Art Director / Graphic Designer Intern

🏢Job Description

Job Description

Great creative starts with curiosity. A “what if.” An unexpected connection. A visual that makes someone stop, look and feel something.

As an Art Director/Graphic Designer Intern at Hiebing, you’ll be part of our Create team, partnering with copywriters, art directors and other creatives to turn insights into ideas that connect brands with people. You’ll contribute to real client work, from early sketches and concept boards to polished designs—and build your skills and portfolio along the way.

We’re looking for someone who thinks beyond the first idea, finds inspiration across visual media and enjoys making the work better through collaboration and feedback. You bring fresh perspectives, a willingness to share unfinished ideas and the curiosity to keep exploring.

What You’ll Do

• 🔹Develop creative concepts alongside copywriters, art directors and other team members.
• 🔹Translate ideas into compelling visuals, exploring typography, layout, imagery, color and composition.
• 🔹Design and refine work across channels, adapting your approach to each brand’s identity, audience and objectives.
• 🔹Bring multiple ideas and visual directions to the table, using sketches, references and concept boards to communicate your thinking.
• 🔹Use feedback to strengthen your concepts and execution.
• 🔹Explore AI tools to support brainstorming, visual exploration and creative workflows, applying your own judgment, originality and craft to the final work.
• 🔹Follow agency guidance on AI use, protecting confidential information and checking outputs for accuracy, bias, usage rights and brand fit.
• 🔹Manage assignments, communicate progress and meet deadlines with support from the team.

What You’ll Bring

• 🔹A portfolio that shows your conceptual thinking, design skills and creative potential. Class assignments, personal projects and previous client work are welcome.
• 🔹Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• 🔹A strong foundation in typography, layout, color and composition, with attention to detail.
• 🔹The ability to connect visual choices to an idea, audience and brand.
• 🔹Curiosity about photography, illustration, motion, culture and emerging creative tools, including AI.
• 🔹A collaborative approach and openness to giving, receiving and applying feedback.
• 🔹Initiative and a willingness to ask questions when you need direction.

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• 🔹Location: Madison, WI or Austin, TX. Candi…