Marketing Internship - Graphic Designer / Art Director at Carta · San…

Summary: Carta is a company that connects founders, investors, and limited partners through innovative software designed for the private equity sector. They are seeking a Brand Design intern to assist in evolving their Brand Design System, focusing on creating a Figma-based Brand Asset Library and supporting the senior design team with various production tasks. Responsibilities: - Great brands have a functional and flexible design system that’s both usable across the business and engineered for the modern age. You’ll be responsible for auditing, designing, and building out a Figma-based Brand Asset Library. This includes: - The Component Refresh: Auditing our current social, email, and presentation templates and rebuilding them into high-functioning Figma components - The Mini-Campaign: Applying your new system to a real-world business initiative (e.g., a Q3 product launch or seasonal brand campaign) - The Hand-off: Presenting your library to the wider marketing team and creating "How-to" documentation to ensure your work lives on after your 10 weeks - Support the senior design team with junior-level production work (social assets, digital ads, presentation decks, and ebooks) - Participate in creative brainstorm sessions—we want your eyes and your opinions - Master the art of Figma auto-layout and component properties (we’ll teach you, but you should be ready to dive in) - Collaborate with your Manager and Mentor to navigate the transition from in-office collaboration to remote execution Required Qualifications: - Recent graduate or final year student in Graphic Design, Advertising Art Direction or similar - A strong graphic design portfolio that demonstrates excellent taste levels and command of form, composition, typography, color. Only candidates providing a digital portfolio will be considered - Foundational knowledge of Figma and Adobe Photoshop (you know your way around a canvas) - A 'figure-it-out' mentality—you aren't afraid to ask questions or watch a tutorial to solve a problem - Availability to be in-office during June and parts of August Preferred Qualifications: - Bonus points if you have experience with DAM systems (in particular, Frontify) Required Skills: Graphic Design, Advertising Art Direction, Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Digital Portfolio, Brand Design System, Component Library Design, Digital Asset Management (DAM)