Designer Intern

Cheil Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheil Singapore invites applications for a Designer Intern to support our design team across advertising, retail branding, and promotional campaigns. You will translate brand ideas into engaging visuals, working with designers, visual merchandisers, and account teams.

Ideal candidates are pursuing or recently graduated in graphic/visual design, with strong typography, branding sense, and familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently graduated in relevant design fields.
• Solid understanding of typography, color, composition, and branding.
• Familiar with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Basic knowledge of Figma or 3D/motion tools is a plus.
• Strong interest in retail branding and visual merchandising.
• Detail-oriented and eager to learn.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Assist designers in developing concepts, layouts, mock-ups, and visuals for advertising and retail projects.
• Assist with retail branding and environmental graphics, ensuring brand consistency.
• Prepare artwork, decks, mood boards, references, and visual proposals.
• Adapt and resize artwork for different formats and applications.
• Research design trends, retail environments, materials, production techniques, and competitors.
• Help create basic 3D/mock-up visuals when required.
• Support team during photoshoots, installations, site visits, and production.
• Coordinate with vendors under design team guidance.
• Organize artwork files, references, and assets.

Skills

Design principles

Typography

Branding

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Interior Design, Spatial Design, Fashion, Advertising, or related discipline

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

3D software

Job description

Established in 1973 with headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Cheil Worldwide is one of the world’s leading integrated marketing communications networks, with more than 7,200 employees globally in more than 54 offices in 46 countries.

We are inviting candidates for the position of:

Designer Intern

We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic Design, VMD & Retail Branding Intern to support our design team in developing engaging visual concepts and brand experiences for advertising, retail, and promotional campaigns.

You will work closely with designers, visual merchandisers, account teams, and other creative team members to translate brand ideas into compelling visual executions across retail and physical spaces.

Responsibilities:

• Assist designers in developing creative concepts, layouts, mock-ups, and visual presentations for advertising and retail projects.
• Assist with retail branding and environmental graphics, ensuring brand consistency across physical touchpoints.
• Prepare artwork, presentation decks, mood boards, references, and visual proposals.
• Adapt and resize creative artwork for different formats and applications.
• Conduct research on design trends, retail environments, materials, production techniques, and competitor activities.
• Assist in creating basic 3D/mock-up visuals or visualisations where required.
• Support the team during photoshoots, installations, site visits, and production when needed.
• Coordinate with production vendors and suppliers under the guidance of the design team.
• Organise artwork files, references, and project assets.

Requirements:

• Currently pursuing or recently graduated in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Interior Design, Spatial Design, Fashion, Advertising, or a related discipline.
• Good understanding of design principles, typography, colour, composition, and branding.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Basic knowledge of Figma, 3D software, or motion/visualisation tools is an advantage.
• Strong interest in retail, branding, advertising, visual merchandising, and creative design.
• Good attention to detail and willingness to learn.
• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Good communication, organisation, and time-management skills.