Creative Intern – Art Director

Chernoff Newman; United States; On-site; USD 14,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Chernoff Newman offers an art director internship program with in-person work in Columbia, SC; Charleston, SC; or Charlotte, NC. The agency runs three internships annually across fall, spring and summer to align with students’ schedules.

Selected interns will be immersed in client and agency work, not just routine tasks, and will gain hands-on experience in design, concepting, and team collaboration while working 15–20 hours per week at $12/hour.

Qualifications

• Interest in marketing/advertising
• Related degree and/or portfolio of work
• Willingness to work 15–20 hours/week in-person

Responsibilities

• Assisting with comps and design needs (Creative Cloud experience required)
• Concept development and brainstorming sessions
• Art direction support and shadowing with agency Art Directors
• Attend internal meetings and briefings

Skills

Art direction

Team collaboration

Education

Marketing/Advertising degree or related field

Tools

Creative Cloud

Job description

Location(s): Columbia, S.C., Charleston, S.C., or Charlotte, N.C.

The Chernoff Newman internship program aims to offer a well-rounded experience that includes a deep dive of agency life. Chernoff Newman’s interns do not simply fetch coffee or stuff envelopes; they are immersed in our client and agency business work.

The program offers three internships each year in the fall, spring and summer semesters, aligning with the applicant’s schedule (school or other).

Chernoff Newman is looking for art director intern applicants who are fascinated with the ad industry, are looking to hone their design and ideation skills, and are generally curious about culture at large. Art director interns at Chernoff will have many opportunities to grow and learn, and the agency also expects to learn and grow from the intern’s experiences and interests.

The selected candidate will work in-person at the Columbia, Charleston, or Charlotte office.

Responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with comps and other design needs (Creative Cloud experience a must)
• Concepting (idea development and brainstorming sessions)
• Art direction support/shadowing with agency Art Directors
• Attending internal meetings (briefings, brainstorming sessions, reviews)

Candidate requirements:

• An interest in marketing/advertising, a related degree, and/or portfolio of work
• Curiosity and a collaborative spirit

Applicants are expected to work 15-20 hours each week and are compensated $12/hour.