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Creative Arts & Design
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Check out the Internship Company Examples below but know that these are just examples of common employers and not the only possibilities. Students are matched by our Global Partner with an employer based on their interests/experiences and the employer’s hiring needs.
Build Your Own Internship: Location of Your Choice
Not seeing an internship for you below? If you have a very specific internship placement in mind or are looking through our program list and not seeing your location of choice, you still have options! You can “Build Your Own Internship,” where you research and secure your own internship while working with the GEO office to receive relevant academic credit. Students are responsible for finding this internship, housing, and travel arrangements independently, which is what differs from the existing internship placement programs that GEO offers. All students will be charged in-state tuition for this program and receive a guaranteed $250-$1000 scholarship.
Build Your Own Internship
Examples of Internship Placements
Accra, Ghana with World Endeavors
Teaching Art and Design Internship:
Assist in the administration of art clubs in local schools, using a variety of different mediums. Share your own artistic talents with local Ghanaian children before switching roles to become a student and learning from local Ghanaian artisans. Interns typically can select their preferred age group, create their own syllabus, and decide on goals for the classes, ending in an exhibition to showcase the students' artwork. This enriching experience helps students gain confidence in their skills and abilities, and encourages them to pursue their artistic dreams. In addition to teaching art, interns can also experience local art and learn from local artisans who are creating a diverse range of art and design pieces - from batik on clothing and scarves to jewelry design, painting, photography, screen printing, sculpture, and wood carving.
Bangkok, Thailand with World Endeavors
Visual Arts Internship in Galleries and Museums:
Visual Arts interns work in galleries and museums planning and maintaining exhibits, creating and distributing publicity materials, coordinating special events, communicating with artists, and organizing art auctions.
Interior Design Internship at Architecture and Design Firm:
Interior Design interns assist design professionals in architecture and design firms as well as in property and construction companies by researching materials and products, working with suppliers, gathering spatial and other site information, preparing presentations for clients, and a number of other activities.
Berlin, Germany with CIEE
Creative Design Internship at a Creative Agency:
Intern with a small creative agency on web/user experience design projects.
Social Media and Website Content Manager at a Startup:
Intern with a startup focused on the arts and design space. Contribute to social media strategy and website experience for artists and clients using the platform to connect.
Buenos Aries, Argentina with Road2Argentina
Internship at Consulting Firm:
Intern at Iceberg, the leading Latin American consulting firm in the development of cross-cultural competences and in the strategic management of cultural diversity in organizations. They offer global reach solutions with their network of cross-cultural trainer’s in more than 50 countries.
Creative Design Internship at a Marketing Firm
OneLove is a marketing firm which offers everything from web and graphic design, to marketing campaigns, to video making, to help with SEO, to social media management, and more. The work environment at OneLove is really relaxed as their office is located in a renovated old house and the team is a group of young/trendy professionals with an artistic flair.
Cape Town, South Africa with CIEE
Creative Design Internship at a Community Art Center:
Intern with a community art center contributing general support to communications projects, artist liaison efforts, event planning & collateral design and coordination, and social media content creation.
Creative Design Internship with a Design Consulting Company:
Intern with a design consultancy re-inventing company logos and collateral, design new marketing materials for the consultancy, contribute to product and packaging design projects.
Florence, Italy with World Endeavors
Visual Arts Internship:
Studio that organizes collective and solo shows in various cities worldwide including Paris, London, Monaco, Tokyo, Venice and Miami. Interns organize exhibitions and work with collective and solo shows.
Mumbai, India with CRCC Asia
Creative Design Internship at a Startup:
Intern at a startup making it easy and possible for business owners to restructure, standardize and automate their business processes to make their enterprise process driven, thus enabling optimization and growth. Duties may include Design Thinking, Branding, UX&UI.
Osaka, Japan with CRCC Asia
Paper Company Internship:
This internship is an opportunity to work with a company driven to create fun and interesting paper products that combine advanced technologies and intricate design. You will work closely with the Sales Planning department to develop a media strategy, market branding, and content for various media platforms.
Paris, France with World Endeavors
Public Relations Internship in Performing Arts:
Theater that promotes live entertainment to young spectators and their families through a multidisciplinary program combining dance, theater, puppetry, music, visual arts and digital arts. Interns assist the public relations manager with their daily tasks, including managing bookings, scheduling meetings, presenting shows, writing pedagogic files, contacting schools, sending brochures, and assisting in preparing the next season’s events.
Prague, Czech Republic with World Endeavors
Visual Arts Internship in Galleries and Museums:
Visual Arts interns work in galleries and museums planning and maintaining exhibits, creating and distributing publicity materials, coordinating special events, communicating with artists, and organizing art auctions.
Intern at an Art Gallery:
A previous intern was placed in a local gallery, where they managed the front desk and welcomed visitors, made updates to the gallery's website, assisted in the setup of exhibitions, and liaised with local artists to display their work. During events, they were able to assist in the sales process.
Seoul, South Korea with CRCC Asia
Industrial Design Internship:
Intern with an industrial design studio based in Seoul, with a focus on simplicity, functionality, and rationality. This studio has a passion for furniture, lighting, and homewares, while also expanding to spacial and exhibition designs.
Sydney, Australia with World Endeavors
Textiles Design Internship:
Join a Sydney-based design trio of print and fabric surface treatment specialists, whose primary focus is to deliver original, exclusive and bespoke designs for a broad range of visual applications, particularly textiles. This company is committed to uncovering and servicing clients’ needs while promoting environmental sustainability and Australian-based production in an inspiring and creative way.
Tokyo, Japan with CRCC Asia
Creative Agency Internship:
Work at a creative agency with the aim of bridging the gap between the African and Japanese creative industries: fashion, art, cuisine, music and film.