An art intern sounds off

By Tyler Smith, Art Director Intern

It’s week 10 or so of my Square Tomato internship, and I've been holed up in south Pioneer Square, forced to walk up the stairs to the forth-story offices of the agency’s universal headquarters, two—sometimes three—times a day. (Some nonsense about the freight elevator being for, um, freight.)

They’ve tasked me with making coffee every morning, even if it’s hot and sunny outside. I've even had to grind the coffee beans myself with nothing but a spoon and my tears.

I spend most of the hours of my day drawing and designing layouts. My fingers are worn thin for the constant typing and mouse waving. One print ad seems like a simple chore, but then the mighty Creative Director cracks his whip. One turns into twenty... then thirty ... then a hundred... When will it stop? When, I say???