Intern - Creative Project

Highgate Hotels • New York, NY

6d • 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 supports the studio’s day-to-day project coordination and operations.

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, as well as Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Basic understanding of website Content Management Systems (CMS) and back-end website management.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple requests and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with Creative, Field Marketing, and Corporate Marketing teams.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to take initiative in completing assigned tasks.
• Exceptional attention to detail, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while managing competing deadlines.
• Confidence to communicate ideas, provide constructive feedback to management, and follow 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 in coordinating and managing 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 the 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