Graphic Design Summer Associate [HYD]

JOB DESCRIPTION
As a Graphic Design Summer Associate at Startup Summer, you will work as an in-house creative agency and be responsible for delivering professional, high-impact visual designs that bring startup ideas to life. Your primary role will be to transform rough concepts, wireframes, and prototypes into elegant, polished designs that captivate users and make products irresistible in the marketplace.
You will:

• Work with different startup teams to come up with ideas for products and/or services.
• Collaborate with the teams to name products and startups; advise from perspective of design.
• Analyse market trends and do market research to target the preferences that will resonate with users.
• Design logos-logomark, logotype, and lockups-for the teams' various products and startups.
• Deliver a visual identity handbook for assigned teams.
• Design icons, screens, and other visual assets for the UIs of the products.
• Collaborate with the teams to design memorable websites for each startup.
• Work with UX and product team members to refine the look of the products.
• Assist with the testing and QA of the products/services, especially from the design perspective.
• Help the teams prepare for their Pitch Day Demos and the Demo Days Demos.
• Work with the teams to design their pitch day and demo days decks and other marketing materials.

QUALIFICATIONS

• You should be pursuing or have recently completed a Bachelor's degree in graphic design, UI design or HCI from an art school or a top-tier university/college, or able to demonstrate significant professional work experience.
• You should have already taken the Visual Identity/Branding class.
• You must have a strong design portfolio.
• You should be entrepreneurial-minded, i.e., you're a self-starter with a bias towards action.
• You should possess excellent organisational skills.
• You must be open minded. You know what you don't know and are open to learning new things.
• You must practise empathy.
• You must be comfortable in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• You must have great interpersonal and communication skills
• You must be fully available-onsite-from 9 June 2025 through 5 September 2025.

COMPENSATION & PERKS

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Opportunities for travel
• Social and team-building events
• Professional development through mentors, training, and networking
• Future opportunities-simplified pathway to employment