Paid Design Internship Part Time – Summer 2026

Newark, NJ (Hybrid)

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Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Support graphics and digital content for a justice-focused institute, with a focus on youth-oriented social media and events.

  • Must-have: Basic graphic design skills with Canva, Photoshop, or InDesign.
  • Standout: Strong commitment to social and racial justice.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist in creating flyers, social media assets including graphics, and other designed materials.
  • Create and implement social media campaigns across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube with an eye toward reaching a younger audience.
  • The Intern might also, when needed:
  • Assist in organizing the Communications shared folders, including uploading photos and videos.
  • Attend and support Institute events.
  • Participate in Institute meetings and other collaborative activities.
  • Assist in organizing advocacy platform’s email and campaign database.
  • Assist in organizing press lists in media database.
  • Compile and distribute press clips, including updating the Institute’s website media page.
  • As needed, help draft and proofread collateral materials such as fact sheets, brochures and web content, as well as press releases and email blasts.
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New Jersey Institute for Social Justice

Established in 1999 by Alan V. and Amy Lowenstein, the Institute’s cutting-edge racial and social justice advocacy seeks to empower people of color by building reparative systems that create wealth, transform justice and harness democratic power—from the ground up—in New Jersey.Known for our dynamic and independent advocacy aimed at toppling load-bearing walls of structural inequality to create just, vibrant and healthy communities, we are committed to exposing and repairing the cracks of structural racism in our foundation that erupt into earthquakes in communities of color.The Institute advocates for systemic reform that is at once transformative, achievable in the state and replicable in communities across the nation.

Founded in 1999
Newark, New Jersey, USA
32 employees (6 in marketing)