Design & Visual Art Intern

Connelly Partners; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Connelly Partners, based in Boston, offers a Content & Design Studio internship that lets you join the creative team to design, create content and participate in the full production process under the guidance of the Design Studio Director.

You will collaborate with writers, photographers, videographers and other team members to develop concepts, visuals and social content for established brand clients, gaining hands-on experience across design, photography, video and visual arts in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an art direction/advertising or design program.
• Facility with all media (print, social, online, radio, possibly TV); understanding of digital development on platforms is a plus.
• In tune to current cultural design trends.
• Conceptual thinker who can link words and visuals to solve marketing problems.
• Excited to bring many ideas forward and see them through.
• Team player.
• Ability to balance multiple projects.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the creative vision and look and feel is implemented.
• Assist in the development of ideas from empathetic insights, cultural observations and timely topics of discussion.
• Work with writers, photographers, videographers and team to frame ideas.
• Concept and design across a variety of platforms.
• Present your own ideas with confidence.

Skills

Team player

Conceptual thinker

Balance multiple projects

Currently enrolled

Cultural design trends

Excited to bring ideas

Education

Art/design program enrollment

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Content & Design Studio Internship: Design & Visual Art Intern

Time Commitment: 20-32 hours/week from September 15 - December 17, 2026 @ $15 per hour.

CONNELLY CONTENT STUDIO:

We make stuff. Social stuff. Timely stuff. Stuff people WANT in their feeds.

Not ads preaching. But authentic content. Sometimes useful. Sometimes funny. Always relevant.

We entertain, delight and educate on behalf of the brands we serve.

We’re scrappy. We write, design, shoot, edit, and animate stuff ourselves.

We’re ideas first, make it second. We try stuff with no fear of failure.

Because the more we try, the more we learn. Together.

We are the CP Content & Design Studio.

A nimble and hungry creative intern specializing in design, photography, video, and visual arts.

Our goal is to make ads and social content for brands that will resonate with their target audience.

And have a blast in the process.

JOB PURPOSE

As a Content & Design Studio intern, you’ll join the creative team to work on designs, create content and play a role in the entire production process. With guidance and mentorship from the Design Studio Director, you’ll collaborate with other members of the creative department to create compelling concepts, meaningful connections and relevant and innovative work while gaining hands-on experience working on several established brand clients.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Ensure the creative vision and look and feel is implemented
• Assist in the development of ideas that stem from empathetic insights, cultural observations and timely social topics of discussions
• Work with writers, photographers, videographers, other members of the team to frame your ideas
• Concept and design across a variety of platforms
• Present your own ideas with confidence

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in an art direction/advertising or design program
• Facility with all media (print, social, online, radio, possibly even TV); understanding of digital development while working on platforms is a plus
• In tune to current cultural design trends
• Conceptual thinker who is able to think both in terms of words and visuals and how they work together to solve real marketing problems
• Excited to bring many ideas forward and see them through
• Team player
• Ability to balance multiple projects
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite

ABOUT CONNELLY PARTNERS

At Connelly Partners, our vision is to be the world’s most aggressive advocate of the human voice and our day-to-day mission is to shine a light on the importance of human truths and their power in a data-driven world.

To protect our brands from self-importance, every team member has a role in amplifying their heartbeats and embracing empathy over entertainment. We value the importance of data, but also the power of emotion. We use data to ask better questions and are in the business of pursuing the WHY.

Headquartered in Boston, with a European hub in Dublin, not New York or London and another hub in Vancouver, not Toronto, we’re firmly rooted in shadow cities with an independent fire and a full-service approach. All resources are offered in-house for efficiency and consistency – strategic planning, creative, production (including an onsite studio), analytics, media, influencer marketing, social media, PR, technology and shopper marketing.

For more information on Connelly Partners, please visit www.connellypartners.com, follow us on Twitter (@ConnellyAgency) and Instagram (@ConnellyPartners), or like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ConnellyPartners).Connelly Partners is unable to sponsor visas at this time.

*To protect the interests of all parties, Connelly Partners will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Connelly Partners will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.