Graphic Design Intern

The Data Duck · India

The Data Duck | Mumbai (Hybrid) | 3-month Internship

Want to learn design the way it actually happens — under real deadlines, on real client work?

The Data Duck is a strategy, design, and AI consultancy based in Mumbai, working with founders and brands across financial services, B2B, infra, and consumer sectors. We're looking for a Graphic Design Intern who's hungry to learn, quick with feedback, and excited to get hands-on from day one — not fetch coffee and watch from the sidelines.

This is a real seat on the design team for 3 months. You'll work on actual client deliverables, sit in on briefings, and see how a piece of design goes from a founder's half-formed idea to something that ships.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting the design team on live client projects — decks, social creative, brand assets, and marketing collateral
• Taking first passes at design briefs and iterating based on feedback from senior designers
• Helping maintain brand consistency across client style guides and templates
• Assisting with formatting and polishing presentations and documents to a client-ready standard
• Doing research — trends, references, competitor visuals — to support the team's creative process
• Picking up the practical, unglamorous parts of studio life: file organization, version control, asset libraries — the stuff that makes a design team actually run smoothly

What we're looking for:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree/diploma in graphic design, visual communication, fine arts, or a related field
• A portfolio or coursework samples that show design thinking, not just software skills
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop) and/or Figma
• A good eye, a willingness to be told your first draft isn't the final draft, and curiosity about how brands and businesses actually work
• Based in or able to commute to Mumbai for the hybrid schedule

Why intern with us:

You won't be doing busywork. You'll be in the room for real client conversations, get direct mentorship from working designers, and walk away with actual shipped work for your portfolio — not a folder of hypothetical projects. Strong interns are the first people we look at when full-time design roles open up.

How to apply:

Send your CV and portfolio (college projects count!) to hr@thedataduck.com with the subject line "Graphic Design Intern." A one-line note on why design is your thing goes a long way.