Verbal Identity Fellow

The Verbal Identity Fellow will think like a 'verbal sponge.' A positive, vocal, hard-working recent graduate to join our studio, with energy to bounce from project to project as you support verbalists and are exposed to all aspects of the design process. Our Fellow roles are full-time, fully integrated positions. They are onboarded and assigned a manager, and are resourced to client work. It is set up as a 3 month contract to start, paid hourly, with the possibility of extending and/or converting to a salaried employee position. The role: We're looking for a creative & strategic individual who has the versatility to connect the dots between details and big-picture thinking. Ideally, you're someone who can quickly make sense of complex information, distilling it down to the essential components that are needed to develop ownable names, create naming strategies, and turn strategy into storytelling.

Responsibilities

Understand clients’ businesses and use that understanding to create effective work; Support project leads in performing research, generating creative content (names, taglines, etc.), and building presentations; Contribute to projects in all verbal practices: naming, voice, messaging, and content strategy, and content creation; Work with strategists, designers, client managers, and more to prepare client presentations

Requirements

0 - 1 year of professional experience; Study/experience/degree in a related field (broad definition, including verbal-focused or writing-intensive fields like linguistics, creative writing, advertising, English literature, philosophy); Strong verbal, organizational, and time management skills; Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Ability to work collaboratively to find insights and develop new ideas; Ability to consistently deliver quality creative; Critical thinking, especially the ability to critique and discuss your own work and the work of others; Enthusiastic and eager to learn; Strong work ethic

Nice to have

Branding or marketing agency experience; PowerPoint; Knowledge of foreign languages