Summer 2025 Internship
Summer 2025 Internship
About August Jackson:
August Jackson (AJ) is a leading creative agency specializing in impactful branding, campaign development, and multi-channel activation for corporate brands, nonprofits, and higher education institutions. Our focus is creating engaging events and strategic communications for our clients and their communities.
About the Position:
As an Intern at AJ, you’ll play a key role in one of our teams (Creative, Production, and Design), collaborating on a variety of projects to bring innovative ideas to life. This hands-on experience will enhance your understanding of how our efforts align with the agency's goals and how all departments work together to deliver results for our clients. You’ll gain valuable insights into our mission of “putting purpose into practice” while advancing your personal and professional growth.
If you’re excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you! For the Creative internship, please apply with a link to your portfolio and/or writing samples.
For the Design internship, please apply with a link to your portfolio (NOTE: this position is for students studying visual, graphic and environmental design, and who already have demonstrated expertise with design software).
What You Can Expect:
- Assist with internal initiatives and contribute to various teams.
- Collaborate with AJ teams on strategic, creative, and production-focused projects, brainstorming innovative ideas together.
- Client-facing situations that provide real-world exposure.
The Ideal Candidate:
- You are a rising college senior or a recent graduate.
- You have a strong interest in marketing, strategic communications, production, project management, and events.
- You have strong writing and communication capabilities.
- You’re interested in exploring a career in a creative agency.
- You are a self-starter, proactive, and eager to work and learn in a collaborative environment.
- You can effectively multitask across various assignments.
- You have an eye for detail and are highly organized.
- You are curious! You have a desire to learn, try new things, and ask lots of questions along the way.
- You have a positive attitude and bring joy and optimism to every interaction.
Position Specific Qualifications:
Note that you can only apply for one of the below positions (Production, Creative, Design). Please read over the specific qualifications and requirements prior to applying.
Production and/or Communications Production
- Experience sourcing and researching vendors.
- Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office Products especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Exposure to project management tools: budgets, timelines, and meeting agendas.
- Cover letter recommended.
- Internship based in Chicago, IL.
Creative
- Exceptional writer with a a keen eye for grammar.
- Passion for storytelling in unique ways.
- Experience presenting work live (public speaking).
- Collaborative spirit — willingness to partner with cross-functional teams to help translate abstract ideas into visuals.
- Comfortable actively participating in creative brainstorm sessions.
Design
- Experience using Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite.
- Please provide a portfolio of your work.
- Internships will primarily be virtual depending on location.
Additional Details:
- This is a paid position for 20 hours a week.
- Internships open to rising college seniors and recent grads.
- The internship is for June 2025 through August 2025 (we are flexible on start and end dates).
- Internships will primarily be virtual depending on location. If you are local to the Chicago area you will have access to our downtown office.