Graphic Designer Intern

Summary

The Graphic Designer Intern supports the Marketing team by creating engaging visual content across digital, print, video, and presentation formats. This an internship that provides hands-on experience working on real marketing initiatives that support Jaycon's engineering, manufacturing, and technology services.

The ideal candidate is a current student or recent graduate with a strong design portfolio and a passion for visual storytelling. Success in this role is measured by creativity, attention to detail, willingness to learn, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts through clean, professional design.

This position may be performed remotely or in a hybrid work environment, depending on the candidate's location and business needs.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Design visual assets for digital and print marketing campaigns while maintaining brand consistency.
2. Create YouTube thumbnails, channel art, and other branded assets for video content.
3. Assist with short-form video content by creating simple motion graphics, captions, and edits for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and other social platforms.
4. Design creative assets for paid advertising campaigns across Google, LinkedIn, Reddit, and other digital platforms, including multiple creative variations for A/B testing.
5. Develop sales enablement materials such as capability decks, one-pagers, case studies, product sheets, and specification sheets.
6. Design presentations and slide decks for leadership, client meetings, and internal communications.
7. Create graphics and printed materials for trade shows, conferences, and company events, including booth graphics, banners, signage, and promotional collateral.
8. Design lead-generation content such as eBooks, guides, infographics, and downloadable resources.
9. Create clear and visually appealing graphics that explain engineering and manufacturing processes, including product design, prototyping, tooling, PCB design, injection molding, CNC machining, and related technical concepts.
10. Design blog graphics, email marketing assets, social media content, and other digital marketing materials.
11. Assist in building, organizing, and maintaining the company's brand kit, templates, and reusable design assets to improve consistency and efficiency.
12. Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Engineering, and other departments to understand project objectives and translate ideas into effective visual communications.
13. Apply company brand guidelines across all visual materials.
14. Revise designs based on stakeholder feedback.
15. Organize and maintain digital design files and creative assets.
16. Stay informed on current graphic design, digital marketing, AI-assisted design, and social media trends.
17. Participate in team meetings and contribute creative ideas.
18. Complete assigned internship projects and learning objectives within established deadlines.
19. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Necessary Skills & Knowledge

1. Strong understanding of graphic design fundamentals, including typography, color theory, layout, hierarchy, and composition.
2. Ability to create clean, professional, and visually engaging designs across multiple media formats.
3. Basic understanding of branding and visual communication principles.
4. Familiarity with digital content creation for websites and social media platforms.
5. Strong creativity, curiosity, and willingness to learn.
6. Excellent attention to detail.
7. Strong organizational and time management skills.
8. Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
9. Good written and verbal English communication skills.
10. Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
11. Interest in presenting technical or engineering-related information in a clear, credible, and visually compelling way.

Requirements

Required

1. Strong understanding of graphic design fundamentals, including typography, color theory, layout, hierarchy, and composition.
2. Ability to create clean, professional, and visually engaging designs across multiple media formats.
3. Basic understanding of branding and visual communication principles.
4. Familiarity with digital content creation for websites and social media platforms.
5. Strong creativity, curiosity, and willingness to learn.
6. Excellent attention to detail.
7. Strong organizational and time management skills.
8. Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
9. Good written and verbal English communication skills.
10. Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
11. Interest in presenting technical or engineering-related information in a clear, credible, and visually compelling way.
12. Requirements
13. Required
14. Currently pursuing or recently completed an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Digital Media, Marketing, or a related field.
15. Strong portfolio showcasing academic, personal, freelance, internship, or volunteer design projects (Behance, Dribbble, personal website, or similar portfolio platforms are encouraged).
16. Basic proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
17. Familiarity with Figma and Canva.
18. Basic knowledge of video editing or motion graphics using CapCut, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, or similar software.
19. Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
20. Ability to receive constructive feedback and continuously improve.

Preferred

1. Experience creating content for YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, or other digital platforms.
2. Familiarity with paid advertising creative and digital marketing concepts.
3. Exposure to AI-assisted creative tools such as ChatGPT Image, Nano Banana, Seedance, or similar AI image-generation and creative workflow tools.
4. Experience designing presentations and marketing collateral.
5. Photography, illustration, or animation experience.
6. Interest in technology, engineering, manufacturing, industrial design, or hardware products.

Working Environment

This is an internship designed to provide practical experience in a collaborative, fast-paced marketing environment. The intern will work closely with experienced professionals while contributing to real marketing initiatives that support Jaycon's engineering and manufacturing services.

The position may be remote or hybrid, depending on business needs and the candidate's location.

Job Relationships

1. Reports to: Marketing Lead
2. Works closely with: Sales & Marketing department, HR department

Performance Metrics

1. Timely completion of assigned projects.
2. Quality, creativity, and professionalism of design deliverables.
3. Consistent application of company branding standards.