Junior Design Intern

Posted 2 Days Ago
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Long Island City, NY, USA
Hybrid
25-35 Hourly
Internship
Edtech • Information Technology • Social Impact • Software
We create opportunities for low-income communities through software development training and employer partnerships
The Role
Support the Head of Creative with production-focused design across social, brand, web, events, and content. Edit, retouch, organize large volumes of photography/video, prepare social and print assets, assist with website and light UX/UI tasks, document events, and incorporate AI-assisted workflows. Fast turnarounds, strong organization, and hands-on content production expected.
Summary Generated by Built In
Junior Designer Intern

Pursuit is seeking a Junior Designer Intern to support the creative team across social media, brand design, events, web, and content production. Reporting to the Head of Creative, this person will use AI tools and other software to execute a wide range of creative projects spanning print and digital design, photography, video, social, and website updates.

This is a highly executional, production-focused design role ideal for someone who is organized, detail-oriented, and excited to work across fast-moving creative workflows. This is not a simple design role. The person in this role will help manage and prepare large volumes of visual assets, take photos and record videos for content production across platforms, and contribute to both print and digital design with quick turnaround times.

The role will support organization-wide storytelling through not just design, but also photographing and documenting events, capturing behind-the-scenes content, assisting with photoshoots, video production during evening or off-site events as needed.

The ideal candidate is someone with strong technical design skills, good visual judgment, and the ability to balance speed, organization, and consistency across many simultaneous projects. We would especially prioritize someone interested in AI-assisted creative workflows and modern content production tools as Pursuit is an AI-native organization.

This role is critical to supporting Pursuit’s meaningful mission as we continue building for the AI-first economy.

What You'll Do
  • Support the Head of Creative across social, brand, web, and content production projects
  • Edit, retouch, resize, and organize large volumes of photography and media assets with quick turnaround times
  • Prepare and export social assets for LinkedIn, X, Instagram, blog posts, newsletters, and web
  • Create graphics, layouts, mockups, and presentation materials
  • Assist with website updates and light UX/UI production tasks
  • Maintain organized file structures, creative assets, and internal libraries
  • Help prepare event, campaign, and marketing deliverables across print and digital platforms
  • Photograph and document events, capture behind-the-scenes content, and assist with video production
  • Experiment with and incorporate AI as part of the daily workflow

About You

  • Collaborative, kind, and excited to contribute wherever needed
  • Strong visual taste with an eye for clean, modern design that feels human
  • Strong visual judgment with an eye for clarity, simplicity, hierarchy, and composition
  • Ability to simplify complex ideas into clear and visually engaging content
  • Strong technical skills in Photoshop, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar tools
  • Comfortable editing and organizing large batches of images and assets efficiently
  • Familiarity with photography, social content creation, and basic video editing
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail
  • Able to manage multiple deadlines and fast-moving requests
  • Good visual judgment and understanding of brand consistency
  • Interest in AI tools and modern creative workflows
  • Excited to contribute to a collaborative, mission-driven team
Experience & Qualifications
  • 1–2 years of experience in graphic design, content production, social media, or creative-related work
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating design fundamentals, visual taste, and production skills
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Premiere, Express), Figma, and other creative tools
  • Experience editing and preparing photography and digital assets for social and web platforms
  • Familiarity with photography, short-form video content, and basic video editing workflows
  • Comfortable working across multiple projects with quick turnaround times
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Interest in AI-assisted creative workflows and emerging creative tools
  • Ability to support evening or off-site events as needed

Hours & Compensation:

25 hours per week. Pay rate $25-$35/hr 

Pursuit values diversity: 

Our team has a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and we value the richness that diversity brings to our organization. We welcome new perspectives and affirm that all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, familial or marital status, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuit is an equal opportunity employer.

Skills Required

  • 1-2 years of experience in graphic design, content production, social media, or creative-related work
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating design fundamentals, visual taste, and production skills
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Premiere, Express) and Figma
  • Experience editing and preparing photography and digital assets for social and web platforms
  • Familiarity with photography, short-form video content, and basic video editing workflows
  • Comfortable editing, retouching, resizing, and organizing large batches of images and media assets efficiently
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple deadlines
  • Ability to photograph and document events and support evening or off-site events as needed
  • Interest in AI-assisted creative workflows and emerging creative tools
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
43 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Pursuit is a social impact organization that creates transformation where it’s needed most. Through our intensive software developer training program, we teach high-need, high-potential adults the technical skills and industry smarts needed to get their first tech jobs, advance in their careers, and become the next generation of leaders in tech. In addition to training and career support, Pursuit’s innovative operating model combines partnerships with tech companies to retrain their blue-collar workers and social impact investments to re-envision funding for outcomes-based organizations. Our graduates are hired by leading companies like Pinterest, Kickstarter, LinkedIn, BlackRock, and JPMorgan Chase, and increase their average annual salaries from $18,000 to over $85,000. By connecting talent with opportunity, Pursuit empowers graduates to transform their families, tech companies, and communities across the nation. Read about our work in the New York Times: Income Before: $18,000. After: $85,000. Does Tiny Nonprofit Hold a Key to the Middle Class?

Why Work With Us

Pursuit is a social enterprise with the energy of a startup. We take new and innovative approaches and channel impact investments to drive greater scale and impact. We are passionate, collaborative, adaptable, and inclusive. Work with us to help underserved communities access life-changing tech opportunities.

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