Design Intern

Design Intern — Phreeli Art Department

Location: Remote

Type: Paid ($20 per hour)

Part Time Internship Duration: 3–6 months, with potential to extend

Reports to: Creative Director

Summary

Phreeli is a Privacy By Design Wireless Carrier building a brand that actually looks and feels different from the rest of the telecom world. The Design Intern plays a hands-on role in translating our brand vision into compelling visual work across digital touchpoints — social, web, and brand. You'll partner closely with the creative team to execute design that supports marketing, brand storytelling, and the growth of phreeli.com.

This role balances creative concepting with real execution. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and is passionate about helping build a visually distinctive brand from the inside.

Responsibilities

Creative Execution & Design

• Design and produce visual assets across digital touchpoints: social, website, email, and paid media
• Create graphics for brand, campaigns, decks, and internal/external collaboration assets
• Translate creative briefs and brand direction into effective design solutions
• Ensure all deliverables align with Phreeli's brand guidelines and design system
• Prepare production-ready files for handoff to the team and external partners

Campaign & Brand Development

• Support the development and rollout of product launches, seasonal campaigns, and brand storytelling initiatives
• Contribute to concept development, mood boards, and visual identity exploration
• Help maintain a cohesive visual language across everything Phreeli ships

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with marketing, social and engineering to create performance-driven design assets
• Collaborate with the web team on layouts, graphics, and visual components for phreeli.com
• Take direction from creative leadership and iterate quickly on feedback

Brand Integrity & Innovation

• Maintain consistency across all visual touchpoints
• Stay current on design, social, and cultural trends
• Bring fresh ideas that elevate creative output and brand differentiation

What We're Looking For

• Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite — specifically InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Strong working knowledge of Figma
• A portfolio (or coursework samples) demonstrating clean layout systems, thoughtful typography, and visual storytelling
• Attention to detail: precision across all deliverables and within an established design system
• Communication: clear, proactive collaboration with the team
• Adaptability: thrives in a fast-moving, evolving environment
• Ownership: proactive, accountable, and solutions-oriented

Bonus Points

• Adobe Premiere and video editing skills
• UX/UI design experience or coursework
• Motion graphics or After Effects experience
• Interest in tech, telecom, or privacy-focused brands
• AI competency

What You'll Get

• Real portfolio work across social, brand, and web — on a live, shipping product
• Direct mentorship from the creative team
• Experience working inside a documented design system on a production website
• Paid hourly, with school credit available if your program supports it

How to Apply

Reply with a resume and link to your portfolio. Include links to a few examples of work you admire — brands, individual pieces, or studios.