Creative & AI Intern - Winter/Spring 2027 (On-Site)

The role

You will support brand, campaign, and experiential projects through visual research, presentation design, and creative exploration. This includes experimenting with AI image and motion tools.

What you will do

• Partner with the creative team on brand, campaign, and experiential work.
• Build out decks, presentations, and visual narratives.
• Explore AI image generation and AI motion tools as part of real projects.
• Dig into reference, trends, and visual research.
• Sit in on critiques and client-facing presentations.
• Contribute to MATTE’s own brand and studio projects.

Required qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a university undergraduate or master’s program.
• Must be available for a minimum of 16 hours per week.
• Must be available for the full program, from February 3 through May 12, 2027.
• Comfortable in Figma.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
• Strong deck and presentation design & art direction sense.
• Solid foundation in typography, layout, and composition.
• Organized and able to juggle multiple projects without dropping details.
• Curious, proactive, and genuinely excited about where AI and design intersect.

Nice to have

• Hands-on interest or experience with AI image generation tools (Midjourney, DALL·E, etc.) and AI motion/video tools (Runway, Kling, etc.)

Benefits

• Hands-on learning in a collaborative creative environment.
• Guidance and feedback from industry professionals.
• Exposure to the creative process, from initial ideas through execution.
• Opportunities to build your professional network and explore career paths.
• Academic credit, subject to your school’s requirements and approval.

Before you apply

• Must be enrolled in a university undergraduate or master’s program.
• This is an unpaid internship.
• Interns are not eligible for employee benefits.

About the company

MATTE is a 360° full-service creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling and design. Their studio capabilities range from strategic ideation and insights to full-scale production and execution.