Remote Visual Design Intern - Brand & Packaging

goldenhippo; United States; Remote; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Charity sponsorships

Professional development

On-site gym/kitchen access (for those:

Job summary

Golden Hippo seeks a Visual Design Intern to support our design team remotely in the United States. You will adapt templates, follow brand guidelines, and produce production-ready files across packaging, print, and web, gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced ecommerce environment.

You’ll work under close supervision, collaborating with designers to learn assets organization, file naming, and design systems while contributing to multiple brands.

Qualifications

• Delivers accurate, on-brand design work by following established templates, brand guidelines, and feedback.
• Basic knowledge of layout, typography, color, and hierarchy.
• Open to critique and direction from team members, with a positive attitude toward learning and iterating.
• Works effectively within a team, communicates clearly, and supports shared goals.
• Maintains organized files and assets using consistent naming conventions.
• Eager to Learn and Grow: takes initiative to ask questions and improve design skills and efficiency.
• Manages assigned tasks on deadline, balances multiple small projects, and escalates blockers when necessary.
• Able to prep, export, and optimize assets for digital and print.
• Bachelor's Degree in progress.
• 0-2 years of design experience welcome.
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Moderate-level photo manipulation skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Design or related field (preferred).
• Experience in fast-paced ecommerce/branding environments (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Execute templated design work across web, graphics, packaging, and print, following established brand guidelines and design systems.
• Adapt designs for multiple formats and channels (e.g., resizing banners, reformatting for devices).
• Create and update static ads (e.g., Facebook) and low-effort graphic assets such as icons or simple illustrations.
• Export production-ready files and optimized assets for web and print.
• Route design updates and revisions based on feedback from visual designers and QA checks.
• Support with image editing, mockups, and asset resizing.
• Maintain organized Figma files, components, and brand guidelines.
• Keep Google Drive folders structured and files properly named.
• Help gather visual inspiration for photoshoots in line with brand guidelines.

Skills

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Layout

Typography

Color theory

Brand guidelines

Teamwork

Organization

Asset prep/export

Photo manipulation

Learning mindset

Deadline management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in progress

Design-related degree (preferred)

Tools

Figma

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

Golden Hippo seeks a Visual Design Intern to support our design team remotely in the United States. You will adapt templates, follow brand guidelines, and produce production-ready files across packaging, print, and web, gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced ecommerce environment.

You’ll work under close supervision, collaborating with designers to learn assets organization, file naming, and design systems while contributing to multiple brands.