United Brands, Inc.
1290 Old County Rd. Belmond, CA 94109
Site Supervisor: Chip Chipman
Title: Art Director
Phone: 650.802.6880
Email: chip@unitedbrands.us
URL: www.unitedbrands.us
Description of Company: United Brands is a boutique product design and marketing firm. The company specializes in high quality chef tools and fashionable designware for commercial and home use. Products are sold under the national brands "Whip-it!" and "Miam-Miam" to retail shops, gift shops, coffee shops, restaurants and to distributors.
Skills Required/Desired: All Adobe products, Flash, Dreamweaver
Job Description: Comps, research/conceptual ideas, electronic production. Candidates should be: self motivated, passionate about graphic design for advertisements, catalogs, web-sites, etc. Able to take direction, expand on ideas, sketch design. Able to handle multiple tasks and deadlines, detailed oriented.
Candidates should be : 1. Self motivated, passionate about graphic design for advertisements, catalogs, web-sites, etc. 2. Able to take direction, expand on ideas, sketch design. 3. Able to handle multiple tasks and deadlines, detailed oriented.
Hours per week: 20 Compensation: $10/hr
Application Procedure: interview, show portfolio

Vanderbyl Design
171 2nd Street, San Francisco
Site Supervisor: Barbara Dobbins
Title: Assistant
Phone: 415.543.8447
Email: barbara@vanderbyl.com
URL: www.vanderbyl.com
Description of Company: Interdisciplinary design.
Skills Required/Desired: Must be conscientious, organized, professional and committed.
Job Description: Library filing, brochure assembly, stat room organizing, workroom maintenance, drawing organization, miscellaneous clerical and clean up.
Hours per week: 40
Compensation: DOE
Application Procedure: Please send resume and cover letter. No calls please.

VehicleSF
275 Sixth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Site Supervisor: Dennis Crowe
Title: Principal
Phone : 415.777.5560
Email: dennis@vehiclesf.com
URL: www.vehiclesf.com
Description of Company: VehicleSF creates branding, 2D, 3D and motion graphics projects for image-driven brands like Nike, Reebok, Levi's, Phat Farm, Eletronic Arts and cultural organizations such as SFMOMA, New Langston Arts, SF Film Festival, etc.
Job Description: Ranges according to our needs and your capabilities. We strive to expose interns to aspects of the business that interests them. Press checks, motion graphics editing, 3D fabrication, etc. We also strive to allow interns to leave with a finished piece they designed at VehicleSF for their portfolio.
Hours per week: 20-40
Compensation: $10-$15/hour-depending on capabilities.
Application Procedure: Email titled CCA Intern with link to work in helpful.

Vertebrae
2325 3rd Street, Sutie 208, San Francisco CA 94107
Site Supervisor: Jim Allsopp
Title : Partner/Creative Director
Phone: 415.701.7070
Email: mailto:jim@vertebrae.us
URL: www.vertebrae.us
Description of Company: Brand Strategy and Creative Design
Work: client meetings, research, conceptual ideas, comps, electronic production
Skills Required/Desired: Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, Ideas
Hours per week: 15-20
Compensation: $10/hour
Application Procedure: email contact (make us smile), email samples, then interview

Visual Asylum
205 W. Date Street, San Diego, CA 92104
Site Supervisor: Maelin Levine
Title: Principal
Phone: 619.233.9633
Email: maelinl@visualasylum.com
URL: www.visualasylum.com
Description of Company: Graphic Communication Design
Skills Required/Desired: Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, some Photoshop
Job Description: Mechanical art, comp assembly, press checks, research.
Hours per week: Varies
Compensation: Varies
Application Procedure: Email resume or cover letter to apply.

Volume Design, Inc.
2130-B Harrison Street
Site Supervisor: Eric Heiman
Title: Principal
Phone: 415.503.0800
Email: eric@volumesf.com
URL: www.volumesf.com
Description of Company: A small, intimate studio with big ideas on design, metaphor and music. We work on everything including book design, CD packaging, exhibit design, cultural/non profit promotion, corporate collateral and identity. It's the message, not the medium, we like to say.
Skills Required/Desired: Applicants should be eager, fun, and okay with inter-office banter and a really nice dog, since our space is cozy. Should be fluent in programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign/QuarkXPress; knowledge of web and/or 3D modeling software is a huge plus, but not required. Good hand/comping skills are also a requirement. Possession of good music and tennis ability also a plus. Those with bad attitudes and prima donna poses need not apply.
Job Description: Available to perform skills such as design, comping, office management, accompanying principals to design meetings and press checks, contributing to brainstorm sessions. Basically whatever happens in the office, the intern will be part of it.
Hours per week: At least 20, preferably 35-40
Compensation: $10/hour
No. of Interns: 1
Application Procedure: Call or email Eric Heiman (contact info above)

West Office Exhibition Design
225 3rd Street, Oakland CA
Site Supervisor: Andrew Kramer
Title: Principal
Phone: 510.251.9633
Email: andy@woed.com
URL: www.woed.com
Description of Company: West specializes in the development of interactive educational facilities. Because we specialize in designing exhibitions you'll find the work in our office is slightly different than in traditional graphic or industrial design firms.
Skills Required/Desired: n/a
Job Description: These will vary depending on the type of internship and the individual's qualifications. Possible duties include photo/illustration sourcing, text review.
Hours per week: Negotiable
Compensation: Negotiable
No. of Interns: 2-3
Application Procedure: Send letter and resume to andy@woed.com arrange interview.

Wendy McPhee Design
111 Bolinas Avenue, San Anselmo
Site Supervisor: Wendy McPhee
Title: Principal
Phone: 415.461.0122
Email: wendy@wedes.com
URL: www.wedes.com
Description of Company: Design studio.
Skills Required/Desired: InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Job Description: Design and production.
Hours per week: 7-12
Compensation: $15/hour
Application Procedure: email resume or call directly

Williams-Sonoma Packaging Design
3250 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Site Supervisor: Karen Rapoport
Title: Director-Packaging
Phone: 415.581.3465
Email: krapoport@wsgc.com
URL: www.williams-sonomainc.com
Description of Company: Retailer of premium cookware, specialty kitchen items and gourmet food.
Skills Required/Desired: Illustrator, QuarkXPress.
Job Description: Develop comps for presentation and photo-research stock art/illustration. Assist designers in electronic production of illustration files, preparing mecanicals for print. Intern will also have some exposure to press checks and client meetings.
Hours per week: 20-25
No of Interns: n/a
Compensation: $20/hour
Application Procedure: Contact Karen Rapoport at krapoport@wsgc.com

Wolffolins
555 Market St., ste 1650, San Francisco CA 94105
Site Supervisor: Liza Thomson
Title : Director of Human Resource
Phone: 415.371.6065
Email: l.thomson@wolffolins.com
URL: www.wolffolins.com
Description of Company: branding, with offices in SF, NY and London; Clients include GE, PNC Accounting, Carter's
Work: research, conceptual ideas, roughs, comps, electronic production
Skills Required/Desired: Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, InDesign
Hours per week: 40
Compensation: $500/week
Application Procedure: submit resume and work to Liza Thomson

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