Indonesia
Source: Fadl Fajar ALQarim, Infinite Learning Company, Batam
On March 18, 2024, one of the fine arts students from the Class of 2021, Fadl Fajar ALQarim, successfully secured a spot in participating in the campus internship program called MSIB at a company engaged in the development of vocational training courses relevant to multimedia activities, arts, and digital technology, namely Infinite Learning. The student, often referred to as Fajar, qualified for batch 6 of the MSIB internship at Infinite Learning, which runs for 6 months or equivalent to 1 semester, from February to July 2024.
Source: Fadl Fajar ALQarim, Infinite Learning Company, Batam
As an MSIB intern at Infinite Learning, Fajar has been assigned the position of Visual Graphic Designer. His tasks and activities involve the development of digital visual products that will be used for internal company needs. In more detail, his activities include creating creative concepts for visual communication media directed by mentors or clients, and then executing them using software applications. Execution can be digital or manual, collaborating with the creative director, manager, and social media team, modifying or improving designs directed by mentors or clients, and following the branding guidelines set by the company, including logos, visual identities, icons, and color palettes.
For the 6th batch of Infinite Learning interns accepted into the Visual Graphic Designer position, there are a total of 20 individuals, who will be divided into 4 project teams, each focusing on different projects. The four project teams are as follows:
- Project Team Merch
This team is responsible for designing the layout of products, both tangible and digital. Examples of outputs from the Merchandise Project Team include designing merchandise such as clothing or accessory products.
- Project Team Illustration Assets
This team is tasked with illustrating design assets to be used by other project teams. The outputs from the Illustration Assets Project Team are in the form of items or raw design materials, where illustrations must adhere to the company’s branding standards to ensure that the company holds full copyright to avoid copyright infringement.
- Project Team Social Media Specialist
This team is responsible for the visual management of the company’s social media accounts. The Social Media Specialist Project Team is tasked with designing visual content for all of the company’s social media accounts to make them attractive and enhance the company’s branding quality.
- Project Team Photography & Video
This team is responsible for capturing photographs and videos. The outputs from the Photography & Video Project Team will also serve as commercial assets for the company’s marketing purposes.
Through the 4 Project Teams as outlined above, interns will be distributed among each team and are expected to possess high collaboration and communication skills. This is because the project teams work continuously with each other towards the common goal of producing visually artistic communication products that also reflect the company’s identity.
Source: Fadl Fajar ALQarim, Infinite Learning Company, Batam
For himself, he has been directed to join the Illustration Assets Project Team, which consists of 6 members. In more detail, the Illustration Assets Project Team emphasizes fulfilling the desired asset illustrations from mentors, creative directors, managers, as well as requests or demands from other project teams. The media used includes graphic design software applications such as Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, or any other application that they are proficient and comfortable with (interns are free to use any application).
The illustrations created by this team as their main project are highly universal, as the purpose of asset illustrations is to generate as many assets as possible to serve as commercial reserves whenever the company requires them. However, for the internship activities in batch 6, the Illustration Assets Project Team has performance guidelines that serve as principles and achievement targets in their work. These guidelines include design themes, icon identities, and the company’s color palette. The designated design theme is “Indonesian Culture”, the company’s icon identity is visualized as cartoon dolphins, and the company’s color palette consists of purple, blue, yellow, and turquoise green.
Regarding Internship Activities
As interns at Infinite Learning – applicable to all interns – you are required to participate in full-time activities as determined by the MSIB team, which involves working for 5 days a week and 9 hours a day, from 8:15 am to 5:15 pm. These activities are conducted with a Work From Office system located at Jl. Hang Lekiu No.2, Sambau, Nongsa District, Batam City, Riau Islands.
Regarding Accommodation, our partner offers a Dormitory that can accommodate interns, conveniently located near the company premises. The dormitory expenses are fully covered by the interns, however, our partner provides shuttle bus facilities that all interns residing in the dormitory can utilize. Additionally, the company provides a canteen accessible to all permanent employees and interns at very affordable prices. As for additional facilities, the company has a shared kitchen that can be used by all employees and interns.
The internship activities begin promptly at 8:15-8:30 with a briefing session led by the project team regarding the day’s agenda or projects. Subsequently, each intern takes charge of their assigned tasks until 12:30, which marks the scheduled lunch break until 13:30. After the break, interns resume their projects, aiming to complete them by 15:00. Following this, mentors from each division typically conduct check-ins or evaluations within their respective teams, providing feedback on performance and project outcomes for the day. Once the evaluation session is concluded, the internship activities for the full day are finished. Regarding attendance, interns are required to clock in and out using the fingerprint system located at the entrance of the building, with attendance recorded at both the beginning and end of the day.
Overall, the internship activities conducted by Infinite Learning MSIB partner proceed consistently and professionally while ensuring comfort for all participating interns. Despite the activities taking place for a full 5 days each week, the partner incorporates free game sessions that all interns can enjoy once their assigned projects are completed. Additionally, one day of free time is allocated on Fridays for interns to utilize for self-evaluation and relaxation purposes.
Writer: Siti Nur Herliana
Editor: Fadl Fajar ALQarim
