Graphic Designer (AI-Savvy) — Paid Internship, Part-Time
Creatica Studios™ | Toronto, ON | $18/hour
About Creatica
Creatica is an award-winning, toronto based creative marketing agency that digs branding and storytelling. We work with clients of all sizes across a wide range of industries — and they come to us to solve their creative, marketing, and advertising challenges.
At Creatica, we have a very positive working environment. We strongly believe that in a creative space, there's no hierarchy. Everyone here is a team member and equally respected. Although Creatica is a small company, it's full of creative minds from different backgrounds and ethnicities. There's no room for any kind of discrimination at Creatica.
The Role
Our Creative Lead is overwhelmed with work, and we're eager to find someone who can assist him in visualizing concepts and ideas — someone who's fluent in both classic design craft and modern AI-assisted workflows. This position could lead to a full-time permanent position.
Position type: Part-time, paid internship Compensation: $18/hour Location: Toronto
Who We're Looking For
- Professional, friendly, and respectful, with a passion for learning more
- A natural problem solver
- Able to demonstrate creative thinking by showcasing clever design and visual concepts
- Strong understanding and practice of design fundamentals and current design trends
- Hands-on experience with AI creative tools — including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and image-generation tools like Midjourney or Adobe Firefly (generative fill in Photoshop, etc.) — and the judgment to know when (and when not) to use them
- Comfortable building creative AI-based workflows: writing effective prompts, chaining tools together, and iterating quickly to explore and refine visual concepts
- High competence with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and Microsoft Office Suite (especially PowerPoint)
- Understanding of design principles and the application of brand guidelines
- Keen interest in digital and emerging technologies
- Demonstrated ability to think quickly and creatively in a dynamic business environment — must thrive on pace
- Willing to learn new tools and skill sets
- Basic knowledge of WordPress backend and management
- Experience with motion graphics is a plus (After Effects, Premiere, or similar)
What You'll Do
- Assist our Creative Lead in visualizing concepts and ideas, from rough exploration to polished assets
- Create innovative design and marketing materials for a wide variety of brands — with the opportunity to contribute to and lead full design campaigns, taking brands' design briefs and delivering assets in a fast-paced environment
- Use AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and image-generation tools) as part of a real creative workflow — speeding up concepting, mood boards, copy support, and asset exploration within brand guidelines
- Assist with email blasts, newsletters, and other sales tools
- Take existing content and update it per the latest design requests and trends, while balancing design briefs across a corporate environment
- Communicate with clients on a regular basis and present work from concepts to finished designs
- Work one-on-one with a creative lead, project manager, and marketing team via a wide range of platforms and design software — creative thinking and problem-solving through high-volume production and new graphics content for exciting brands
How to Apply
Please respond with your resume and work samples. If you've used AI tools in your work, we'd love to see examples — show us the prompt-to-final journey if you can.
Job Types: Part-time, Internship, Contract, Freelance, Apprenticeship
Job Types: Part-time, Contract, Permanent
Pay: $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Graphic Design: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
