Brand Design Internship, Smartly.io
June to August 2026
This internship is paid at $20 per hour
3 days a week in office
AI-powered advertising platform
Job no longer available
AI-powered advertising platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
This internship is paid at $20 per hour
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To unify the full funnel of marketing and break silos between advertisers, marketers, and creatives.
Role
Who you are
- Current college student pursuing a degree in graphic design, visual communication, marketing, or a related field
- Experience creating digital illustrations and visual design work through coursework, internships, freelance, or personal projects
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Experience using Figma and Google Slides
- Understanding of social media platforms and basic content strategy
- Previous internship experience in a creative, marketing, or related environment
- Strong time management, organizational, and communication skills
- Comfortable asking questions, seeking guidance, and collaborating with teammates
- Self-motivated, curious, humble, and eager to contribute where needed
- Able to take direction well and apply feedback constructively
What the job involves
- Smartly is looking for a Brand Design Intern to join our Brand team in Chicago for the summer
- In this role, you’ll support creative projects across digital design, social content, and brand storytelling while working closely with designers, marketers, and cross-functional teams
- This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a collaborative, fast-moving environment while contributing to work seen across Smartly’s brand channels and campaigns
- This is a full-time summer internship based in our Chicago office with a hybrid schedule of three in-office days per week. Lunch is provided Tuesday through Thursday.
- Create digital illustrations, graphics, and visual assets that support Smartly’s brand and marketing initiatives
- Assist in developing social media creative and campaign materials across multiple platforms
- Support presentations, templates, and visual storytelling in Google Slides and Figma
- Collaborate with the Brand team to maintain consistency across visual identity and brand guidelines
- Contribute ideas and creative concepts during brainstorming sessions and design reviews
- Manage multiple assignments and timelines while maintaining strong attention to detail
- Incorporate feedback thoughtfully and iterate on creative work based on team direction
- Partner with teammates across marketing and brand projects to support day-to-day creative execution
- Will be approximately 30 hours per week between June 2nd and August 7th of 2026
Our take
Smartly.io helps advertisers automate their campaigns across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest. After seeing quick success following Facebook’s 2012 IPO, the company now works with over 700 brands including eBay, Uber, Ralph Lauren, Under Armour and TechStyle.
Its suite of tools automatically creates ads and videos from product images - handling budget allocation and audience targeting, as well as analysing where and when to purchase advertising. Consequently, Smartly.io has positioned itself to play a leading role in a market where brand and performance work are converging.
Smartly.io sold a majority stake to Providence Equity Partners in 2019 in a move to further its presence in the US. The company has since gone on to make several acquisitions of its own with Viralspace.ai and Ad-Lib.io. Smartly.io's ability to adapt to evolving advertising trends supports its continued growth, and its introduction of AI-powered intelligence across its platform shows it is keeping up with technology trends too.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Apr 2015
$3m
SERIES A
Total funding: $3m
Company benefits
- Generous healthcare packages and mental health services
- Career development opportunities, bonus programs and annual performance reviews
- Hybrid working model, with the option to work abroad for up to 30 days
- Company equity options program
- Paid holidays, OOO time and family leaves
Company HQ
Kluuvi, Helsinki
Leadership
Tuomo Riekki
(Co-founder, Board Member & Advisor)Initially served as CPO of the company. Also the founder of Focal and Zero, and previously founded DealMachine and Metrify.io.
Kristo Ovaska
(Co-founder & Board Member)Founder and CEO at Taito.ai. Initially served as CEO of the company. Previously founded Metrify.io, Startup Sauna, and Funrank.
Laura Desmond
(CEO)Also Founder and CEO at Eagle Vista Partners, and Operating Partner at Providence Equity Partners, as well as being a Board Member at Adobe and DoubleVerify. Former CEO of Starcom.
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