This internship will work 32 hours per week, beginning in early June and run 8 weeks through early August.
The Intern will work onsite at our corporate headquarters in West Des Moines, IA.
You’ll learn how to adapt design styles across diverse brands, audiences, and client objectives—while maintaining consistency across a full program campaign.
Working alongside a multidisciplinary creative team, you’ll strengthen your skills in layout, typography, composition, and asset development.
You’ll also gain exposure to brand development, creative critiques, and emerging AI-assisted workflows that support ideation and iteration.
Support real projects by designing digital graphics, event assets, email communications, and print materials aligned to program strategy and brand guidelines.
Translate creative direction across multiple touchpoints, learning how to adjust style for different audiences while keeping a cohesive visual system.
Assist with early-phase logo explorations and brand style development exercises, supporting internal concepts and event communication foundations.
Help with resizing, formatting, proofing, and prepping files for delivery, building speed and accuracy with practical Adobe tool workflows.
Participate in pin-ups, critiques, and feedback sessions, presenting work with rationale—and explore how AI tools can support concepting and visual exploration (plus optional exposure to motion graphics/video editing/digital design, depending on your interests).

Entering senior year or recently graduated, majoring in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Digital Media, or a related field.
Strong portfolio demonstrating design fundamentals, conceptual thinking and variety including print, digital and/or motion work—variety is a plus, not a requirement.
Comfortable working within brand guidelines but also exploring new ideas when appropriate.
Basic proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Required: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
Interest in brand development and logo creation.

Designer Intern

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