Intern - Creative Project

Highgate Hotels Corporate Office - NY • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Highgate is seeking a creative, passionate, and motivated intern to join its Creative Design Studio at the corporate office in New York City. The intern will gain hands-on experience in a hospitality environment, contributing to creative concepts, graphic design, branding, and visual storytelling for Highgate’s portfolio of hotels and brands. The role works alongside creative professionals and provides exposure to the creative process within a hospitality organization.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Arts, Creative Studies, Design, Marketing, or a related field.
• Familiarity with project management platforms such as Asana and Monday.com, and with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Basic understanding of website Content Management Systems (CMS) and back-end website management.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including the ability to manage multiple requests and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with Creative, Field Marketing, and Corporate Marketing teams.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative in completing assigned tasks.
• Exceptional attention to detail, a strong work ethic, and commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while managing competing deadlines.
• Confidence communicating ideas, providing constructive feedback to management, and following through on project deliverables.
• Positive attitude, willingness to learn, and enthusiasm for the hospitality and creative industries.

Nice To Haves

• Preference will be given to students entering their Junior or Senior year.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Hands-on graphic design experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Creative Director and Art Director with day-to-day creative projects, tasks, and studio responsibilities.
• Coordinate creative projects from initial request through completion, helping maintain timelines, priorities, and deliverables.
• Assist with coordinating PowerPoint presentations for business development initiatives, corporate presentations, and pitches.
• Support preparation and coordination of mechanical print files and production-ready creative materials.
• Participate in brainstorming and ideation for branded merchandise, promotional items, swag, and marketing collateral.
• Organize logo exports, brand assets, creative files, and other marketing resources.
• Coordinate development of marketing materials with the Creative Design Studio, Corporate Marketing, and Field Marketing teams.
• Maintain an organized digital filing system for creative assets, working files, and completed projects.
• Monitor project deadlines, communicate updates, and follow up with internal stakeholders to keep creative requests moving efficiently.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure creative requests align with brand standards, project requirements, and business objectives.
• Provide general administrative and operational support to the Creative Design Studio as needed.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave in accordance with applicable law
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Paid jury duty leave, personal leave, medical leave, and military leave in accordance with applicable law

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed