AI Design Intern

Surface Labs; California (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Surface Labs is seeking a design intern to join their creative team in California. The ideal candidate will have a strong visual portfolio, proficiency in design tools like Figma, and the ability to use AI tools to produce high-quality designs. Responsibilities include designing social assets, building brand templates, and collaborating with the growth team.

This role involves working on diverse projects while maintaining the brand's voice and style. If you have a keen eye for B2B SaaS marketing, we want to see your innovative designs!

Qualifications

• Strong visual portfolio with brand or startup work.
• Proficiency in Figma, bonus if familiar with Framer or React.
• Comfortable using AI tools in a workflow.
• Understanding effective B2B SaaS marketing.
• Ability to produce on-brand work without supervision.
• Some exposure to technical products like AI agents or CRMs.

Responsibilities

• Design social assets, LinkedIn visuals, and ad creatives.
• Build brand templates and a design system.
• Work with the growth team on campaign visuals.
• Use AI tools to accelerate design production.
• Create compelling visuals from product screenshots and data.
• Contribute to the brand's overall look and feel.

Skills

Visual portfolio

Proficiency in Figma

Comfortable using AI tools

Understanding of B2B SaaS marketing

Ability to absorb brand voice

Exposure to technical products

Tools

Midjourney

Runway

Adobe Firefly

Figma

Framer

React

Adobe CC

Job description

Surface Labs is a YC-backed AI platform that processes $40M+ in inbound pipeline for B2B companies. We're building a small but scrappy creative team and need a design intern who can move fast, use AI tools natively, and produce brand-quality work across every channel we touch.

What you'll do

• Design social assets, LinkedIn visuals, ad creatives, and landing page graphics
• Build out brand templates and a design system for marketing use cases
• Work directly with the growth team to concept and produce campaign visuals
• Use AI tools (Midjourney, Runway, Adobe Firefly, etc.) to accelerate production
• Turn product screenshots and data into compelling visuals that explain what we do
• Contribute to the overall look and feel of withsurface.com

We're looking for

• A strong visual portfolio — ideally with brand or startup work
• Proficiency in Figma; bonus if you've worked with Framer or React
• Comfortable using AI image/design tools in a real workflow, not just experimenting
• Understanding of what makes B2B SaaS marketing effective (what converts vs. what looks pretty)
• Ability to absorb a brand voice and produce on‑brand work without heavy supervision
• Some exposure to technical products — you don't need to code, but you should understand what AI agents, lead ops, or CRMs do

Nice to have

• Motion graphics basics
• Video editing
• Web design
• Framer
• Adobe CC
• B2B SaaS experience

How to stand out

Create one original design asset for Surface Labs — a social post, ad creative, landing page section, email header, or anything else you think would represent the brand well. Use our website at withsurface.com as your source material to understand the product and visual identity. Format, medium, and style are entirely up to you. Share it alongside your portfolio when you apply.

There's no right answer. We want to see how you think about our brand, not how well you follow a spec.