Graphic Design Intern

Want a challenging, inclusive work culture that emphasizes personal development and recognition? Are you a motivated, goal-oriented professional looking to take an exciting and rewarding step toward greatness in your career? New Home Star may be the place for you!

Our company is looking for a Graphic Design Intern to add to our nationwide team for a 4-month internship. New Home Star is the largest privately owned seller of new homes in America. As a member of our Graphic Design team, you have the opportunity to support our corporate office and our new home builder partners to sell more homes more profitably. Our Corporate Support Office is located in the heart of downtown Elmhurst and is not your typical “corporate” setting. We embrace collaboration with an open office concept, and sincerely enjoy team outings, celebrations, and company-wide events. Our team is fun, ambitious, and highly motivated to succeed. These elements create a supportive environment where you can develop professionally and find a long-term place to pursue your career aspirations.

Why New Home Star?

At New Home Star, our number one core value is to provide excellent careers for our people! By joining our team, you will see this value emphasized in all aspects of your career.

• Best-In-Class Training - support network, proprietary sales enablement platform, as well as on-site mentoring, and resources to ensure career path to success.
• Hybrid Work Environment - flexible schedule to work in-person twice a week at our corporate office, and three days remotely.
• Award-Winning Culture - with thoughtful recognition and opportunities to participate in local and national team bonding events.
• Volunteer Opportunities - encouraged time and financial resources to give back to your local community in meaningful ways.

Pay Structure & Benefits

• $17.50/hr
• 25-30 hours a week.
• Flexible schedule and hybrid remote work enviroment.

Requirements

New Home Star is seeking a motivated, educated, goal-oriented professional to join our team. If you fit the requirements below, you are an ideal match for this position!

• Proficient computer knowledge/skills (i.e., MS Office Suite such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Background checks required.
• Ability to work in-person two days per week in the Elmhurst, IL corporate office is required.
• Enrolled in or recent graduate with a Marketing, Design or Business Degree.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Ability to create designs that build an emotional connection with clients.
• Capable of creating print, web, web banner, e-blast, and social media campaigns and collateral.
• Strong understanding of branding, most importantly the role that visual elements play.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Self-starter who constantly seeks out new ways to improve and advance our mission.
• Detail-obsessed; driven to produce the highest quality, as-pixel-perfect-as-possible work.
• Hunger to always be learning and improving his or her skills.
• Ability to attend collaborative meetings within tradition business hours.

Responsibilities

• Perform effectively as a member of the project team.
• Maintain collateral update requests for both web and print applications.
• Design marketing/sales assets for new marketing initiatives.
• Convert designs into Canva format to improve our customer experience.
• Help design new integrated marketing campaigns for our home builder partners.
• Maintain workflow within our Project Management System.
• Attend weekly review/status meetings.

Applying Instructions

Ready to take the next step? Visit New Home Star’s Careers Page to explore opportunities. You only need to apply to one job and can list other areas of interest during the application process.

https://www.newhomestar.com/careers

Learn more about our award-winning company on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube:

https://www.newhomestar.com/company/about

The preceding job description is not a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities required of a Graphic Design Intern.

New Home Star does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in the provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

Not open to third-party recruitment agencies.