Summer Design Internship

Quaker City Mercantile; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend

Recommendation

Potential for future employment

Job summary

A creative design agency in Philadelphia is seeking a design intern for a 12-week in-office program. The role focuses on brand identity and packaging, and you'll have the chance to work with the design team while developing a personal portfolio piece. Applicants should be 21 or older with a portfolio showing their design work. Skills in animation and illustration are a plus, and you'll contribute actively to ongoing projects. The position offers stipends and potential future employment based on performance.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 or older.
• Hands-on role with active contribution to projects.
• Experience with design tools is required.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the design team on brand identity and packaging projects.
• Develop your own portfolio piece throughout the internship.
• Contribute to active projects actively.

Skills

Strong instincts and visual taste

Interest in branding, design systems, and creative direction

Motion / animation skills

Illustration skills

Ability to articulate design decisions and references

Education

Portfolio (student or personal work)

Tools

Design tools

Job description

Quaker City Mercantile is looking for a design intern to work across brand identity, packaging, and creative development.

This is a 12-week, in-office program (June–August) for someone interested in how brands are built visually from the agency behind some of the most iconic.

You’ll work alongside the design team, contribute to active projects, while developing your own portfolio piece over the course of the program.

You:

• Strong instincts and visual taste
• Interest in branding, design systems, and creative direction
• Skills in any of the following are a plus:
• Motion / animation
• Illustration
• Able to articulate design decisions and references
• Able to work in-office 2–3 days/week in Old City, Philadelphia

Requirements:

• 21+
• Portfolio (student or personal work is fine)
• Experience with design tools

This is a hands‑on role. You will be expected to contribute, explore ideas, and develop work that can live beyond the internship.

You Get:

• Stipend
• Recommendation
• Potential for future employment based on performance