Graphic Design Intern

Graphic Design Intern at Barstool Sports

Barstool Sports is looking for a Graphic Design Intern to join our creative team and help produce visual content across our shows, podcasts, social platforms, and live events. This is a hands-on opportunity to work inside a fast-paced digital media environment where graphics are created daily for millions of viewers. Interns will collaborate with Barstool designers, motion artists, producers, and editors to develop graphics used across YouTube, social media, livestreams, and digital programming.

This is not a passive internship. Our interns contribute to real projects and gain experience with the same tools and workflows used by our full-time creative team.

Candidates should have a strong interest in sports, internet culture, and digital media, along with a working knowledge of modern design tools. A portfolio is required to be considered.

What You'll Do

• Assist the graphics team in creating visual assets for Barstool shows, podcasts, and digital content
• Support designers and motion artists in building graphics packages, social content, and show elements
• Design quick-turn graphics for platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, and livestream broadcasts
• Edit, manipulate, and retouch images for production use
• Prepare and export production-ready graphics for digital and video platforms
• Organize and manage creative assets across ongoing projects
• Collaborate with designers, editors, and producers to execute creative concepts
• Help maintain brand consistency across Barstool properties

What You’ll Learn

• Graphics production for digital sports and entertainment media
• Motion graphics and animation workflows for video and social platforms
• How graphics are developed for YouTube shows, livestreams, podcasts, and social content
• Real-world creative collaboration within a fast-paced production environment
• Asset management and production workflows used by a large media company

What You Have

• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• After Effects
• Strong design fundamentals and attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced creative environment
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude
• Familiarity with Barstool Sports content and brand voice
• A portfolio showcasing relevant design work

Portfolio Expectations

Your portfolio should include work relevant to digital media and content creation. Examples include:

• Social media graphics
• Motion graphics or animation
• Sports graphics or scoreboard-style graphics
• Show graphics or YouTube thumbnails
• Logo and branding work
• Digital promotional graphics

Bonus points for projects related to sports, podcasts, internet culture, or entertainment media.

About Barstool Sports

Barstool Sports is a company that will drive the way media is created and consumed for years to come. Working at Barstool Sports means being part of a team that is solutions-oriented, celebrates creativity, and supports one another. Joining means having access to competitive and valuable benefits and perks, including but not limited to:

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefits
• A 4% 401(k) employer match
• Unlimited vacation time, including Summer break in July and Holiday break in December
• Monthly employer contribution towards cell phone reimbursement
• Employee discount to the Barstool Sports store
• Financial wellness benefits through Origin
• A monthly stipend for UberEats

What We Value

• Rep the brand as best you can
• We have lots of different brains, be open to them
• Never change who you are, that's who we hired
• Find the solution, don't be the problem
• Don't be afraid to try something new
• Common Sense. Use it.
• Be there for your audience
• Always think about how you can help

Key skills/competency

• Graphic Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• After Effects
• Digital Media
• Content Creation
• Social Media
• Motion Graphics
• Brand Consistency