Visual Design (UI) intern

This role is part of our Experience & Engineering business team. We combine our skills in developing future-ready technical solutions with our expertise in creating beautiful designs to deliver exceptional and engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients like Tikkie, Inter Milan, Hubo, and Lufthansa.

JOB PURPOSE

Looking to kick off your creative career as a visual designer? Join our talent program designed to shape you into a next-level visual designer. We’ll give you all the attention, feedback, GIFs, and high fives you need to grow into a standout professional. Our goal? To help you reach your full potential.
During this internship you’ll be trading training wheels for turbojets. One minute you’re designing slick, responsive screens in Figma, the next you’re making a killer presentation for a client meeting. Need to show how a concept feels? Fire up a click-through prototype, add a buttery-smooth transition to your prototype or fine-tune micro-interactions in Jitter. Feel like pushing boundaries? Play with component variants, build up a dynamic design system, or design a wild visual screen that breaks the grid.

From day one, you’ll be paired with a dedicated mentor for 1-on-1 coaching and join a team of 40+ passionate designers always ready to help. Our hands-on workshops will sharpen your skills even further.

By the end of your internship, you’ll have gained valuable experience in the field, worked on projects for A-list clients, and built a portfolio that truly turns heads.

Note: to be eligible for this internship, you are required to be living and studying in the Netherlands and be fluent in Dutch

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Dive into exciting projects for clients like Tikkie, Inter Milan, Hubo, and Lufthansa.
• Design of creative concepts, presentations and various animations.
• Designing responsive interfaces based on wireframes made by a UX designer.
• Transforming a visual identity into a usable interface for a website or app.
• Crafting interactive prototypes with best of class UI animations.
• If you want to do your graduation assignment in addition to the internship, it is important that you know what you want and proactively think along with us to create a clear internship assignment.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Even if you don’t tick every box, that doesn’t mean we’re not a match. If you feel like this role could be right for you, just go for it and apply!

• Are passionate/crazy/nuts about visual design.
• You have a proactive attitude, are naturally curious, and are aware of the latest trends within the design field.
• Have an impressive portfolio or have worked on a number of cool (digital) projects.
• You have a specific passion and relevant experience in crafting User Interfaces and digital experiences.
• A keen eye for typography, color schemes, visual hierarchy, and design rationales. You combine these visual elements effortlessly into digital components.
• Get excited working with and building up Style Guides, Component Variations and Design Systems.
• Have experience in working with leading design tools such as Figma. Experience with animation software, like Jitter or Principle, is a plus. A keen interest in AI is also highly valued.

Hard Requirements

• You are currently enrolled in a Dutch university for the entire duration of the internship
• Availability of 4 days per week, preferably 5, from September 2025 for a duration of 5 months.
• You speak Dutch fluently, and you’re also confident in English - whether you’re writing, presenting, or just chatting with the team.

WE OFFER

• DEPT® has been named a Great Place To Work in 2023 in the Netherlands and has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 - award winning in the best way possible.
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• A monthly allowance of 450 euros + 50 euro internet allowance.
• Opportunities to develop your skills even further through training and certifications.
• Everything to focus on your health: mindfulness sessions, mental health services, serious discounts on sport memberships, healthy lunches at the office, and above all: a safe work environment.
• Great fringe benefits; use of OV-bikes, an NS Business Card and many other goodies.
• A macbook (or equivalent windows laptop) for the duration of your internship

WHO ARE WE?

We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.