Graphic Design Intern, Consumer Products – Summer 2026

About the position Join the company behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets, and Sing. As an intern at Illumination, you will take part in cross company learning, partner with innovative leaders and teams, and have a seat at the table in our latest endeavors. Illumination is seeking a Consumer Products Intern for Summer 2026 to work closely with our Marketing Consumer Products team. If you are someone that is creative and wants to learn the business behind the creativity too then this is the internship for you! Learning and Responsibilities: Hone design skills by contributing and working with a team of artists. Partner with lead designers on an array of projects while learning about the licensed and consumer products industry. Create internal and external media graphic materials. Design and update presentations as well as other marketing assets. Research and create trend boards. Develop style guides. Support creative product developers and creative style guide production. Design new concepts, graphics, and layouts. Prepare rough drafts and present ideas. Qualifications: Availability to work 40 hours per week for 8 weeks. Enrolled in a College or University. Adobe Creative Suite is a must. Preferred majors: Illustration, Communication Design, or Graphic Design. Demonstrated skills and willingness to learn: typography, color, layout, and other design and production principles. Ability to take creative direction and incorporate feedback into revised work. Must submit a graphic design portfolio to be considered for this role. Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by the company. Requirements: Must have the ability to work in the Santa Monica studio 4 days a week (Mon-Thurs) without relocation assistance from the company and 1 day WFH (Fri). The salary for this position is $ 17.28/hour About Illumination Illumination , founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007, is one of the entertainment industry’s leading producers of event-animated films, including Despicable Me—the most successful animated franchise in cinematic history—as well as Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch and The Secret Life of Pets and Sing films. The 2023 release of Illumination's The Super Mario Bros. Movie has joined the studio library, now comprising three of the top 10 animated films of all time. Illumination’s iconic, beloved franchises—infused with memorable and distinct characters, global appeal and cultural relevance—have grossed more than $9 billion worldwide. Illumination has an exclusive financing and distribution partnership with Universal Pictures. Illumination is based in Santa Monica, CA and its studio, Illumination Studios Paris, is located in the center of Paris, France. Illumination's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Illumination will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Responsibilities

• Hone design skills by contributing and working with a team of artists.
• Partner with lead designers on an array of projects while learning about the licensed and consumer products industry.
• Create internal and external media graphic materials.
• Design and update presentations as well as other marketing assets.
• Research and create trend boards.
• Develop style guides.
• Support creative product developers and creative style guide production.
• Design new concepts, graphics, and layouts.
• Prepare rough drafts and present ideas.

Requirements

• Availability to work 40 hours per week for 8 weeks.
• Enrolled in a College or University.
• Adobe Creative Suite is a must.
• Demonstrated skills and willingness to learn: typography, color, layout, and other design and production principles.
• Ability to take creative direction and incorporate feedback into revised work.
• Must submit a graphic design portfolio to be considered for this role.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by the company.
• Must have the ability to work in the Santa Monica studio 4 days a week (Mon-Thurs) without relocation assistance from the company and 1 day WFH (Fri).

Nice-to-haves

• Preferred majors: Illustration, Communication Design, or Graphic Design.

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