Graphic Design Intern

Swapfiets; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 3,300 - 5,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Your own Swapfiets

Internship compensation up to €500/mo

Lunch at the office

Job summary

Swapfiets is offering a Graphic Design Intern position in our Amsterdam HQ, where you’ll help bring the brand to life with bold, innovative visuals across campaigns, social media, and store visuals. You’ll join the internal Creative Team alongside our designers and content creators.

You’ll work on typography, layouts, and colour palettes, using Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, while learning brand guidelines and collaborating with cross-functional colleagues.

Qualifications

• Currently studying or recently graduated in Graphic Design (or similar).
• Portfolio showing bold, innovative designs.
• Minimum HBO-working and thinking level.

Responsibilities

• Design eye-catching graphics for print and digital platforms including social media, marketing campaigns, digital advertising, and retail stores.
• Collaborate with a creative team to bring big ideas to life.
• Keep up with design trends and push visual boundaries.

Skills

Fluent English

Typography

Layout design

Collaboration

Communication

Proactive

Education

Dutch university enrollment

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Job description

As a Graphic Design Intern in our Marketing Department at Amsterdam HQ, you’ll be helping to bring Swapfiets’ brand to life through bold, innovative, and visually stunning designs that resonate with our members and reflect our mission to make mobility easy and enjoyable for everyone.

Hi there, we are Swapfiets! The bicycle subscription where you are always assured of a working bicycle. With our iconic blue tire, we're leading the movement to make cities more livable, by providing worry-free biking for all, and being an even more sustainable way of cycling.

As a Graphic Design Intern, you’ll help shape the Swapfiets brand by creating bold, engaging visuals for campaigns, communications, and the streets. Join us and help design the future of mobility!

You will become a part of our internal Creative Team alongside our Graphic Designer, Creative Lead, Copywriter, Content Creator and Creative Project Manager. Next to that you’ll:

• Design eye-catching graphics for print and digital platforms, including social media, marketing campaigns, digital advertising, and retail stores.

• Work alongside a creative squad of copywriters, designers, content creators, and brand marketers to bring big ideas to life.

• Keep up with design trends and push boundaries to keep Swapfiets’ visuals fresh and ahead of the curve.

• Fine-tune typography, layouts, and colour palettes to ensure all assets are visually cohesive and impactful.

• Help brainstorm concepts that stand out and translate them into designs that connect with our audience.

• Execute designs in accordance with our brand guidelines.

The gear you need:

You’re studying or recently graduated in Graphic Design (or a similar field) and have a portfolio that shows your ability to think outside the box. Next to that you bring:

• Minimum HBO-working and thinking level.

• Living in the Amsterdam area or willing to commute (please note that Swapfiets does not offer travel compensation for interns).

• Good knowledge of print and digital design execution processes.

• You know your way around typography, composition, colour theory, and layout design. Adobe Creative Suite is your playground.

• Good knowledge of Figma.

• You take initiative, love trying new things, and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves.

• Collaboration fuels your creativity, and you thrive when bouncing ideas off others.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly articulate your ideas, designs, and suggestions.

• You sweat the small stuff and always aim for pixel-perfect results.

• Efficient at organising and managing project files and assets.

• Fluent English speaking and writing skills.

• You are available for 6 months.

• You can start the internship in October

• You can work at least 32 hours per week.

• You will be enrolled in a dutch university for the whole duration of the internship!

Benefits for a smooth ride:

• Your own Swapfiets (lend-lease) !

• Internship compensation (up to 500 euro per month).

• Lots of responsibility, challenging work, and friendly colleagues.

• Delicious lunch at the office for a small contribution.

• Learning programs developed by our L&D department.

• Lots of workshops and inspirational talks.

• One day off per year to do voluntary work paid by Swapfiets.

• Flexibility in working from home and at our office in Amsterdam.

Working at Swapfiets means joining the ride of your life. We pedal with purpose, knowing our work drives real impact for people, cities, and the planet. With a supportive team, open communication, and a flat structure, you’ll always have others cheering you on. As we move fast and tackle the unexpected twists along the way, we make sure the journey stays exciting, rewarding, and, most importantly, fun!