ITHAKA’s mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — Artstor, JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R — enable people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome historical barriers to education. In carrying out our mission, as employees we feel a deep responsibility to each other and our well-being, and are committed to building and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Are you an enthusiastic, emerging designer with a love for brand design? Join our passionate and mission-driven Brand and Creative team!

 

The Role

As a Design Intern, you will help tell our JSTOR brand story in compelling new ways that connect with our audiences. Working collaboratively with the Brand and Creative team, you’ll
be responsible for considering our audiences and bringing the JSTOR brand to life through marketing campaigns and websites, social media, emails, presentations and webinars, in person and virtual events, and more. 

The Design Intern should be available to work a minimum of sixteen (16) hours per week for twelve (12) weeks from March 2025 to May 2025. The deadline to apply is January 24, 2025

 

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the development and documentation of our evolving JSTOR brand by creating visual and motion design assets, templates, and guidelines for:
    • JSTOR’s Digital Stewardship Services, where library and cultural institutions can process, preserve, and create access to their special collections and archives. 
    • The jstor.org research platform where scholars, researchers, and students visit 72+ million times/year for their research grounded in humanities and social sciences.
  • Help bring the JSTOR brand to life through design solutions for marketing campaigns and in-person and virtual events with high quality and consistent visual design.
  • Take direction from Senior Designer and Principal Creative Director to create effective and impactful design solutions.
  • Present work and ideas to peers.
  • Gain a deeper design practice through an audience-centered approach to design and strategy.
  • Work within our brand guidelines, images, components, and overall brand identity to elevate our marketing campaigns.

 

Experience and Skills

  • Second (2nd) semester junior, senior, or recent graduate majoring in Graphic Design or related field
  • Actively enrolled in a degree program 
  • Proven academic success; minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Canva, Google Slides
  • Exceptional time management
  • A self-starter who can bring enthusiasm and energy to every project
  • A clear communicator and effective problem solver 

Work Authorization and Sponsorship 

ITHAKA is not currently considering candidates who require any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States.

 

Compensation and Benefits

At ITHAKA we believe in openness and equity. Part of living those values is our commitment to clarity about salary, so candidates know what to expect. The pay for this position is $20.00 per hour. Base pay may vary with job-related knowledge, skills, experience, market location, and geography. 

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Work for ITHAKA 

We are committed to our organizational values of belonging, evidence, speed, teamwork,  and trust. We take inclusion seriously. Belonging is one of our core values, and it shows in our vibrant culture. People from a wide range of backgrounds work at ITHAKA, and we believe that unique perspectives help us realize new insights and build better solutions.

We want to work with people who are passionate about ideas like these and who wish to contribute their perspectives and talents to ITHAKA’s mission. We enthusiastically welcome applications from people of all underrepresented backgrounds and credentials. We want to hear your story and include your perspective in the transformative work we aim to do.

Learn more about Working at ITHAKA.

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Although ITHAKA has physical offices in New York and Ann Arbor, Michigan, our employees are distributed across the continental United States. At this time, we’re not considering candidates who are unable to work and reside in the continental U.S.

Candidates may apply by submitting an application online through our career site, if you have any questions about your application, please contact us at careers@ithaka.org.  ITHAKA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if there’s anything we can do to accommodate any portion of the application or hiring process, please contact us at accommodations@ithaka.org. 

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, domestic violence victim status, veteran status, disability, history of disability or perceived disability, or other status protected by law. We invite you to read our Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement. ITHAKA cares about your privacy, learn more about our Applicant Privacy Notice.