Graphic Design Intern

Graphic Design Intern
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Level: Intern
Division / Department: Marketing/Ecommerce                
Reporting to position: Web Design Supervisor

Summer 2025 - 90 day internship        


About the Role:

The Graphic Design Intern will focus on enhancing our digital marketing strategies. After gaining an understanding of our search engine optimization (SEO) and content management practices, they will start optimizing current articles for SEO and improving linking strategies. Their responsibilities include conducting audits of member microsites to guarantee compliance with performance standards, assisting in the management of project assignments and workloads, and developing SEO landing pages to enhance merchandising initiatives.

Additionally, this individual will work on designing social media graphics for ad campaigns and developing email templates in AJO, all contributing to our broader marketing and digital outreach goals.

Responsibilities include:

• Enhance member microsites through the AEM atmosphere
• Utilize Adobe Creative Cloud to design social media graphics and email templates specifically for AJO
• Conduct a comprehensive audit of existing landing pages to identify optimization opportunities
• Improve search engine optimization (SEO) and integrate relevant links into current articles
• Assist in allocating and evaluating assignment projects and workload to ensure effective resource management
• Create SEO-optimized landing pages for site merchandising
• Collaborate on the creation of social media graphics for ad campaigns

Education and Experience: 

• Pursuing degree in Graphic design or related field

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong attention to detail
• Self-driven and receptive to coaching
• Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Adept at managing multiple tasks simultaneously

Preferred

• Adobe Creative Cloud experience

Benefits available to you:

• Exposure to hands-on experience in Graphic Design
• Helpful mentoring from business leaders within Marketing/Ecommerce and other departments
• College credit

About Do it Best:
We’re the only US-based, member-owned hardware, lumber, and building materials co-op in the home improvement industry. We proudly serve thousands of locations in over 50 countries, offering exceptional merchandise and services driving us to nearly $5 billion in annual sales. Our goal is to help our members grow and achieve their dreams.

Culture:
Each team member is valued as an individual - with their intrinsic value at the forefront. We prioritize your career growth through one-on-one training, conferences, tuition assistance, mentoring and more. We encourage authentic relationships by hosting social events and fostering a culture where lasting friendships are made. In fact, the three most valued aspects of being a part of the Do it Best team  are the culture, the compensation, and the level of fulfillment that each team member experiences from their role. 

Our Philosophy: Serving others as we would like to be served
Our Mission: Making the best even better
Our Goal: Helping members grow and achieve their dreams