Design Internship

The Company

At Morningstar, great people are our most important assets and essential to our success. We look for hardworking, enthusiastic people to join us in our mission to help investors reach their financial goals. In turn, we offer people an environment that fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, offers dynamic career paths, and rewards employees for helping Morningstar thrive. We operate in 27 countries. Our global teams delight our clients around the world by creating industry-defining financial products and services. We are a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Our company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. We provide data on approximately 550,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on nearly 21 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries. 

The Role:Morningstar is looking for a visual/communicationdesign intern to join the Corporate Design Office team. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable work experience and exposure to corporate design, brand strategy, visual brand development, content development, UI/UX, and environmental graphic design.The Design Intern will work closely with the design director, design team, product managers, copywriters, developers, and other internal groups to develop digital, print, and experiential design solutions across all of Morningstar’s non-commercial corporate communications. Our interns are expected to assist designers in all stages of the design process from concept to completion as well as general production tasks.

All positions are based in our Chicago office, 5 days a week.

Responsibility

• Assist the Corporate Design Office team with developing & designing content for a variety of mediums and communication channels including print, digital, and environmental.

• Participate inconceptual design development workshops.

• Assist designers throughout all stages of the design process including concept development, design development, implementation, & documentation.

• Assist with potential photography needsrelated to internal events.

• Assist with workshop planning & preparation for design strategy sessions with internal stakeholders & clients.

• Assist with designing PPT / presentation slides as needs arise.

• Assist with recurring requests that often require production and attention to implementing Morningstar’s detailed design standards.

• Corresponding with internal clients, including answering routine inquiries, sketching multiple design options for review, and implementing the final design solution.

• Spec final design files and prepare final images for production.

• Maintain and organize archival digital files.

Requirements

• Flexible, self-starter who can work independently with strong attention to detail and has an interest in various aspects of brand, marketing, and visual communication.

• Growth mindset and willingness to step forward and make contributions for the betterment of Morningstar and its employees.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively or on an independent basis.

• Curiosity, resourcefulness, and a desire to solve challenging information and communication design problems.

• Excellent typography skills as well as effective communication, presentation, and technology skills.

• Basic knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, and Microsoft Office.

• Adobe AfterEffects, Premiere and Adobe Experience Manager knowledge is a plus, as is JavaScript and HTML experience.

• Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program throughout the internship, preferably one with an emphasis on design.

Please includeyour resume, indicate your work availability in your cover letter, and attach design samples (or include a website) in your online application.