Advertising Marketing Design Intern New New York, NY

The New York Times Company; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Restricted stock

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and sick days

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The New York Times Advertising is offering a Summer 2027 internship to help create social media assets and marketing materials, with exposure to world-class design and cross-functional collaboration in New York City.

You will work with the Design Director and Designer on a small team, gaining hands-on design skills and experience in branding and storytelling across newsletters and social feeds.

Qualifications

• Sophomore or junior in an undergraduate program or a first-year graduate student.
• Passion and curiosity about designing compelling user experiences.
• Interest in The New York Times and its products/experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design assets for NYTA and T Brand Studio social feeds.
• Select impactful images, icons and infographics and layout newsletters.
• Understand and explore our brand identity and design within it.
• Learn storytelling through imagery, typography and infographics.
• Collaborate with copywriters, marketing teams, designers and creative leaders.

Skills

Design

Typography

Branding

Social media design

Visual storytelling

Tools

Adobe Suite

Figma

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 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:

You will partner with the Design Director and Designer on our small team to:

• Design assets and brainstorm solutions for our NYTA and T Brand Studio social feeds.
• Help choose impactful images, design icons and infographics and layout a variety of newsletters.
• Understand and explore our brand identity and learn how to design and iterate within it.
• Learn how to effectively tell a compelling story about a brand through imagery, illustration, infographics and typography.
• Learn how to effectively collaborate with copywriters, marketing teams, designers and creative leaders.
• 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:

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.

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