Art Director Intern

tms; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

tms is seeking an Art Director Intern to support the Retail Experience Campaign Creative Team in crafting sharp concepts and compelling layouts for major national campaigns. You will collaborate with art leads, copywriters, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact materials.

Ideal candidates are pursuing or recently completed a degree in Art Direction, Graphic Design, Advertising, or related fields, with strong MS Office skills and a proactive, collaboration-minded approach.

Qualifications

• Rising Junior, Senior, or Recent Graduate.
• GPA: 3.0 or higher.
• Solutions-oriented with critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, enjoys building relationships and working with others.
• Proficient in MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong time and project management skills, comfortable juggling multiple tasks.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Resourceful and a proactive self-starter.

Responsibilities

• Support the Retail Experience Campaign Creative Team in creating strategically sharp, focused concepts and layouts.
• Collaborate with art leads, copywriters, and cross-functional teams to drive deliverables for large campaigns.

Skills

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Time management

Education

Art Direction/Graphic Design degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

PROGRAM DATES

June 2, 2027 – August 5, 2027

About Us

tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With 1,200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions – from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.

Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald’s, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.

Most importantly, we’re a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.

What Matters The Most

Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving. tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com.

LIFE OF A TMS SUMMER INTERN

Here at tms, we care about our people, and we want to help foster their skills into the best they can be. The tms Summer Internship Program aims to do just that. Each year, we seek to build an inclusive program that not only offers hands‑on experience working with clients and cross‑functional teams alike but also promotes numerous networking and relationship building opportunities with industry leaders, mentors, and peers across the business.

As an intern, our program will provide you with the unique opportunity to fully integrate yourself across the various business units and departments at tms, while also focusing on team‑building and strengths‑building opportunities. Throughout the summer, as an intern at tms, you will take part in real client projects and will work together with the other tms interns on a Capstone project, which will be “pitched” to the agency at program end. As an intern, you will also have the opportunity to take part in various panels, lunch & learns, and group activities, all centered on providing you with career tips, guidance, and best practices. Our goal is to help foster the minds of our future – the talent that will ultimately develop and bring the freshest and most innovative ideas to life.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Art Director Intern

The Art Director Intern will support the Retail Experience Campaign Creative Team in creating strategically sharp, focused concepts and powerful, effective designs and layouts for promotional elements in the retail space. This individual will be responsible for partnering with art leads, copywriters, and other cross‑functional teams to drive the deliverables for large promotional national campaigns. The candidate should be pursuing a degree, or recently graduated from an Art Direction, Graphic Design, Advertising or other related field.

Skills And Experience

• Rising Junior, Senior, or Recent Graduate


• GPA: 3.0 or higher


• Solutions-oriented with critical thinking and problem‑solving skills


• Strong interpersonal skills, enjoys building relationships and working with others


• Proficient in MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)


• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail


• Strong time and project management skills, comfortable juggling multiple tasks


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Resourceful and a proactive self‑starter

Hourly Rate: $20/hr

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.