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About Base Design:

Base Design is an international network of creative studios specializing in branding and communications. We are about creating cultural relevance and business impact. Located in New York, Brussels, Melbourne, and Geneva, our teams bridge strategy, storytelling, design, and digital to bring powerful brands with unique personalities to life — from MoMA to Apple and even the Prince Estate.


Why Base Design:

For 25 years, we’ve helped brands define their unique story and place in culture. By joining our global team, you’ll gain valuable perspective and experience learning from industry thought leaders. We are hiring ambitious young professionals to join us in working with iconic brands across a variety of sectors. Base Design New York is B Corp certified.


What we offer:

  • Hands-on experience: Gain firsthand experience with real projects and day-to-day work through taking part in team projects, client deliverables, and cross-department collaboration.

  • Our tight-knit, collaborative environment: Ensures your voice will be heard and you’ll have a meaningful impact. We value your ideas and your contributions.

  • Mentorship: Receive guidance and support from an experienced member of the field.

  • Networking: Build connections with full-time employees and fellow interns.

  • Develop valuable skills: Hone skills like communication, collaboration, research, analysis, and brand storytelling while working on teams and alongside different company stakeholders. These professional skills will lay the foundation for future career success.

  • A creative, collaborative company culture: We foster a culture that makes work interesting and promotes learning across project teams.

  • An inclusive workspace.


What You Will Learn and Do:

  • Actively participate in growth efforts, identify new leads, engage with them, and help manage client relations

  • Inform direction of growth opportunities, including identifying potential new clients and developing strategies for creative business presentations

  • Craft compelling proposals that effectively communicate our value and expertise

  • Manage schedules, organize meetings, and develop engaging materials to facilitate productive discussions and presentations

  • Support the communication & PR actions: find relevant events and talks, help with tasks in collaboration with the communications manager (newsletter, etc.), help translate the global communication efforts to the local market

  • Conduct market and strategy research to identify new opportunities and inform current processes

  • Tackle ad hoc tasks and special projects, collaborating across teams


Qualifications:

  • Critical thinking and creative problem-solving

  • Strong written and verbal communication in English

  • Excellent organization with attention to detail

  • Preferred areas of study: Branding (strategy, management), Business, Communications, Marketing, PR


What We Are Looking For:

  • Currently enrolled (Junior or Senior undergraduate or graduate level) or recently graduated from an accredited university

  • Be culturally engaged and perpetually curious about the world around you

  • Think conceptually and have a desire to create meaningful projects

  • Be daring, not afraid to try new things and even fail at them

  • Have an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for shaping brands with a cultural impact

Program Details:

  • Duration: 3 - 4 months, start date late January/early February

  • Hours: Interns will be expected to work approximately 40 hours per week.

  • Hybrid Work Policy: We ask you are in the studio a minimum of 3 days a week–Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

  • Salary Range: $20/hr+ (dependent on experience level)

  • Application Deadline: January 2, 2025


Interested? Please submit the following to basenyc@basedesign.com:

  • Resume

  • Writing Sample (approx. 500-800 words): A 1-2 page writing sample on a branding-related topic of your choice (e.g., a brand you find compelling, a company that needs a rebrand).

  • OPTIONAL: Letter of recommendation, references, website


We’re committed to cultivating a diverse, inclusive, and dynamic workplace where everyone can be themselves, regardless of their identity, experience, or beliefs. Our sense of curiosity is what connects us all.

About Base Design:

Base Design is an international network of creative studios specializing in branding and communications. We are about creating cultural relevance and business impact. Located in New York, Brussels, Melbourne, and Geneva, our teams bridge strategy, storytelling, design, and digital to bring powerful brands with unique personalities to life — from MoMA to Apple and even the Prince Estate.


Why Base Design:

For 25 years, we’ve helped brands define their unique story and place in culture. By joining our global team, you’ll gain valuable perspective and experience learning from industry thought leaders. We are hiring ambitious young professionals to join us in working with iconic brands across a variety of sectors. Base Design New York is B Corp certified.


What we offer:

  • Hands-on experience: Gain firsthand experience with real projects and day-to-day work through taking part in team projects, client deliverables, and cross-department collaboration.

  • Our tight-knit, collaborative environment: Ensures your voice will be heard and you’ll have a meaningful impact. We value your ideas and your contributions.

  • Mentorship: Receive guidance and support from an experienced member of the field.

  • Networking: Build connections with full-time employees and fellow interns.

  • Develop valuable skills: Hone skills like communication, collaboration, research, analysis, and brand storytelling while working on teams and alongside different company stakeholders. These professional skills will lay the foundation for future career success.

  • A creative, collaborative company culture: We foster a culture that makes work interesting and promotes learning across project teams.

  • An inclusive workspace.


What You Will Learn and Do:

  • Actively participate in growth efforts, identify new leads, engage with them, and help manage client relations

  • Inform direction of growth opportunities, including identifying potential new clients and developing strategies for creative business presentations

  • Craft compelling proposals that effectively communicate our value and expertise

  • Manage schedules, organize meetings, and develop engaging materials to facilitate productive discussions and presentations

  • Support the communication & PR actions: find relevant events and talks, help with tasks in collaboration with the communications manager (newsletter, etc.), help translate the global communication efforts to the local market

  • Conduct market and strategy research to identify new opportunities and inform current processes

  • Tackle ad hoc tasks and special projects, collaborating across teams


Qualifications:

  • Critical thinking and creative problem-solving

  • Strong written and verbal communication in English

  • Excellent organization with attention to detail

  • Preferred areas of study: Branding (strategy, management), Business, Communications, Marketing, PR


What We Are Looking For:

  • Currently enrolled (Junior or Senior undergraduate or graduate level) or recently graduated from an accredited university

  • Be culturally engaged and perpetually curious about the world around you

  • Think conceptually and have a desire to create meaningful projects

  • Be daring, not afraid to try new things and even fail at them

  • Have an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for shaping brands with a cultural impact

Program Details:

  • Duration: 3 - 4 months, start date late January/early February

  • Hours: Interns will be expected to work approximately 40 hours per week.

  • Hybrid Work Policy: We ask you are in the studio a minimum of 3 days a week–Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

  • Salary Range: $20/hr+ (dependent on experience level)

  • Application Deadline: January 2, 2025


Interested? Please submit the following to basenyc@basedesign.com:

  • Resume

  • Writing Sample (approx. 500-800 words): A 1-2 page writing sample on a branding-related topic of your choice (e.g., a brand you find compelling, a company that needs a rebrand).

  • OPTIONAL: Letter of recommendation, references, website


We’re committed to cultivating a diverse, inclusive, and dynamic workplace where everyone can be themselves, regardless of their identity, experience, or beliefs. Our sense of curiosity is what connects us all.