Advertising Marketing Design Intern

thenewyorktimes; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

The New York Times Advertising (NYTA) is seeking a Summer Intern to create social media assets and marketing materials in New York City. You’ll learn hands-on design skills and collaborate with cross-functional partners while supporting the mission of independent journalism.

The role pays $20.00 per hour, runs for 10 weeks starting in June 2027, and is hybrid on-site in New York City. You’ll gain experience designing for social feeds, newsletters, icons and infographics within a world-class

Qualifications

• Sophomore or junior in an undergraduate program or a first-year graduate student
• Passionate and curious about designing compelling user experiences and have an enthusiasm for The New York Times and its products/experiences
• Experience working in the Adobe Suite and Figma
• Strong visual design and typography skills
• Interest in branding and social media design

Responsibilities

• Understand and explore our brand identity and learn how to design and iterate within it.
• Design assets and brainstorm solutions for our NYTA social feeds on Linkedin and Instagram.
• Help choose impactful images, design icons and infographics and layout a variety of newsletters.
• Learn how to effectively tell a compelling story through imagery, infographics, typography and layout for presentation slides
• Learn how to create a visual identity for client events and help design print and digital assets within that system
• Learn how to effectively collaborate with copywriters, marketing teams, designers and creative leaders.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Skills

Adobe Suite

Figma

Typography

Branding

Social media design

Education

Undergraduate student (sophomore/junior) or first-year graduate student

Job description

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It's why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It's why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it's why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it's worth paying for.

About

New York Times Advertising (NYTA) is looking for an intern for Summer of 2027 to help us create social media assets, marketing material and gain valuable experience working for The New York Times. New York Times Advertising elevates brands through the world's most premium ad experiences and your responsibility will be to help us tell that story to the market.

This is a great opportunity to work with an organization supporting the work of the world's most recognized and trusted news brands, known for world-class design. You'll learn hands-on design skills, be challenged to think of out-of-the-box design solutions and gain experience collaborating with cross-functional partners and teams.

About Our Summer Internships

The rate of pay for this role is $20.00 per hour.

It is 10 weeks long, starting in June 2027.

You will work hybrid on-site in New York City.

Responsibilities

• Understand and explore our brand identity and learn how to design and iterate within it.
• Design assets and brainstorm solutions for our NYTA social feeds on Linkedin and Instagram.
• Help choose impactful images, design icons and infographics and layout a variety of newsletters.
• Learn how to effectively tell a compelling story through imagery, infographics, typography and layout for presentation slides
• Learn how to create a visual identity for client events and help design print and digital assets within that system
• Learn how to effectively collaborate with copywriters, marketing teams, designers and creative leaders.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications

• You are a sophomore or junior in an undergraduate program or a first-year graduate student
• You are passionate and curious about designing compelling user experiences and have an enthusiasm for The New York Times and its products/experiences.
• Experience working in the Adobe Suite and Figma.
• You have strong visual design and typography skills.
• You have an interest in branding and social media design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional design experience.

Additional Compensation and Benefits

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The hourly rate of base pay for this role is: $20 - $20 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools

We're excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you're an engineering candidate, we'll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world's best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)'s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.

The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation f