Brand Design Intern: Create Iconic Brand Identities

Dow Jones; New York (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow Jones invites a Brand Design Intern to join our Marketing team for a hands-on 10-week program. You will help create brand identities, support cohesive experiences across digital, print, and events, and collaborate with senior designers across brands such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and IBD.

You will gain exposure to high-visibility projects while contributing to day-to-day design tasks, building systems in Figma, and learning through mentorship and professional

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of digital design principles.
• Proficiency in Figma (or similar tools such as Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite).
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to produce polished, professional work.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with shifting priorities.
• Resourceful, self-driven, and proactive—able to ask the right questions and seek solutions independently.
• Open to feedback and eager to learn.
• Some knowledge of UI/UX, animation, or print is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating new brand identities from the ground up (logos, color palettes, typography, art direction) and brand guides, moodboards, and toolkits to communicate with stakeholders, partners, and brand ambassadors.
• Support senior designers on projects that deliver full brand experiences, including: Visual concepts and mockups.
• Digital and media assets (emails, ads, landing pages, digital signage, social graphics campaign collateral, podcast art).
• Print and spatial applications (event materials, invitations, onsite design recommendations).
• Help build and maintain design systems (typography, composition, hierarchy, color theory, etc.) in Figma, including templates, guidelines, and scalable components.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure design consistency across multiple channels and formats.
• Conduct competitive research to spot trends, best practices, and opportunities for brand differentiation.
• Translate research findings into clear insights that guide creative strategy.

Skills

Graphic design

Digital design principles

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Proactive

Open to feedback

UI/UX basics

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design

Visual Communication degree

Related field

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Dow Jones invites a Brand Design Intern to join our Marketing team for a hands-on 10-week program. You will help create brand identities, support cohesive experiences across digital, print, and events, and collaborate with senior designers across brands such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and IBD.

You will gain exposure to high-visibility projects while contributing to day-to-day design tasks, building systems in Figma, and learning through mentorship and professional