Research Visual Design Intern

IBM Research takes responsibility for technology and its role in society. Working in IBM Research means you'll join a team who invent what's next in computing, always choosing the big, urgent and mind-bending work that endures and shapes generations. Our passion for discovery, and excitement for defining the future of tech, is what builds our strong culture around solving problems for clients and seeing the real world impact that you can make.

IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Visual Design Intern at IBM Research, you’ll support the design team on a range of projects that bring the future of computing into the present. You’ll be part of the IBM Research Creative Team, responsible for translating complex ideas in quantum computing, AI, and semiconductors into compelling visual experiences across digital and physical touchpoints. You’ll collaborate closely with designers, developers, marketers, and cross‑functional partners while gaining hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced, real‑world design environment.

• Support the team on visual design projects across brand, marketing, web, social, and product surfaces
• Contribute to concept development, mood boards, and visual explorations
• Participate in critiques and team reviews, incorporating feedback into your work
• Maintain organized design files and asset libraries
• Stay curious about design trends, tools, and visual culture, and bring fresh ideas to the team

Required education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Currently pursuing a degree in Graphic Design, Visual Design, Communication Design, or a related field
• Strong foundation in visual design principles, including typography, layout, color, and composition
• Proficiency with Figma, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Ability to translate complex ideas into clear, simple, thoughtful visual concepts
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Preferred technical and professional experience

Nice to have:

• Skills in motion, illustration, generative graphics, or 3D
• Comfort working with ambiguity and early‑stage concepts

IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large‑scale quantum computing.

Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on‑going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to…