Intern, Graphic Design
About The Position
The New York Islanders Hockey Club, an iconic professional sports franchise with a passionate fan base, is seeking a motivated Graphic Design Intern to join their creative team. This internship offers a hands-on opportunity to develop real-world design and production skills across various channels including team branding, game presentation, venue marketing, live events, digital, social media, print, partnerships, and community outreach. The role supports both the New York Islanders and UBS Arena, focusing on creating clear, high-quality work that maintains brand standards for both entities. The ideal candidate is a developing designer eager to learn about brand systems, marketing needs, and production realities, capable of executing tasks, adapting to changes, and staying organized.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in graphic design, visual communication, or a related field.
- Some coursework, freelance, or project experience in graphic design.
- Must submit a portfolio (student or personal work welcome) showing a range of work, including layout design, typography, social and digital marketing creative, print design, presentation design, and photo editing/image composition.
- Working understanding of core design principles, including typography, layout, color, hierarchy, composition, and visual storytelling.
- Working proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or InDesign.
- Comfort taking direction from team leads, receiving feedback, and applying edits.
- Strong attention to detail and eagerness to learn production fundamentals.
- Ability to manage time, stay organized, and communicate proactively.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with a sports team, live entertainment venue, music brand, agency, or hospitality brand is a plus but not required.
- Familiarity with project management tools such as Asana or similar platforms is a plus.
- Interest in music, live entertainment, hockey, sports.
Responsibilities
- Help create digital and print assets, including paid/social graphics, email graphics, web graphics, sales collateral for ticket sales, partnership, premium hospitality, and community-engagement creative.
- Assist in designing production-ready files for print, digital, large-format, signage, and in-venue display needs.
- Help maintain brand standards, templates, layouts, and asset libraries.
- Communicate progress, ask questions, and flag issues early.
- Stay current on design trends, live entertainment, creative, sports marketing, and digital best practices.
Benefits
- Mentorship from creative leads
- Real production experience and portfolio-ready work spanning two brands
- Hourly rate between $20.00-$25.00
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
