Art Director Intern

As an Art Director Intern, you’ll collaborate with our creative team to develop compelling visual concepts and campaigns that increase brand awareness and drive engagement. You’ll work closely with copywriters, designers, and strategists to bring creative direction to life through polished, final assets. Working alongside experienced creatives who will mentor you, you’ll gain hands-on experience in strategic visual storytelling and integrated campaign development.

About the Role

• Support the development and execution of creative concepts and campaigns, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and marketing goals
• Collaborate closely with copywriters and designers to translate creative direction into cohesive visual and written concepts across digital, print, social, and motion formats
• Work with strategists and team members to contribute to integrated creative solutions that meet campaign objectives
• Participate in all stages of project development, from brainstorming and conceptualization to final execution, learning best practices and receiving constructive feedback
• Assist with translating creative direction and design concepts into polished, production-ready assets
• Proof and quality-check creative output to ensure alignment with visual standards, tone, typography, and brand integrity
• Support the organization and management of digital assets and project files using company systems and tools like Figma
• Contribute to campaign ideation and creative brainstorming sessions, sharing ideas and learning from senior team members

About You
Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a bachelor’s degree program in design, art direction, advertising, or a related field
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, or similar tools)
• Strong foundational understanding of design principles, visual communication, brand identity, layout hierarchy, and typography
• Superior attention to detail, both visually and grammatically, with a demonstrated commitment to quality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate creative concepts
• Demonstrated portfolio or coursework showcasing design projects and creative concepts

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior internship or project experience in production design, graphic design, or creative production environments
• Familiarity with Figma and other design collaboration tools
• Experience with or knowledge of print, digital, video, or social media production processes
• Understanding of brand systems, editorial voice, and maintaining consistent tone across communications
• Knowledge of pre-press and digital publishing best practices
• Curiosity about how AI is evolving the creative process and openness to exploring emerging tools and technologies in design

What you’ll get

Our team members fuel our strategy, innovation and growth, so we ensure the health and well-being of not just you, but your family, too! We go above and beyond to give you the support you need on an individual level and offer all sorts of ways to help you live your best life. We are proud to offer eligible team members perks and health benefits that will help you have peace of mind. Simply put: We’ve got your back. Check out our full list of Benefits and Perks.

About us

Rocket is a Detroit-based company made up of businesses that provide simple, fast and trusted digital solutions for complex transactions. The name comes from our flagship business, now known as Rocket Mortgage®, which was founded in 1985. Today, we’re a publicly traded company involved in many different industries, including mortgages, fintech, real estate and more. We’re insistently different in how we look at the world and are committed to an inclusive workplace where every voice is heard. Apply today to join a team that offers career growth, amazing benefits and the chance to work with leading industry professionals.

This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may be modified at the discretion of the company at any time.  Decisions related to employment are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.  The company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.  Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or participating in the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team, at [email protected].