Design Apprentice

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About the People Inc. Apprentice Program:

The People Inc. Apprentice Program empowers Iowa’s next generation of creators innovators and problem-solvers. Rooted in Des Moines and open to students across the state it bridges classroom learning with real-world impact offering apprentices the chance to grow with purpose while helping People Inc. shape the future of media technology and storytelling.

People Inc. is committed to diversity equity and inclusion and representing the communities that we serve.  We strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQIA students to apply. 

This is a paid Apprenticeship offering $15/hour. 

Deadline to Apply: Sunday March 29 2026

Eligibility Requirements:

• Junior Senior or recent graduate at an accredited college or university

• Located in the state of Iowa 

• Available to work 15-20 hours per week September 7 2026 - May 22 2027

• Ability to spend at least 1 day a week on site in our DSM office

• Access to your own housing and transportation to/from the DSM office 

About the Team:

The Transaction Marketing Creative team is a collaborative group of designers and copywriters who turn strategy into high-impact performance-driven creative across digital platforms. We lead end-to-end creative and copy for commerce and partnership programs serving as a trusted strategic partner to the

Transactional team. Our focus is on delivering clear compelling work that drives engagement strengthens brand equity and fuels measurable revenue growth.

About the Role: 

As a Designer Apprentice in Transactional Marketing Creative at People Inc. you will create visually compelling digital-first assets to support commerce and partnership programs including emails banner ads social campaigns and special projects. Working closely with Creative Directors you will translate strategy into clear on-brand designs while managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Apprentice Responsibilities will Include: 

• Support the development of promotional marketing materials for Magazines.com including onsite banner newsletter images and social creative.

• Produce Commerce templates and custom images for upcoming events and in article infographics.

• Assist in refining design concepts that follow best practices. Research trends and competitive creatives to elevate output

About You: 

Candidates for this role should have:

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop Illustrator InDesign); familiarity with Figma Canva or other design tools is a plus.

• Strong eye for typography color layout and attention to detail.

• Excellent communication time management and organizational skills.

• Open to new challenges and excited to grow within a fast-paced expanding and constantly evolving organization

• Creative and driven self-starter that can take direction and run with it asking questions up front to ensure you’re able to complete the task successfully

• Motivated problem solver who will proactively troubleshoot and create solution

• Experience with Google & Microsoft Suites

• Some experience with digital media is a plus but not required

It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing [email protected].

The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

What We Do

People Inc. is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40+ iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content the fastest sites and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month including 95 percent of US women make decisions take action and find inspiration. People Inc. brands include PEOPLE Better Homes & Gardens Verywell FOOD & WINE The Spruce Allrecipes Byrdie REAL SIMPLE Investopedia Southern Living and more.

Why Work With Us

People Inc. has a people-first mentality - our audience our employees our teams. We take our role of providing the best content across the best brands very seriously and we are always looking to make sure that our teams have the space to be creative innovate and try out new things.

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