Graphic Design, Video & Motion Graphics Intern

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About Us

CALSTART is a mission-driven industry organization focused on transportation decarbonization and clean air for all.

For over 30 years, it’s been CALSTART’s mission to develop, assess, and implement large-scale, zero-emission transportation solutions to mitigate climate change and support economic growth. CALSTART works with businesses, organizations, governments, and communities to create real-life impact toward clean air and equitable access to clean transportation for all. CALSTART provides scientific, technical and policy support for regulatory development and clean technology and infrastructure acceleration.

Intern Project

The purpose of this Brand Implementation & Graphic Design Intern who can support the Marketing & Communications creative team with a variety of graphic design tasks while playing a key role in CALSTART's organization-wide rebrand. This intern will gain hands-on experience implementing a comprehensive brand system across multiple marketing channels while developing professional design skills in a collaborative creative environment.

This internship will provide meaningful support during CALSTART's organization-wide rebrand while offering an emerging designer valuable hands-on experience implementing and maintaining a comprehensive visual identity system. The intern will work closely with the creative team to update branded materials, organize design assets, and help ensure consistency across the organization's marketing and communications efforts.

Qualifications

Intern Project

The purpose of this request is to bring on a Graphic Design, Video & Motion Graphics Intern who can support the Marketing & Communications creative team across a wide range of graphic design projects while providing specialized support in short-form video production, motion graphics, animation, and digital content creation. This role will strengthen the team's creative capacity by combining traditional graphic design expertise with multimedia skills that continue to grow in demand across CALSTART's marketing and communications efforts.

Intern Project Key Deliverables

• Graphic Design Production: Create and edit marketing collateral, including social media graphics, digital advertisements, email graphics, presentations, infographics, reports, one-pagers, event materials, and other branded marketing assets.
• Video Editing & Production: Edit and produce short-form video content for marketing campaigns, social media, webinars, internal communications, and promotional initiatives. Create platform-specific content, including promotional videos, highlight reels, social media shorts, and other engaging digital content optimized for LinkedIn, YouTube, Vimeo, and additional communication channels.
• Motion Graphics & Animation: Develop engaging motion graphics, animated graphics, and simple explainer animations that enhance CALSTART's digital storytelling and visual communications.
• Brand Guidelines Support: Assist with maintaining and implementing CALSTART brand standards across all creative materials while supporting updates to brand assets and visual identity resources.
• Asset Organization: Organize and maintain Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries, design templates, video assets, and other shared creative resources to improve team efficiency and consistency.
• Multimedia Content Development: Prepare and optimize creative assets for websites, email marketing, presentations, webinars, social media, and other digital communication channels.
• Creative Collaboration: Participate in creative reviews, brainstorming sessions, campaign planning, and team meetings while collaborating with designers, marketers, and program teams.
• Mentorship & Professional Development: Receive guidance from senior designers while developing technical skills, creative problem-solving abilities, and a professional portfolio.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Figma, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
• Demonstrated experience creating traditional graphic design deliverables and editing short-form video content for marketing, social media, and digital communications.
• Experience creating motion graphics, animated assets, and simple explainer animations.
• Familiarity with publishing and optimizing video content for platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo, LinkedIn, and other social media channels.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, composition, branding, and visual storytelling.
• Ability to balance traditional graphic design projects alongside video and multimedia assignments.
• Detail-oriented, organized, collaborative, self-motivated, and eager to learn in a fast-paced creative environment.