Visual Design Internship (Fall 2023)

What To Expect
Disclaimer: This position is expected to start around August or September 2023 and continue through the entire Fall term (i.e. through December) or into Winter/Spring 2024 if available. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time, in-person. Please consider before submitting an application.
International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school on your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. Again, please do not apply until you know you can work 40 hours per week. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year.
Internship Program at Tesla
The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize and develop emerging talent. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they will grow technically, professionally, and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team. We are dedicated to providing an experience that allows the intern to experience life at Tesla by including them in projects that are critical to their team’s success.

Location: Tesla Design Studio - Hawthorne, CA

About The Team
As a member of the Visual Designer team, you will be responsible for the design development of all visual brand communications. Your team creates and executes world-class graphic design, branding, and more.
Using your considerable design experience and innovative thinking, you will be tasked with creating designs for visual brand communications, but you may also be called upon for other design tasks (photography, illustration, etc.) based on your skillset. Our design team prides itself on being multitalented and flexible, and we look for the same in our potential candidates.
What You’ll Do

• Develop and design assets for events, communications, web, marketing, sales, products, and anything else that needs graphic design work to communicate Tesla’s visual style in a creative way. This can be anything from full-on campaigns from start-to-finish or unique one-off properties.
• Collaborate with the fabrication team to complete prototypes when necessary.
• Work with suppliers to achieve our design goals on any physical assets.
• Occasionally participate in design efforts outside of your area of expertise as necessity and as your own skillset dictates.
• Some projecs will require you to work with engineers, digital modelers, architects, and other professionals within the company.
• Participate in cross-functional strategy, timing, and process discussion as it pertains to the brand and our visual design principles.
• Work cross-functionally with designers of other disciplines.

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstrated an ability to deliver successful designs under tight timing constraints and provide examples of such scenarios throughout career.
• Prior work experience in visual design or a related field
• Pursing an Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Graphic Design (or similar)
• Exceptional visual and oral communication skills.
• Excellent at creating and maintaining cross-functional working relationships.
• Must be able to show a portfolio of work that reflects creative thinking, broad range, and modern, minimalist taste.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud Programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, etc), and either Sketch or Figma
• Beneficial to have technical knowledge of product development as it relates to graphic design (such as printing, web and mobile app development, etc)
• Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple parallel-path projects.
• Ideal candidate will have added experience in some combination of the following: Photography and retouching, 3D modeling and visualization, animation, illustration, SketchUp.

Benefits
As a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for:

Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans. Both have an option with a $0 payroll contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Medical Plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

LGBTQ+ care concierge services

401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Sick time after 90 days of employment and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation
$20.00 - $50.00 + benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.