Visual Design Trainee

January 23, 2025

Job Description

Inc42 is looking for a creative design trainee who enjoys working in a fast paced environment and loves the challenge of discovering what makes readers “stick”.

As a creative designer, you will be managing day to day creative design requests from our marketing team. Our ideal candidate is a passionate & young design professional preferably from a modern media or a leading consumer startup.

About Inc42 Media:

Inc42 is India’s #1 startup media & intelligence platform that informs, educates and empowers startup & business leaders through its incisive reporting, insightful reports, curated events & communities, and industry-leading executive courses & programs.

Since launching in January 2015, and having risen to become the authoritative voice on India’s startup economy, we’ve moved markets, gotten the early scoop on billions of dollars of transactions and told you what’s happening deep inside some of the fastest growing startups & industries alike. Our stories have been followed by the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, TechCrunch and other major outlets hundreds of times.

We also track over 50,000+ startups and provide market research and intelligence through our in-depth research reports, and we organise some of the most sought-after conferences and events for startup & business leaders across India.

In 2020, we introduced Inc42 Plus, our exclusive membership program tailored for startup & business leaders, amassing over 10,000 members in record time. Apart from our sharp reporting & insightful research, through Inc42 BrandLabs, we partner with enterprises & brands to help them create branded content & experiences and reach our audience of decision makers.

What You’ll Do:

  • Serve creative requests from marketing team on a daily basis
  • Work collaboratively with other designers to ensure consistent, integrated visuals matching the design sensibilities of the brand Inc42.
  • Staying in the loop and on top of the latest standards, changes, trends in the visual design field.
  • Ensure consistency in design across all the marketing channels email, social media or banners
  • Working with other members of the design team to evaluate company needs, develop project strategies, and create visual elements for campaigns.
  • Troubleshooting & solving design, staff, or process problems as they arise.

Professional Traits

  • 0 to 1 Years of work experience as creative designer, design intern or graphic designer
  • Well organized, responsible and dedicated, with the ability to work on multiple task and deliver refined designs.
  • Self-learning, ability & interest to learn new tools and work in a fast paced environment.
  • Hands on experience with logo design, typography, colour, design packaging
  • Hands-on experience of Photoshop, Illustrator or other visual design tools.
  • Critical-thinker and problem-solver