Graphic Design Internship - Winter/Fall '27

Location: Washington, DC, United States Department: Marketing

APCO is hiring seniors and recent graduates to join our full-time, paid internship program. Our interns assist with graphic design, content creation, campaign execution, and market research to help amplify APCO’s presence across digital and traditional platforms. Interns are treated as professional staff, participate in team meetings and actively contribute ideas.

This internship will sit in APCO's Washington D.C. office

Responsibilities:

Support the execution of APCO's brand and visual identity by designing graphics, presentation materials, and multimedia assets that enhance engagement across multiple channels

Collaborate with team members to develop creative concepts and visual assets, ensuring consistency with APCO's brand guidelines across internal and external communications

General production support, including: Photo sourcing and retouching

Incorporating edits to print and digital projects (ex: one-pagers and social media graphics)

Preparing/editing PowerPoint presentations and Word documents

File management and archiving

Monitor issues, news events and competitor happenings

Help with social media research and creation of social media content

Qualifications:

Portfolio that demonstrates expertise in design, typography, composition, and color

Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, etc.)

Previous work in an agency or in-house creative team preferred

Candidates must be team players with excellent communication and organizational skills as well as the ability to work against tight deadlines

Available to work 40 hours per week

Knowledge of project management software is a plus

Demonstrated interest in marketing, communications, or journalism

Knowledge of wireframing, prototyping, HTML/CSS is a plus

Requires US Work Authorization, unable to consider candidates with CPT/OPT/Post-OPT status

What are the core working hours and will I need to be in an office?

Our interns work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

We are committed to a hybrid and flexible working environment, and there may be days that you wish to work from home and days that we come together so that you get to explore more of our culture and meet other colleagues. You will be provided with a company laptop so that you are able to work from home and in the office easily.

Compensation:

This is a paid internship at a fixed hourly rate of $18.40

When is the closing date for applications?

Applications will close on Friday, October 2nd.

When does the internship commence?

Our program begins on Tuesday, January 12th and ends on Friday, May 21st 2027.

Through our recruitment, hiring and retention efforts, APCO is committed to building teams who bring the best possible expertise and robust perspectives to our clients. We embrace differences in experience, viewpoint and ideas, starting with our values and extending to our behaviors, policies and practices. We aim to create a positive work experience and welcoming environment where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, national origin, citizenship, native language, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, religion, age, veteran status, neurodivergence, mental or physical disability, medical history, pregnancy, political belief or affiliation or any other characteristic protected by law.

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