Program Overview

Climate Pledge Arena is seeking a Graphic Design Intern to support our in-house Creative team within a fast-paced, live entertainment environment. This is a production-forward internship designed to provide hands-on experience working on real projects that support concerts, sporting events, arena operations, and brand initiatives.

This role offers meaningful exposure to brand systems, live-event timelines, and cross-functional collaboration—while contributing directly to the Creative team’s day-to-day work. The internship is structured to scale based on skill level, with opportunities for growth, ownership, and refinement over an eight-month period.

This is not a classroom-style internship. Interns will be expected to contribute, adapt quickly, and learn by doing—while receiving mentorship and feedback throughout the program.

What You’ll Do

Responsibilities will vary based on experience level, but may include:

• Design and production support for:
  • Event signage and show builds
  • Digital screens, IPTV, and LED content
  • Internal presentations and decks
  • Social and digital graphics
  • Print production files
  • Uniform and environmental graphics
• Assist with high-visibility brand projects and campaigns
• Apply brand standards across a wide range of formats and environments
• Prepare files for print, digital, and environmental installation
• Work within established templates, workflows, and approval processes
• Collaborate with Marketing, Programming, Partnerships, Guest Services and other internal teams
• Support real-time design needs tied to live events and arena operations

What You’ll Learn

• Designing within a large-scale brand system
• How creative work functions in a live entertainment venue
• Balancing speed, accuracy, and creativity under real deadlines
• Professional workflows including proofing, approvals, and production handoff
• How design decisions translate from screen to physical space
• The realities of designing for event days vs dark days

Interns may have opportunities to refine select projects for portfolio use as appropriate.

Program Structure + Mentorship

• Duration: 8 months
• Schedule: Part-time (20–30 hours/week)
• Mentorship: Weekly 1:1 check-ins with the Senior Designer Manager
• Integration: Embedded within the Creative team with exposure to cross-department collaboration
• Learning Approach: Hands-on, project-based and fast-paced

As the internship progresses, interns may take on increased responsibility and ownership depending on performance, initiative, and team needs.

Who This Role Is For:

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Currently enrolled as a junior or senior in a design-related program
• Comfortable working in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• A strong conceptual thinker eager to gain real-world experience
• Interested in live music, sports, and entertainment
• Organized, adaptable and able to work in a fast-moving environment
• Comfortable working in-office

Nice to have (but not required):

• Illustration and strong typography skills
• Presentation and deck-building experience
• Familiarity with production workflows and templating
• Motion graphics basics

Additional Exposure:

Depending on timing and project needs, interns may gain exposure to:

• Vendors and print partners
• Agencies
• Production installs and environmental applications
• Arena events and behind-the-scenes operations

Why This Internship:

Climate Pledge Arena offers a unique opportunity to learn how design operates at scale across events, brand moments, and physical environments seen by millions of guests each year. This internship is ideal for someone who wants meaningful experience, real responsibility and a deeper understanding of professional creative work in the live entertainment industry.

Working Conditions: 

• Minimal Travel (<10% travel): May be required to travel within the Seattle metropolitan area.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule inclusive of weekends, nights and holidays required 
• Frequent bending, lifting 15-20 pounds, sitting, exposure to multiple external elements, extensive walking through the building including inclines and stairs. 

Compensation:  

• In accordance with the Washington State Equal Pay and Opportunity Act, the expected rate of pay for this position is $21.30/hour. Actual base pay will depend on employee’s experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.  
• This role is classified as part-time, non-exempt, temporary 8-month contract (subject to change).   

Benefits & Perks:  

• Company-paid Orca, local transit card  
• Corporate office located at Climate Pledge Arena; complimentary Arena garage parking offered  

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hiring: 

Climate Pledge Arena aspires to write a new playbook in sports and entertainment that includes everyone. In alignment with this vision, if you don’t meet every job requirement listed—or if you haven’t worked in the industry or are still learning about the industry—we still encourage you to apply. We understand you may bring other relevant experiences and expertise to help us become the highest performance organization we can be. One of our core values is ‘Make Us Better’ and we recognize diversity, equity and inclusion as a critical business strategy. 

If you’d like to request an accommodation in the application or interview process, please let us know by emailing: [email protected]. 

Seattle Hockey Partners, LLC and Seattle Arena Company, LLC are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate on basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

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