2027 Intern - Brand Creative

Adobe; San Francisco; On-site; VES 30,971,000 - 37,165,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe offers an internship for a full-time graphic design student to lead a project from concept to completion, collaborating with designers and cross-functional teams to shape brand visuals.

You will craft deliverables using Adobe Creative Cloud, build mood boards, and set visual direction through explorations, then present work and iterate based on feedback.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in graphic design, branding, visual design, or related field.
• Graduation anticipated between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Proficient in most Adobe Creative Cloud apps.
• Hands-on proficiency with generative and AI workflows, especially Adobe Firefly.
• Strong presentation, communication, and collaboration skills.
• A standout portfolio demonstrating craft across diverse projects, mediums, and workflows.
• Active practice of visual research with curiosity for culture and trends.
• Comfort balancing speed, experimentation, and craft, with openness to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Own an internship-long project from idea to final implementation.
• Generate original concepts in brainstorms and curate artwork for brand projects, developing visual direction via mood boards and explorations.
• Collaborate with designers, art directors, creative directors, producers, writers, and cross-functional partners.
• Use Adobe tools to prepare creative deliverables aligned with brand guidelines.
• Present work, receive feedback, and refine with craft.

Skills

Graphic design fundamentals

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Typography & layout

AI workflowsAdobe Firefly

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Firefly

Job description

What You’ll Do

• Own an internship-long project from idea to final implementation.
• Generate original concepts in brainstorms and ideation sessions, curate artwork from the creative community for brand projects, and develop visual direction through mood boards, style frames, and explorations.
• Collaborate with designers, art directors, creative directors, producers, writers, and cross-functional partners.
• Use a breadth of Adobe tools to prepare creative deliverables in line with brand guidelines.
• Present your work, receive and apply feedback, and refine with craft.

What You Need to Succeed

• Currently enrolled full time, pursuing a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in graphic design, branding, visual design, studio arts, or a related field. Graduation is encouraged between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Ability to participate in a full-time internship from May through September.
• Proficient in most Adobe Creative Cloud apps, and a strong foundation in typography, layout, image-making, and visual composition.
• Hands-on proficiency in generative and agentic AI workflows, particularly Adobe Firefly and third-party models.
• Strong presentation, communication, and collaboration skills.
• A standout student portfolio demonstrating outstanding craft in building across a variety of projects, mediums, and workflows.
• An active practice of visual research, with a curiosity for culture and trends.
• Comfort balancing speed, experimentation, and craft, and openness to feedback to keep improving the work.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

Let’s Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

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Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.

Expected Pay Range

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $25.00 - $30.00 hourly. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay rate for your job location during the hiring process.

State-Specific Notices

California

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Colorado

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Massachusetts

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