Design Intern

  • Design & UX
  • Internship

Design Intern

Introduction
Thomas J. Watson said it best: “Good design is good business.” Visualization is critical to discovering data-driven insights and effectively communicating that knowledge to others. Designers at IBM work to create experiences that work together, work the same, and work for our clients. Does the thought of creating the platform at the heart of solutions like Watson, Blockchain, IoT, and Security excite you?  If so, read on!

Your Role and Responsibilities
IBM Blue Studio is responsible for the sophistication and strategic evolution and expression of the IBM brand and sub-brands across every experience and encounter, internally and externally. We represent and support all IBM businesses horizontally and vertically. Our work crosses nearly every category of output: research and strategy, communications and content development, symbology and systems, digital and physical experiences, tools and training. Our goal is to maintain modernity, tangibility and understanding of the IBM brand in the world.

The Blue Studio design practice is seeking a talented and driven Design Intern who is eager to dive into a dynamic environment where creativity and strategic thinking thrive. The ideal candidate will be passionate about design, focusing strongly on modern typography and information design. You will gain hands-on experience across a diverse range of projects, including digital, print, social media, and multimedia.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

  • Assisting with the execution of design projects from initial concept to final delivery.
  • Contributing to the production of various deliverables, including print, online, and multimedia assets.
  • Supporting the creation of visual elements such as typography, illustrations, iconography, and photography.
  • Learning and applying IBM’s brand strategies, vision, and design systems.
  • Preparing presentation materials and design comps for stakeholder review.
  • Collaborating with creative directors, senior designers to prioritize tasks and ensure high-quality design outcomes.
  • Communicating design concepts and rationales clearly, both verbally and visually.
  • Assisting in the quality control process to ensure design excellence and consistency.


Required Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Designing experiences across media.
  • Utilizing knowledge of grids, typography, graphic design, color, layout, iconography, imagery, and
  • design patterns and systems to address ambiguous, complex problems and projects.
  • Problem solving and idea generation, effectively visualizing and creating concepts into the end products.
  • Investigating, innovating, and developing trends in creative with an emphasis on brand
  • experience and design.
  • Actively seeking feedback and review of work; accept and act upon creative/technical direction.
  • Taking direction well and being nimble to extend designs across platforms.
  • Distinguishing good design from bad, careless from well-conceived and crafted.
  • Being passionate, confident, empathetic, positive and approachable.
  • Attention-to-detail, strong organizational skills and time management.
  • Collaboration with others–stakeholders, technical teams, partners and other designers.


Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Applications: Adobe Creative Suite (highly proficient), Figma, Sketch a plus, MS Office (.PPT), Github
  • Research ability
  • Web standards knowledge
  • Animation and motion skills
  • 3D skills a plus

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About Business Unit

IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) team represents a variety of functions such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more, all working together to solve some of the world’s most complex problems, help our clients achieve success and build collaborative work environments for IBMers.


Your Life @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?


About IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.


Location Statement

When applying to jobs of your interest, we recommend that you do so for those that match your experience and expertise. Our recruiters advise that you apply to not more than 3 roles in a year for the best candidate experience.

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.


Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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