from the Human Resources department and E-Merchandising department on my work ethic.
I signed several contracts on my internship for the start of my day. I was given a tour of the Visual Merchandising department and assigned my new cubicle and MAC COMPUTER! I was given work right from the start. I began working on projects based on pre-sale merchandise. I was working in Adobe InDesign (THANKFULLY I PRACTICED WITH THE PROGRAM BEFORE I STARTED). I was working with generally pre-made layouts and fonts that were directed towards FYE's branding. I briefly used Adobe Photoshop to edit the pictures I was working with. To obtain the pictures, I was utilizes the movie companys'(?) websites that TWEC subscribes to. It was violate copyright without the permission for the use of the pictures. I worked on about 10-14 different projects for the day.
It was also the Halloween office party. It was a pretty relaxed day for the most part, but I could see the tension from the Christmas rush throughout the office. Everyone was talking about how they were working from home on the weekends. Towards the end of my shift, several of my co-workers brought in their children to trick-or-treat (unfortunately I missed the memo for bringing candy for them). We were also given cider and donoughts.