Creative Intern

Chicago, IL  •  Paid  •  Part Time  •  Temporary 

Approx. 24 hours/week T-W-TH, pending production schedules if applicable 

Are you a creative thinker pursuing design with a curiosity for how marketing comes to life? Scale Marketing is looking for a Creative Intern to join our growing team. This is a hands-on opportunity to build your portfolio, learn from experienced creatives and marketing leaders, and contribute to real client work at a full-service marketing agency.

As a Creative Intern, you’ll report to our Design Director and collaborate with the broader creative team to help bring campaigns to life across a variety of channels. You’ll get real-world experience designing for brands, supporting production shoots, and exploring the future of creative technology.

Please include a portfolio or relevant design examples when applying. 

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate to design and develop static and dynamic visual ad assets across social media, OOH, print, and digital display campaigns
  • Design within established brand guidelines and ongoing campaigns to maintain cohesive visual storytelling
  • Create internal visuals for Scale Marketing, including social graphics, blog visuals, sales decks, one-sheeters, and more
  • Learn and work within Celtra, a creative automation platform, to build dynamic ad units at scale
  • Craft direct response, on-brand copy for headlines and social ads when applicable
  • Contribute to campaign brainstorming sessions and stay up-to-date on design trends and emerging tools—especially the role of AI in design
  • Assist Scale’s Creative Team on set and in preparation for video production shoots, gaining behind-the-scenes production experience

What We’re Looking For

  • Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, or a related field
  • A strong portfolio showcasing design fundamentals, conceptual thinking, and attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign at minimum)
  • Motion design or video editing skills (After Effects, Premiere) are a plus, but not required
  • Copywriting skills are a plus, but not required
  • Organized in file management and creative project management
  • Curious and open to learning new platforms and technologies
  • Great interpersonal skills, good judgment, and comfortable working with other creatives and management
  • Confident self-starter and unwavering desire to improve
  • Curious attitude, willingness to learn or teach yourself new things – “everything-is-figureoutable” mindset
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and ready to tackle any challenge

What You’ll Gain

  • Real-world experience in a full-service agency and cross-department collaboration
  • Portfolio-worthy work for growing brands
  • Exposure to the creative production process from concept to execution
  • Mentorship from designers, writers, and video professionals
  • A collaborative environment where your ideas matter

About Scale

Scale Marketing is a team specializing in data-driven marketing for mid sized businesses. Since its inception in 2014, Scale Marketing has grown into a full-service agency that excels in performance marketing, creative production, traditional and digital media planning/buying, as well as data and analytics. What sets Scale apart is their deep-rooted understanding of both the business of business and performance marketing, allowing them to craft creative marketing solutions to grow their clients’ businesses. Scale treats their clients’ businesses as their own and their exceptional team, committed and talented, is at the heart of their achievements.

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