Milwaukee Magazine, one of the nation’s finest city and regional publications, has design internship positions available for Summer 2026. The design department is looking for enthusiastic, creative, hard-working students who aspire to be a top designer or art director. This is an excellent opportunity for a student to gain experience.

Internships last for one semester or summer and must be taken for college credit. Interns should be able to work both independently and on a collaborative team. Candidates must be self-motivated, show initiative, be able to jump right into a project, be able to take direction and accept constructive criticism. If you have these traits you will fit in well and we encourage you to apply.

Internship responsibilities include: assisting at photo shoots, concepting, helping with photo research, laying out pages, and scanning images. The intern will also assist in the creation of ads and promo pieces for the sales department, as well as updating data on circulation spec sheets. In addition, interns will also assist in keeping track of invoices and updating other spreadsheets.

Applications will be accepted until APRIL 1, 2026, finalists will be contacted for an interview. No phone calls please.

Qualifications

Interns must be enrolled in a degree program in graphic design or a related major. You should have an interest in magazine design and working knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop on the Mac OSX platform.  Will be required to be onsite 2- 3 days a week. 

Please submit a resume AND a link to portfolio in order to be considered for this position. You must be able to take this internship for college credit (no exceptions).

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