Graphic Design Intern - Summer 2025

Pella Corporation

Graphic Design Intern - Summer 2025

Urbandale, IA (Onsite)

Pella’s Product Marketing Graphic Design Intern will be supporting the design and maintenance of tactics across product touchpoints – online and offline. Working under the direction of the Product Marketing Graphic Designer, they will help to support a range of marketing initiatives.

A successful Product Marketing Graphic Design Intern will thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing and prioritizing concurrent projects. In close partnership with the Product Marketing Graphic Designer and Technical Publication Specialists, this position will collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, Architectural Solutions and Product Marketing to bring clear and concise information to market. An eye for design is required and a thorough understanding of good layouts utilizing typography, photography, charts and graphs.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

While the responsibilities may vary slightly, the position will likely include varying levels of the following activities. Other duties may be assigned.

• Creates and/or updates designs and content across multiple mediums, tailoring visuals for various audiences. As applicable, develops/refines concepts in existing materials.
• Selects and prepares photography, renderings, graphics, etc for online/offline publishing.
• Ensures new and existing publications follow brand and product standards.
• Manages production timelines, reviews and production schedules to meet project deadlines.
• Understands industry requirements for file prep, process and communication.
• Ability to nurture collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES 

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS 

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 

Ability to assess and track budgets. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY 

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

COMPUTER SKILLS 

In-depth knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Familiarity with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Robohead is helpful.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

None required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:

Pella Corporation is committed to workforce diversity. Pella is a Tobacco-Free Work Environment.  Post-offer background check and drug screen required.  Pella participates in E- Verify.  Pella will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

Pella Corporation provides a working environment free of discrimination and harassment.  Pella Corporation treats all persons equally, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age or disability, as each is protected under federal law. Several states in which Pella operates have laws protecting classifications of Team Members not necessarily protected under federal law. Therefore, Pella also treats all persons equally, regardless of political affiliation and belief, pregnancy, national origin, age, creed, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, mental disorder, veteran status, ancestry or handicap as each category is protected under a municipal ordinance or state law.