Brand Design Intern

Smartly is looking for a Brand Design Intern to join our Brand team in Chicago for the summer. In this role you’ll support creative projects across digital design social content and brand storytelling while working closely with designers marketers and cross-functional teams. This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a collaborative fast-moving environment while contributing to work seen across Smartly’s brand channels and campaigns.

This is a full-time summer internship based in our Chicago office with a hybrid schedule of three in-office days per week. Lunch is provided Tuesday through Thursday..

• Create digital illustrations graphics and visual assets that support Smartly’s brand and marketing initiatives
• Assist in developing social media creative and campaign materials across multiple platforms
• Support presentations templates and visual storytelling in Google Slides and Figma
• Collaborate with the Brand team to maintain consistency across visual identity and brand guidelines
• Contribute ideas and creative concepts during brainstorming sessions and design reviews
• Manage multiple assignments and timelines while maintaining strong attention to detail
• Incorporate feedback thoughtfully and iterate on creative work based on team direction
• Partner with teammates across marketing and brand projects to support day-to-day creative execution

• Current college student pursuing a degree in graphic design visual communication marketing or a related field
• Experience creating digital illustrations and visual design work through coursework internships freelance or personal projects
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop Illustrator and InDesign
• Experience using Figma and Google Slides
• Understanding of social media platforms and basic content strategy
• Previous internship experience in a creative marketing or related environment
• Strong time management organizational and communication skills
• Comfortable asking questions seeking guidance and collaborating with teammates
• Self-motivated curious humble and eager to contribute where needed
• Able to take direction well and apply feedback constructively

This internship is paid at $20 per hour and will be approximately 30 hours per week between June 16th and August 20th of 2026.

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What We Do

We solve for advertising campaign and creative complexities - both key elements to the time/money savings and performance that brands agencies and businesses seek. Our unified platform combines media creative and intelligence offering end-to-end workflows powered by AI across the open and closed web. With over 700 brands and advertisers we've proven that dynamic and personalized creative makes advertising impactful. We are on a mission to transform the advertising experience for brands and their consumers. ⚡️

Why Work With Us

As a fast-paced growth company we offer opportunities to maximize learning and amplify impact. Our culture and values have always been the secret sauce of our growth. They define how we aspire to build our adtech product whom we hire and reward and how we work towards a shared vision. Join us in moving advertising forward.

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