Creative Intern

Company Overview:

LAKE & SKYE

THE SCENT OF YOUR BEST SELF

Founded in 2015 by Courtney Somer, Lake & Skye is a brand that believes fragrance is a force for well-being. Known for our cult-favorite 11 11 scent, our award-winning collection includes an assortment of best-in-class fine fragrance, body, and home products inspired by the beauty of the natural world. Every Lake & Skye fragrance is curated to serve as your guide to good, with energy enhancing scents that ground and elevate.

All Lake & Skye products are unisex and paraben, sulfate, and phthalate free. We use natural ingredients as the base of our products when possible, including organic sugar cane alcohol in our Eau de Parfums and 100% soy in our candles.

Always vegan and cruelty free, Lake & Skye is PETA certified and does not test on animals.

We believe in giving back to the planet and take an eco-conscious approach to packaging. Through our five-year partnership with One Tree Planted we planted nearly 50,000 and we remain committed to sustainability by using Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified packaging where possible.

Lake & Skye is part of the Tru Fragrance & Beauty portfolio - an industry leader in building and scaling meaningful beauty and wellness brands.

Position Overview:

Brand: Lake & Skye

Title: Creative Design Intern

Type: Full-time; Hybrid

Location: New York, NY

*open to May 2026 and/or December 2026 graduates

Reporting to the Art Director, the Creative Design Intern will be a contributing member to Lake & Skye’s creative team throughout the Spring and Summer 2026 season(s). Your responsibilities will include:

Key Responsibilities:

Social Asset Design

• Be the leading force behind our graphics on Instagram: including our continuing monthly intention and new moon series.
• Aid in maintaining color-blocked grid on Instagram assets through retouching and color adjustments of assets
• Continue to create new Instagram story templates for Social/PR/Marketing team on Canva that align with new brand guidelines.

Retailer & PDP Support

• Help align and create updated visuals for all retailer PDP pages to align with our evolved brand guidelines and well-being forward visuals.
• Create updated and elevated banners and collection page assets for Amazon.
• Help aid in building out updated visuals for all pages across lakeandskye.com Shopify.

Email & SMS Design

• Primary creative hands on SMS and Email campaigns for lakeandskye.com.
• Build email campaigns from approved creative assets in Klaviyo for digital send out.

Shoot Support

• Provided secondary support on-set for campaign shoots, including capturing BTS content for social.

Adapt to Creative Feedback

• Work collaboratively to incorporate feedback and make design revisions, ensuring project timelines and quality standards are consistently met.

Support Concept Development

• Contribute to the development of visual concepts across various projects, working closely with full team to enhance Lake & Skye’s brand storytelling and campaign narratives.

Ongoing Trend Research

• Stay aware of industry trends within graphic design, packaging, photography/launch campaigns, visual merchandising, and product design/accessory development (i.e. Rhode lip gloss phone case).

Server Organization

• Help maintain healthy server organization as new assets are delivered.

Requirement(s):

• Expected graduation date of May 2026 or December 2026; art & design studies preferred
• Able to commute to our office in New York, NY 2-3 days/week
• 1+ year of experience managing social media marketing campaigns
• Klaviyo experience is required
• Shopify experience is preferred
• Fragrance experience is preferred