Design Internship

Hiring: Design Intern
We're building Nekofi Studio — a small, in-house content and design team for Nekofi, India's first 100% Ethiopian specialty instant coffee brand. Kawaii × specialty. Live it kawaii. Pour it slow.
Looking for a Design Intern who wants to own the visual system of a young lifestyle brand, not just push pixels on someone else's template.
What you'll actually design:
→ 100+ stickers (this is not an exaggeration — Nekofi is a sticker-forward brand)
→ Visual merchandise — totes, tees, patches, keychains, all the good stuff
→ Pop-up and Nekofi Bar event collateral — posters, standees, table cards
→ Packaging — pod cartons, mailer inserts, thank-you cards
→ Regular social + website visuals — carousels, banners, PDP graphics
→ Illustrations across all of the above
You'll work directly with the founder (ex-creative director, 10 years in advertising) as part of Nekofi Studio.
Must-have:
Fluent in illustration — pen and iPad both. Show us actual work.
Fluent in Illustrator and Photoshop. Layout, image editing, vector work.
Real understanding of print — keyline drawings, bleeds, GSM choices, finishes. If "300 GSM matte with spot UV" means nothing to you, this isn't the role.
Familiar with AI tools in the design workflow — Nano Banana, Midjourney, whatever you use to move faster.
Kawaii and cute visual language is second nature to you. This is the vibe check. If your portfolio is all minimal-brutalist grids, we're not the fit.
Nice-to-have:
Motion / After Effects basics
Type design curiosity
Photography instinct
Terms:
Full-time internship
Paid stipend, discussed at interview
Remote / Delhi-NCR — hybrid case by case, in-person for events and shoots
6-month minimum engagement, extendable
Public credit, portfolio rights, reference letter after 6 months
How to apply:
Email → info@nekofi.in
Or DM us on Instagram → @iamnekofi
Include:
Your portfolio link
3 pieces of your work that you think "feel Nekofi" — you decide what that means after looking at us. This is the actual first test.
One line on why this role, not any other design internship.
No cover letter needed. Resume optional. Portfolio and the 3 samples are non-negotiable.
Applications open until we find the right person.
If you know someone who'd be right for this, I'd genuinely appreciate the tag or forward. Nekofi hires slow, and referrals from designers we trust get read first.

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