Graphic Design Apprentice via Adobe Creative Apprenticeships
COFAM- Corporation Of the Fine Arts Museums · CA, US
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About the Role
The Graphic Design Apprentice will gain knowledge of museum design careers and culture, receive professional mentorship, hands-on project experience, and engage with a network of design professionals. They will familiarize themselves with FAMSF's branding, workflows, and systems, and understand how Graphic Design can support the institution’s goals.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Museum Design Studio and serve as a creative partner to other departments at FAMSF on large-scale projects involving a range of media, including print communications, environmental graphics, outdoor media, mobile and online media, and wayfinding/signage.
- Research, conceptualize, and design visual communications that support museum initiatives.
- Scale our brand consistently and effectively per our identity guidelines.
- Apply a finely tuned sense of typography to all projects.
- Present concepts and design decisions/rationale to designers and non-designers for feedback, then carry designs through a series of iterations, demonstrating the capacity to be flexible with and reactive to project collaborators’ needs.
- Meet with internal clients to plan the scope and schedule for individual projects; communicate deadlines, schedules, and production information to all necessary museum departments; attend project meetings as a representative of the department.
- Schedule, bid, produce, and deliver projects within established budgets, on time, while maintaining museum-quality standards.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED, and pursuit of further education in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite required
- Solid understanding of visual design principles and typography
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Passion for research and design trends
- Ability to take initiative, work independently, and collaboratively
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Understanding of human-centered design and accessibility standards
- Eligibility to apply for the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship is contingent upon successful completion of an Adobe Commission.
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Visual design principles
- Typography
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Research
- Design trends
- Initiative
- Independent work
- Collaboration
- Organization
- Time management
- Human-centered design
- Accessibility standards
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Onsite
- Temporary
- Part-time
Education Level
- High School Diploma/GED
- Pursuit of further education in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
Salary/Compensations
- $28 per hour
About the Company
- Together, the de Young in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park make up the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), the largest public arts institution in the city and one of the largest art museums in the United States.
- COFAM is the Corporation of Fine Arts Museums and is the privately funded non-profit corporation which supports the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, a department of the City and County of San Francisco.
- Comprising the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, we are the largest public arts institution in the City of San Francisco and one of the largest art museums in the United States.
- The de Young, designed by Herzog & de Meuron and located in Golden Gate Park, showcases American art from the 17th through the 21st centuries, international contemporary art, textiles and costumes, and art from the Americas, the Pacific, and Africa.
- The Legion of Honor displays a collection of over 4,000 years of ancient and European art including Auguste Rodin's The Thinker and houses the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts in a Beaux-Arts style building overlooking Lincoln Park and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Equal Opportunity
- COFAM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in all phases of employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.