Student Internship - Experience Design - Summer 2026 - New York

Your Role

As a Summer Experience Design Intern in our New York office, you will join a collaborative, interdisciplinary studio environment for a full-time, paid internship opportunity.

This role sits at the intersection of technology, brand, and strategy, collaborating with other designers across disciplines and sectors. You'll contribute to a wide range of project types, including exhibits, workplace, hospitality, retail, and experiential environments, helping shape how brands come to life through physical and digital touchpoints.

This is a full-time program running from June 2 through August 7, 2026. You must be available for the entire duration of the program. This is not a remote position.

What You Will Do

• Contribute to the design of integrated brand and digital experiences, including digital media, interactive moments, and spatial storytelling

• Support project work across multiple phases, from concept and visioning through design development and production

• Collaborate closely with brand designers, digital experience designers, architects, interior designers, and strategists to create cohesive, experience-led solutions

• Participate in experience mapping and narrative development that bridges brand strategy and spatial design

• Visualize design solutions through motion studies, sketches, diagrams, models, and prototypes

• Gain exposure to designing at architectural scale, including an understanding of drawings, coordination, and real-world implementation

• Work with fellow interns on a student-led project serving the local community

Your Qualifications

• You are currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Communication Design, Interaction Design, Digital Media, Design Technology, or another relevant program. Interior Design and Architecture coursework is also a bonus.

• You have completed your third year of an undergraduate program or first year of a graduate program and are returning to your program post-internship. This internship is not for recent graduates.

• Demonstrate a strong grasp of the fundamentals of design - including color theory, typography, composition, scale, and motion.

• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro) and Figma.

• Experience with Blender and Cinema 4D is a plus.

Your Additional Characteristics

• Demonstrated leadership ability in school and/or community

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task

• Strong verbal, written, and graphic communication skills

• Resourceful, self-motivated, enthusiastic team player

• Outstanding analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills

How to Apply

Submit an online application including a resume, cover letter, and portfolio in PDF form. If you choose to submit a link to an online portfolio, you must make sure it is not password protected and that it contains a resume, cover letter, and work samples. Submissions made in Microsoft Word and/or without work samples will not be considered.

This posting will remain open until early March 2026.

Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and available positions may be filled before the posting closes.

This is a paid internship at the rate of $28 - $31 per hour based upon location and year completed in your educational program.

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