The Residency is on a mission to create a new version of the college experience that provides ambitious young builders with the connections, the space, and the mindset needed to positively impact the world.
The current college experience is expensive; it limits exploration; it weakens intrinsic motivation; it rarely teaches practical skills; ~25% of its students are depressed.
Because universities, governments, and accreditation organizations need to coordinate to change the college experience, and because each of these institutions are bureaucratic themselves, it is hard to change the college experience from within any of them.
So we are creating our own, specifically for the most ambitious, smart, and considerate youth we can find.
At The Residency, we provide housing, co-working space, coaching, mentorship, speaker events, dinners, and more. We help residents grow personally and professionally. We create an environment that fosters lifelong friendships. We push residents to the frontier of knowledge and innovation. We enable them to create an even more wonderful world for us all.
We are currently running residencies in San Francisco, CA; Berkeley, CA; Cambridge, MA; Berlin, Germany; Bangalore, India.
We envision residencies all around the world, inspiring and supporting not only the most ambitious, but every individual who wants to level up their lives, and the life of others.
Your Role and Impact
As a graphic designer, you will ensure our website, our social media, and everything we put out into the world looks BEAUTIFUL.
We think our current designs are mid. You have free range to experiment and create something even more wonderful.
Who You Are
Tasteful: You know what looks good and what doesn’t; you can articulate the reasons for your opinion.
Detailed: You care immensely about getting spacing correct down to the pixel; you care about the perfect shade of navy blue we use for our background; you are a perfectionist when it comes to design.
Creative: You experiment with many different styles.
Resourceful: You know how to use all of the design software needed to create art.
Bonus Points:
- You can make animations.
- You are a videographer.
- You can draw beautifully.
- You are a storyteller.
Perks of Being a Design Intern
Societal Impact: Higher education has been relatively the same for the last 200 years. Each year, it influences the minds and direction of 235 million people! We have the opportunity to set a new standard for “higher education”.
Skill Development: In this role, you will create art regularly. You will perfect your craft in the process. You will improve upon your communication and writing skills while working closely with the rest of the founding team.
Commitment
We have enough work for 5-10 hours per week. Depending on how creative you get and how much you want to commit, we can find more ways to utilize your skills.
We will start with a 2-week trial period and decide if we both want to continue working together.
Compensation
To start, it will be hourly or nothing, depending on your experience level.
Location
IRL is great if you are in the Bay Area! Otherwise, remote works!
Email nick@livetheresidency.com with information about your eye for design - portfolios are great but feel free to get creative.