Graphic Design Intern

Candidate applications are accepted on a rolling basis all year long. As each internship spot opens up, we review all applications on file, so thank you tremendously for your time in submitting your information for those future opportunities. While we typically offer internship opportunities throughout the year, please contact careers@moonsailnorth.com to confirm the current status of internship positions.

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Are you a passionate, well-rounded student looking for an internship experience in the communications field? Moonsail North — a full-service marketing communications, public relations, and branding agency — seeks creative and collaborative individuals to join our growing team. Our clients look to us for strategic communications consulting, branding, creative campaigns, social media and digital marketing, and public relations. 

#TeamMoonsail offers a dynamic, fast-paced work environment that allows you to use your talents to tell high-impact stories that make a difference for clients in a range of industries.

Moonsail North accepting applications for Graphic Design Intern

We are accepting applications for a Graphic Design Intern who enjoys supporting others in an array of projects, including marketing, social media, public relations, administration, and more. You’ll gain valuable professional experience during this paid internship by working on a variety of challenging projects that require both creativity and technical finesse.

The ideal candidate is in their senior year (although juniors with strong portfolios and previous internships will be considered), thrives on deadline, is skilled at managing project timelines, and is highly organized, well-rounded, communicative, and collaborative. This individual is also attuned to the importance of accessibility standards and diversity, equity, and inclusion. We want whoever lands this position to have a passion for storytelling, a desire for continual learning and growth, and an infectious positive attitude. 

This position needs a team member who can:

• Use design principles and fundamentals for a range of creative projects
• Design digital, print, and promotional media in accordance with brand guidelines and brand voice
• Ensure that DEI and accessibility are considered and reflected in all of your work
• Project manage fast-moving, complex campaigns
  

Platforms that we may expect you to learn and use (current experience with these is a plus):

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Project management platforms, such as Trello and Airtable
• Social media networks (native UI)
• Social media management platforms, such as Sprout Social
• Content management systems, such as WordPress
• E-newsletter platforms, such as Mailchimp and Constant Contact
  

Desired skills:

• Excellent time and project management
• Ability to work at a fast pace
• Collaborative and communicative work style
• High-quality work that needs minimal editing
  

While Moonsail North's HQ is based in Lansing, Michigan, this position has the flexibility to accommodate a range of work locations. Moonsail North works with each individual to customize a work environment reflective of both the position’s and the individual’s specific needs.

About Moonsail North

Moonsail North focuses on storytelling and strategy. An award-winning communications, public relations, and branding agency, we offer a full stack of creative services and tell high-impact stories through branding, marketing communications, public relations, and digital and social media services. Our clients look to us for strategic communications guidance, brand identity development, executive positioning, public relations strategy, media relations, graphic design, social media and digital marketing, media buying, and video creation and distribution.

As a woman- and BIPOC-owned firm, we value each of our mission-aligned collaborations with the nonprofit and for-profit organizations we support. We believe strategy always comes first. Decisions should be data-driven. And messages must be nuanced and inclusive.

Moonsail North honors and celebrates diverse experiences, perspectives, and identities as part of our commitment to growing a team with representative talents and voices. Together, we co-create and hold space for a work culture that is inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

We’re a hybrid distributed team and work with organizations of all sizes across the nation and internationally. Our HQ in downtown Lansing, Michigan, resides in a welcoming red brick building overlooking the Grand River.

Our values guide every storytelling journey, and we take coffee, puns, and making work fun very seriously. Learn more at MoonsailNorth.com.

How to apply

If this sounds like a fit for you, apply here. After answering some short-answer questions, you will be asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and work samples either as a link to a portfolio or as document uploads. Work samples may be:

• Print collateral, such as brochures, flyers, and posters
• Digital collateral, such as social media, website, and newsletter graphics
• Media assets, such as short-form and long-form video, animation, and motion graphics
• Brand development, such as logos and taglines
• If you cannot submit any of these elements, please explain why

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We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)