Graphic Design Intern

ALIF is a full-service creative and digital marketing agency based in Dubai. We work with hospitality, wellness, real estate and lifestyle brands across the US, Europe, the UAE and Southeast Asia, covering branding, websites, social media, paid media and AI search. We are a lean, AI-native team, and we build our own tools to produce high-quality creative faster.

We are looking for a graphic design intern with a strong eye and real fluency in AI creative tools. You will work directly with our Creative Director and design team, producing work that goes live for international brands from day one. This is a hands-on production role. You will be trusted with real client work, not side tasks.

What You Will Do

• Design social media content (carousels, single posts, stories) for client accounts and for ALIF's own channels
• Produce ad creatives across formats and sizes for paid campaigns
• Create brand collateral: presentations, one-pagers, digital assets and print-ready files
• Work within each client's brand system, keeping typography, colour and layout consistent
• Generate, direct and refine AI imagery so it meets brand standards, not just "good enough"
• Use our in-house AI content studio to move from brief to finished post-ready designs
• Prepare clean, organised Figma files and correctly sized, high-resolution exports
• Take feedback and turn revisions around quickly and accurately

AI Skills (Essential)

AI is central to how we work, and this role depends on it. You should be able to:

• Use AI image tools (e.g. Midjourney, Higgsfield, Krea, ChatGPT image generation, Firefly) to produce on-brand visuals
• Write and iterate prompts with intent: art direction, lighting, composition, consistency across a set
• Combine AI outputs with traditional design skills (retouching, compositing, layout) so the final work looks crafted, not generated
• Spot and fix the common problems in AI imagery: artefacts, bad hands, distorted text, inconsistent styling
• Stay curious about new tools and bring ideas for using them better

What We Are Looking For

• A portfolio that shows genuine taste: strong typography, layout, composition and attention to detail
• Strong Figma skills
• Working knowledge of Photoshop or equivalent for retouching and compositing
• An eye for detail: clean crops, consistent spacing, no sloppy exports
• Fluent English, written and spoken
• Reliable, organised and able to work independently against deadlines
• Comfortable receiving direct feedback and applying it without being chased

Nice to Have

• Basic motion skills (animated slides, short clips, GIFs)
• Experience designing for social media or paid ads
• Interest in hospitality, wellness, real estate or lifestyle brands

What You Will Gain

• Real client work for international brands, in your portfolio
• Direct mentorship from our Creative Director
• Hands-on experience with an AI-native creative workflow and in-house tooling
• A clear path to a full-time role based on performance

Terms

• Fully remote
• Stipend: $500 USD per month
• Duration: 3 to 6 months, with the opportunity to move into a full-time position

How to Apply

Send your portfolio link along with a short note on the piece of work you are proudest of and why. If you have AI-assisted work in your portfolio, tell us which tools you used and how.