Verbal Identity Fellow New York

Interbrand Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 34,095 - 48,560; Full time

Job summary

Interbrand Group in New York is seeking a Verbal Identity Fellow to join their team. The role is ideal for a recent graduate who can think creatively and strategically, supporting project leads with research and content creation.

The Verbal Identity Fellow will work hybrid, visiting the NYC office three days a week. Compensation is set at $30 per hour with the potential for a salaried position based on performance.

Qualifications

• 0–1 year of professional experience; internships count as experience.
• Broad definition of 'related' fields accepted.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support project leads in research and content generation.
• Contribute to naming, messaging, and content strategy projects.
• Prepare presentations for clients.

Skills

Strong verbal skills

Organizational skills

Time-management skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Creative thinking

Ability to work collaboratively

Critical thinking

Enthusiastic and eager to learn

Education

Degree in a related field (linguistics, creative writing, etc.)

Job description

Are you our next Verbal Identity Fellow?

We are looking for future industry superstars to join our growing studio. The Verbal Identity Fellow will think like a “verbal sponge.” A positive, vocal, hard‑working recent graduate with the energy to bounce from project to project as you support verbalists and are exposed to all aspects of the design process.

Our Fellow roles are full‑time, fully integrated positions. They are onboarded and assigned a manager, and are resourced to client work. It is set up as a 3‑month contract to start, paid hourly, with the possibility of extending and/or converting to a salaried employee position.

The role

We're looking for a creative & strategic individual who has the versatility to connect the dots between details and big‑picture thinking.

Ideally, you’re someone who can quickly make sense of complex information, distilling it down to the essential components that are needed to develop ownable names, create naming strategies, and turn strategy into storytelling. We’d love someone who is excited about everything to do with words. Someone who knows how to write well, and how to think and talk about how their writing fits into the broader world of strategy and design. Someone who loves to conduct research & analyze word choices and who wants to work on brands from any and every industry, from telecommunications to eyewear.

Your Day to Day

• Understand clients’ businesses and use that understanding to create effective work
• Support project leads in performing research, generating creative content (names, taglines, etc.), and building presentations
• Contribute to projects in all verbal practices: naming, voice, messaging, content strategy, and content creation
• Work with strategists, designers, client managers, and more to prepare client presentations

What we're looking for

• 0–1 year of professional experience; branding or marketing agency experience is a plus (internships count!)
• Study/experience/degree in a related field; a broad definition of "related," including any verbal‑focused or writing‑intensive field like linguistics, creative writing, advertising, English literature, philosophy, etc.
• Strong verbal, organizational, and time‑management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; PowerPoint is a plus
• Knowledge of foreign languages is a plus
• Ability to work collaboratively to find insights and develop new ideas
• Ability to consistently deliver quality creative work
• Critical thinking, especially the ability to critique and discuss your own work and the work of others
• Enthusiastic and eager to learn
• Strong work ethic

NOTE: This is a hybrid role and requires you to be in our NYC office 3 days per week.

Compensation

• Hourly rate of $30/hour.
• This range represents the low and high end of the hourly salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of Interbrand in the United States. Rates will vary based on experience, training, responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.

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