Andela is developing a corps of high-quality technology talent across the African continent that will drive the current and future phases of tech-enabled growth around the world. With the fastest growing population and highest youth population in the world, we believe Africa is one of the greatest untapped markets for talent development.
At Andela, we find the brightest young people in Africa, train them to be world-class developers, and connect them with employers around the world looking for top technical talent. Passion, excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, and rejecting the status quo are just a few of the things that Andela team members have in common.
We have a vision to train 100,000 world-class developers in the next 10 years – and we want you to help make it happen.
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE
While reporting to the Media Associate, the intern will provide support to requests placed by the Andela Kenya team ranging from design requests to photos and videos as directed.
OVERVIEW & OBJECTIVE
- Reinforce Andela’s brand in the US and Africa through engaging photos and videos assets
- Support demand generation efforts that increase engagement and the speed of trust transfer to our audience
- Work directly with the Nairobi Media Associate, to support projects across multiple departments including recruitment and in-country operations
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
- An online photos/videos/graphic design portfolio showing earlier works to where you are now to be included in your application. Applications without a link to an online portfolio will not be considered.
- The ability to meet deadlines and manage expectations in a high-pressure environment
- Intermediate photography and videography skills.
- Experience with:
- Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, Lightroom & Photoshop. Adobe InDesign is an added advantage
- Strong communication skills & ability
- Willing to learn
- Solid organizational skills to support the rest of the team
- The willingness to listen to feedback and use it to continually improve
- Be able to bring in new skills for the team to adapt to.
- Availability from Monday to Friday. Saturdays to be as directed.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Setting up locations, capture and edit photos/videos to engage both recruitment & lead gen audiences across all mediums.
- Work with the media associate to create designs to be used for web and print & update and Nairobi Media Archives.
- Meta-data entry for Andela archives in Adobe Lightroom.
- Prepare assets for the organization newsletter
- Departmental graphic design work
- Ensure 100% brand consistency across work output
- Support the team throughout the execution of campaigns.
BENEFITS & COMPENSATION
- Breakfast and lunch provided daily
- Beautiful working environment
- Opportunity to work with the brightest minds on the planet
- Oh, and a chance to change the world!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
