Hire Creative Design Interns in Pune
A hybrid creative — concepts campaigns and executes across whatever medium the idea needs, from static to motion to copy.
India’s deepest engineering-student concentration outside Bengaluru, with COEP, VIT, MIT and Symbiosis feeding IT, automotive and product companies in Hinjawadi and Kharadi.
Also posted as: Creative Intern · Art Direction Intern · Creative Studio Intern
Before you post: what actually matters for this role
Ideal for agencies and in-house studios that need range rather than depth. Test with a live concepting exercise — portfolios show finished work, but this role is judged on how fast good ideas arrive under a brief.
In Pune specifically, budget ₹11,500–₹34,500 per month for a creative design intern — this is one of India’s most competitive markets for this role, so a slow process loses candidates rather than saves money.
Creative Design Intern job description template
Written for Pune, with the stipend band, responsibilities, skills and eligibility already filled in. Replace the bracketed fields, and it is ready for your careers page, your ATS or a free posting here.
One thing worth keeping: the stipend line. Listings that state a number consistently receive more qualified applications than listings that say “as per industry standards”, because strong candidates filter out anything they would have to negotiate blind.
Post it free on MyInternships.inJob Title: Creative Design Intern Location: Pune (on-site / hybrid — state which applies) Duration: 3–6 months Stipend: ₹11,500–₹34,500 per month Openings: [number] About the role A hybrid creative — concepts campaigns and executes across whatever medium the idea needs, from static to motion to copy. What you will do • Generate campaign concepts from a brief and present multiple directions • Execute across formats — static, motion, copy — as the concept requires • Build mood boards and visual direction for a campaign • Collaborate with copy, motion and marketing to keep the idea intact through production • Present and defend creative work to stakeholders • Adapt one strong idea across every channel it needs to run on What we are looking for • Conceptual thinking • Adobe Creative Suite or Figma • Visual craft • Presentation skills • Copy sensibility • Portfolio Bonus points for • Motion basics • Photography • Copywriting • Art direction experience Tools and technologies Adobe Creative Suite · Figma · Canva · After Effects · Google Slides · Pinterest / Milanote Who can apply • B.Des / BFA • BA (Mass Communication, Advertising) • Diploma in Design • Any degree with a campaign portfolio • Students and recent graduates available in Pune for 3–6 months What you will walk away with A campaign concepted and executed across at least three formats, published and measured. How to apply [Add your application link, or post this role free on MyInternships.in and receive applications directly.]
What a creative design intern actually does
- Generate campaign concepts from a brief and present multiple directions
- Execute across formats — static, motion, copy — as the concept requires
- Build mood boards and visual direction for a campaign
- Collaborate with copy, motion and marketing to keep the idea intact through production
- Present and defend creative work to stakeholders
- Adapt one strong idea across every channel it needs to run on
What a good term produces
A campaign concepted and executed across at least three formats, published and measured.
Skills to screen for
Non-negotiable
- Conceptual thinking
- Adobe Creative Suite or Figma
- Visual craft
- Presentation skills
- Copy sensibility
- Portfolio
Worth a higher stipend
- Motion basics
- Photography
- Copywriting
- Art direction experience
Tools & stack
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Figma
- Canva
- After Effects
- Google Slides
- Pinterest / Milanote
Name your actual stack in the listing. Candidates match on tools before they read anything else, and a specific stack draws applicants whose project work already lines up.
Three questions that separate creative design intern candidates
These are written so an HR generalist can ask them without domain expertise. You do not need to evaluate the technical answer — listen for whether the candidate reasons from something they actually did, or from something they read.
- 1
Give me three concepts for this brief in ten minutes. (Hand them a real one.)
- 2
Show me an idea of yours that got killed. Why did it get killed?
- 3
How do you tell a good idea from one that is just different?
Creative Design Intern stipend benchmark by city
Monthly bands for creative design intern roles, adjusted from the India-wide range of ₹10,000–₹30,000 per month. The spread reflects employer competition for the same candidates, not candidate quality — which is exactly why hiring outside the metros or remotely is worth considering for this role.
| City | Monthly stipend band | Role page |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | ₹13,000–₹39,000 | Creative Design Interns in Bengaluru |
| Mumbai | ₹12,500–₹37,500 | Creative Design Interns in Mumbai |
| Gurgaon | ₹12,000–₹36,500 | Creative Design Interns in Gurgaon |
| Hyderabad | ₹12,000–₹36,000 | Creative Design Interns in Hyderabad |
| Delhi | ₹12,000–₹36,000 | Creative Design Interns in Delhi |
| PuneThis page | ₹11,500–₹34,500 | Creative Design Interns in Pune |
| Navi Mumbai | ₹11,000–₹33,000 | Creative Design Interns in Navi Mumbai |
| Chennai | ₹11,000–₹33,000 | Creative Design Interns in Chennai |
| Secunderabad | ₹11,000–₹33,000 | Creative Design Interns in Secunderabad |
| Noida | ₹11,000–₹33,000 | Creative Design Interns in Noida |
| Thane | ₹10,500–₹31,500 | Creative Design Interns in Thane |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | ₹10,000–₹30,000 | Creative Design Interns in Pimpri-Chinchwad |
Bands are indicative monthly stipends for internships, not full-time salaries. Adjust for duration, in-office versus remote, and whether the role carries a pre-placement offer.
Hiring creative design interns near Pune
Candidates routinely apply across a region rather than a single city — especially for remote and hybrid roles. These nearby markets share Pune's talent pool.
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Hiring a creative design intern in Pune — questions employers ask
What stipend should I offer a creative design intern in Pune?+
₹11,500–₹34,500 per month is the working band for Pune. That is derived from the India-wide range of ₹10,000–₹30,000 per month adjusted for Pune's talent market. Pay below the band and you will still receive applications — just not from the candidates who have other options. Healthy candidate supply, but the strongest applicants are gone within two weeks of posting.
What should a creative design intern job description include?+
Six specific responsibilities, the non-negotiable skills, the tools and stack you actually use, eligible degrees, the duration, and the stipend. The stipend matters most: listings that state a number receive substantially more qualified applications than listings that say "as per industry standards". The template on this page has all of it filled in — edit the bracketed fields and post it.
How long should a creative design intern internship be?+
3–6 months. Shorter than that and the intern spends the whole term ramping up; a campaign concepted and executed across at least three formats, published and measured. is what a full term should produce.
Which degrees should I accept for a creative design intern role?+
B.Des / BFA; BA (Mass Communication, Advertising); Diploma in Design; Any degree with a campaign portfolio. Filtering harder than this — on college tier or CGPA — removes more good candidates than weak ones in this role. Screen on the work sample instead.
Is it free to post a creative design intern internship on MyInternships.in?+
Yes. Posting internships and jobs is free, with no limit on the number of roles. Every listing is reviewed before it goes live, so your post sits alongside verified openings rather than scraped duplicates. If you would rather search candidates directly than wait for applications, the resume database is available on a paid plan.
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