Design Intern
Come work at Smarter Sorting!
About You
Smarter Sorting is seeking a Design Intern to help us in our efforts to build product demonstrations and visual representations of product ideas that will be presented directly to stakeholders at largest retail organizations in the world. The successful completion of the internship will get you (a) meaningful work on real projects that allow you to grow your skill set, (b) letter of recommendations from CEO and VP of Product, (c) a portfolio of work showing the impact you have delivered for a late stage startup and world's biggest retailers and (d) opportunity at offer of full time employment.
What We're Looking For
- You should be fluent / expert with the Adobe Creative applications (Photoshop, Illustrator) and InVision for clickable prototypes.
- You should be comfortable putting clips together to build simple rough-cut videos.
- No specific degree required
What You'll Be Doing
- The internship will be punctuated with periods of intense work with short deadlines and requires willingness and flexibility to work during those sprints to do what needs to be done to deliver.
Location: Most likely you will be working remotely for the term of the internship, but we can provide a social distancing workspace in Austin, Texas if so desired.
*Internship positions will not be eligible for full time benefits
Your Benefits & Perks
Competitive Compensation Packages
401k program
Medical, dental & vision insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Generous Parental Leave
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Continuing Education Sponsorship
Bi-Annual All-Hands, Volunteering & Special Events (with baby goats in attendance)
Unlimited snacks & drinks
About Us
Smarter Sorting is a purpose-driven company committed to advancing sustainability at every phase of the consumer product lifecycle. Our cutting-edge machine learning technology enables cost-effective, legally compliant decisions for all unsold products, and our process advances our partners’ zero-waste goals.
As a collective group of machine learning experts, successful serial entrepreneurs, data scientists, sustainability experts, and national account program managers, our passion for data-driven sustainability drives us toward a singular goal: to reduce waste through the salvation of unwanted items. Our goal is to minimize valuable product disposal and maximize sustainable alternatives such as donation, reuse, and recycling.
A healthy culture is key to our company’s success and more importantly our employees’ happiness. At Smarter Sorting: We do what it takes. We are driven to become experts. We are not jerks. We are real. We have grit. Our core values drive our culture and in turn, we achieve our vision.
Better decisions. Better data. Greener planet. All made possible by the best people. Come join our team!