Description

About James & James

James & James builds solid American hardwood furniture in Heber Springs, Arkansas, and sells it directly to customers across the country. Every piece is made to order, and every touchpoint — from a product photo to a welcome email — is part of how customers come to trust a company they may never visit in person. Our marketing team also supports Ralph Speer, our trade-exclusive brand for interior design professionals, so the work spans both consumer (DTC) and trade audiences (B2B).

We are looking for a design student or recent graduate who wants real portfolio work, not busy work. You will join a small, fast-moving marketing team and take on two areas of ownership from day one: designing email campaigns, ad assets, and retouching product photography coming out of our in-house photo booth. You will work alongside our Senior Graphic Design Lead and marketing staff, get direct feedback on your work, and potentially see your designs go live to a real audience.

You do not need to arrive knowing everything. We will train you on email design fundamentals and our platform — what matters most is a strong eye, solid Photoshop skills, and the willingness to learn quickly and take feedback well.

What You Will Do:

Email design (roughly half of your time)

Image generation through AI tools like Presti and Higgs field
Design promotional emails and ads for James & James and Ralph Speer, working from a creative brief and existing brand guidelines.
Learn email design best practices from the team — layout hierarchy, image-to-text balance, dark-mode behavior, file weight, and accessibility.
Contribute ideas to campaign concepts and seasonal creativity.

Photo retouching and asset production (roughly half of your time)

Retouch product photography from our in-house photo booth: cleanup, dust and blemish removal, color and white-balance correction, and shadow work.
Cut out and mask products for silhouetted images and lifestyle compositing.
Ensure wood grain, stain color, and finish are represented accurately and consistently across the catalog.
Export and organize assets to spec for the website, email, paid ads, and social media.
Maintain naming conventions and folder structure in our shared asset library.
Support the team with occasional design needs: social graphics, simple illustrations or icons, print collateral, and event materials.
Participate in creative reviews and weekly marketing team meetings.

What We Are Looking For:

Currently pursuing or recently completed degree or certificate in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Digital Media, or related field.
Working proficiency in Adobe Photoshop — comfortable with layers, masks, adjustment layers, healing and clone tools, and non-destructive editing.
A portfolio (school, freelance, or personal work) that shows a good eye for typography, layout, and color.
Attention to detail and the patience to do careful, repeatable work at volume.
Reliable, organized, and able to manage your time across several small projects.
Open to feedback and eager to learn.

Nice to have Skills:

Adobe Illustrator — vector graphics, icons, and simple illustrations.
Canva — building and adapting templates for quick-turn social and internal needs.
Any exposure to email marketing platforms (Klaviyo, HubSpot, Mailchimp, or similar).
Interest in furniture, interiors, woodworking, or craft

What You Will Gain:

Hands-on training in creating AI creative tools, CGI tools, ad asset creation and email design from a team that sends to a large, engaged DTC audience.
A body of published, real-world portfolio work across email, product photography, and brand design.
Direct mentorship from our senior graphic designer
Exposure how a DTC furniture brand runs marketing end to end — paid media, lifecycle, SEO, content, and trade.
A letter of recommendation and potential consideration for future contract or full-time roles.

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Graphic Design Intern