About the role#
As an Art Director Intern, you will work with our creative team to develop visual concepts and campaigns. You will collaborate with copywriters, designers, and strategists to bring creative direction to life. This role offers hands-on experience in strategic visual storytelling and integrated campaign development while you work alongside experienced mentors.
What you'll do#
- Support the development and execution of creative concepts and campaigns that align with brand guidelines.
- Collaborate with copywriters and designers to translate creative direction into visual and written concepts for digital, print, social, and motion formats.
- Work with strategists to contribute to integrated creative solutions.
- Participate in all stages of project development from brainstorming to final execution.
- Assist in translating design concepts into polished, production-ready assets.
- Proof and quality-check creative output for visual standards, typography, and brand integrity.
- Organize and manage digital assets and project files using tools like Figma.
- Contribute to campaign ideation and creative brainstorming sessions.
What you'll need#
- Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a bachelor's degree program in design, art direction, advertising, or a related field.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
- A strong understanding of design principles, visual communication, brand identity, layout hierarchy, and typography.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A portfolio or coursework showcasing design projects and creative concepts.
- Prior experience in production design, graphic design, or creative production is preferred.
- Familiarity with Figma and design collaboration tools is preferred.
- Knowledge of print, digital, video, or social media production processes is preferred.
- Understanding of brand systems and editorial voice is preferred.
- Knowledge of pre-press and digital publishing best practices is preferred.
- Curiosity about how AI is evolving the creative process and openness to exploring emerging tools is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Employment Type: Full time.
- Compensation: Paid internship.
About Rocket
Rocket provides mortgage services to consumers. The company operates within the financial services sector. It is a public company with over 10,000 employees. The organization maintains a workforce of 11,258 people.
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