Project Management / Communication

As a Project Manager / Communication Intern you support the operating of our creative digital agency and you are a ‘spider in the web’, so you will need good communicating skills. You help the team manage 70+ colleagues and assist with many different projects. You help to provide your colleagues with the right input by setting up resource schedules and monitoring them. Safeguard the quality of the output, budget and ensure that we deliver what has been agreed on. We use the Agile working method for most of our projects and we will make sure that you can learn this way of working. 

In short, a challenging internship in the heart of a creative digital agency!

Who we are looking for:

- You're in the final year of your studies (HBO/WO);
- You're fulltime available for 20 weeks (or longer);
- You have good communicating and stakeholder management skills;
- You have a commercial mindset;
- You speak English (speaking Dutch is an advantage). 

Visual Design (Creative) 

Hey, congratulations! You chose to pursue a career in design, and that choice has survived all the way to the internship phase. Let's take a moment to appreciate that. You have these shiny new skills, time to see what you can do with them. Are you hoping that design can take you somewhere, or do you feel the urgency to take design somewhere? From here, it will be the contribution you desire to make to design that will frame your career. That's why we're together in The Valley, connected by our craving to produce our best work.

Your first team
The environment you choose to do that will have long-reaching ramifications on your career. Too small a company, and you won't get to fully experience the complexities of working on large projects with multi-layered teams. Too big, and your contributions may go unnoticed. We have that "sweet spot" mid-size team of 80 people. Your diverse squad will consist of: Copywriters, Art directors, UX Designers, Strategists, Data analysts, Front and Back-end Developers, and of course, Planners, Project managers and Client Account Managers.

Is it right for you?
If this is all sounding pretty good to you, then here is what we are looking for. Designers who are interested in all mediums but have a strong affiliation with digital design. You are comfortable with conceptual thinking as well as design systems. You're a sponge that wants to soak up more the mechanical aspects of getting things done and looking to develop your soft skills as well. You're not intimated by large multinational clients and excited by popular local brands.

The hard skills list
- An understanding of visual design for brand communication.
- Confident grasp of UX.
- Comprehension of design systems.
- Proficient with Sketch or Figma, Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, Keynote/Powerpoint etc. (a few of these are pretty essential).

Back-end Development

Are you an ambitious HBO student in the ICT field and do you not shy away from a challenge? Then The Valley might be the place for you!

In addition to your internship, there is sufficient guidance and freedom to develop and work on your (graduation) assignment. As a developer in The Valley you will develop various applications and websites. These applications are developed in .NET and MVC. The applications we deliver are produced from a variety of sources such as Microservices, Rest API's and Soap services.

You regularly work in multidisciplinary teams where you work closely together with Front-end Developers, UX- and Visual Designers. You will be guided by an experienced developer who can you can answer all your questions.

We have experienced that if you have only learned Java at school, this should not be a problem.

Why an internship in The Valley?

• The Valley is already part of Amsterdam’s agency landscape for over 25 years
• We are an independent agency and take all the freedom coming with it
• Working on a European and Worldwide level for A-brands, like Nike, AB Inbev, de Bijenkorf, Tommy Hilfiger, and AkzoNobel
• We have won awards like SAN Accents, EFFIE, Esprix, and DIA
• Talent gets the chance to grow at The Valley – therefore, we have several initiatives within and outside the office
• Speaking Dutch is not a requirement

What we offer
You will be based in our beautiful (and bright) open-spaced office in Amsterdam-Overamstel. We work in a dynamic and inspiring environment in which we treat each other with respect and kindness. Our organization structure is flat and ensures open communication. In addition to a tempting package of employment conditions, career prospects, and training opportunities, we offer chair massages, provide your lunch by our cook and have Friday drinks at our massive Valley Bar.