We’re happy to announce that we are now accepting applications for ripe’s fall 2010 internship position.  Let the flooding of our inboxes with resumes and portfolios commence!  Our summer intern Christina has done a fantastic job over the past couple of months, so you would-be interns have some big shoes to fill!  If you’re interested, feel free to view the job posting in the Career section of our site.

As always, here’s a blog post we asked one of our past interns to write – while we could just tell you what we think it’s like to intern at ripe, we’d much rather you read it from someone who’s had the experience. Bryan was our intern from January through May, and he did such a great job that we hired him on as a Junior Designer.  Here’s what he has to say:

Having started my illustrious career at ripe as a lowly intern, saying that the experience surpassed my expectations would be an understatement.

I was aware of ripe’s work before I heard about the position, and after a friend gave me the heads-up, they became number one on my internship hit list. I appreciated that the first phase of the application process was all-digital. My portfolio had undergone some serious revision since I last printed everything out, so I didn’t have to waste money, time, or paper. I designed my cover letter, resume, and portfolio as a unified piece, and sweated every detail of the design. Adrian Shaughnessy’s How to be a graphic designer, without losing your soul was invaluable for advice ranging from how to address the cover letter, to what ripe was probably looking for.

Although web design wasn’t my strong suit, I emphasized in my application and interview that I’d taken an initiative in learning HTML, CSS, and jQuery, and that I was interested in learning more. I also stressed that I would be happy to do whatever unglamorous work was required.

The internship isn’t all grunt work—you’ll definitely be designing—but the less glamorous stuff is really valuable experience. You’ll pick up lots of tips and tricks all across the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as get a feel for studio life in general.

But all design-related reasons aside, the internship would probably just be worth it in terms of free lunches, coffee, and tea…

We’ve gone in and added a little bolding for emphasis.  The biggest selling point (we think!) of ripe’s internship is that we’ll have you doing real work.  During Bryan’s time as an intern he worked on the following projects in addition to many, many more: 42° Catering, Ted’s Bulletin, sauca and La Palina.  As far as we’re concerned, if you’re interning with ripe, you’re an integral part of studio.  As such, you’re involved with everything the studio does.

So get your portfolio put together and apply!