Summer 2025 - Graphic Design Intern

Nice to meet you!  

We’re the leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.    

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling internship coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.   

What you’ll do 

Looking for *that* internship? The game-changing one that’ll help you learn, grow, and chart your path forward? You’ll find it at SAS. Our interns aren’t coffee runners – they do real, meaningful work. Our award-winning internship program is focused on development, culture, and community. We’ll help you grow professionally, find (or further) your passion, and make memorable connections that last beyond the summer.  

The Sales Enablement Creative team is responsible for the development of visuals that better tell the story of SAS. The graphics we create support our sales force in one-to-one conversations with customers, as well as are used by leadership to educate sales on SAS messaging and positioning. Our outputs come in all forms, including presentations, infographics, videos, animations, web graphics, print pieces, and more.  

As an intern, you might:  

• Use your creative and storytelling abilities to communicate effectively through our strong, and unique SAS branding 
• Work with a fun team of creatives that come from all different backgrounds and unique abilities, as well as learn about creative teams in other divisions of the company. 
• Develop graphic resources for the team and creative community at SAS for use in visual projects 
• Create compelling presentation slides, infographics, videos, and more, all while speaking to the target audience and complying with the SAS brand 
• Explore our unique branding through many different creative outlets, for internal “clients” throughout our entire company. 
• Conduct research with key stakeholders to understand where the Sales Enablement Creative team provides the most value and where we can improve 
• Produce web graphics for our internal Sales Enablement environment, from banners to interactive infographics. 
• Utilize design thinking to simplify technology messages, using curiosity to better understand the target audience and create graphics that emphasize key points through graphic design principles. 

Required Qualifications  

• Students pursuing a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Art, Art & Design, Fine Arts, Digital Arts  
• Experience working in one or more of the following Creative programs: 
  • Adobe Photoshop 
  • Adobe Illustrator  
  • Adobe InDesign 
  • Adobe After Effects 
  • Adobe Premiere Pro 
  • Figma
• Demonstrated understanding of basic design principles through a visual portfolio (please provide link) 
• Ability to take and provide constructive feedback with your peers and clients 
• Confident working independently as well with other designers on projects 
• Hunger to expand your skill set across many design media types in a collaborative and supportive team environment 
• You’re a college student enrolled in an accredited program, not graduating prior to December 2025.  
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.  
• Leadership abilities. Your past experiences demonstrate you’ll take initiative and go above and beyond the call of duty.  
• You’re interested in the future of Analytics and embrace technology.  

Preferred Qualifications  

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs, including PowerPoint 
• Basic understanding of UI/UX best practices 
• Comfort in speaking to your design decisions in a thoughtful manner 

Location  

This internship will be a hybrid position based in Cary, NC, with the option to be fully remote.

The team is made up of talented designers from around the United States.

Internship dates:

May 20 – August 8, 2025. We can be flexible on start date if your university is on a quarter system.  Internships last 12 weeks in total length.  

Perks of the job 

• Work with (and learn from) the best. As a SAS intern, you’ll get face time with our top executives! 
• Free SAS programming training and certification.   
• At SAS, flexible work is the norm. Want to work remotely? That’s cool. Prefer a hybrid mix of sweatpants and in-person collaboration? That’s great, too.  
• We work hard, but we like to play hard, too. Enjoy hackathons, social events and other opportunities to connect + engage.  
• Your well-being matters, and that’s why we support all dimensions of your well-being by offering programs that reduce stress and distractions to help you stay healthy and productive.  This includes an on-site and remote Work/Life Center staffed by master’s level social workers and an Employee Assistance Program.

Diverse and inclusive    

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.    

Additional Information

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.

SAS only sends emails from verified “sas.com” email addresses and never asks for sensitive, personal information or money. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of any type of communication from, or on behalf of SAS, please contact Recruitingsupport@sas.com.

Pay Transparency: The hourly rate for SAS internships is determined by the applicant’s year in school and the position they are hired into. Hourly rates range from $15 – $31 for associate’s/bachelor’s level positions and $29 - $49/hour for master’s/Ph.D positions. Internship roles are not eligible for bonus.