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Creative Media Intern

CompanyIDEAL Industries, Inc.
LocationSycamore
Work ModeOn Site
PostedFebruary 24, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
This position will assist the Content Creator and Graphic Design Specialist in creating a wide range of creative assets, including design adaptations for social media, web, and print use. Responsibilities also involve assisting with all on-site photo/video shoots, retouching photography, and creating short-form videos for various channels.
Internship Type
temporary full time
Salary Range
$15 - $20
Company Size
771
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC is a family of brands that have made their mark by developing the products and practical technology demanded by critical industries like data communications, aerospace, electrical, wire processing, construction and more. We’re best known for our wire connectors, which have become the go-to standard for electrical connections around the world, but our innovations also touch the sky -- where nearly every commercial jet flying today was made using IDEAL wire strippers. We’ve reached the moon, as part of the critical equipment on NASA missions. From its beginnings over 100 years ago, the IDEAL success story is propelled by the core family values expressed by our founder, J. Walter Becker. Since 1916, we’ve been family-owned and singularly focused on forging ideal relationships with our customers, our employees, and our communities. Each generation of family ownership is expected to leave the company stronger for the next. Most important, the family stewardship of IDEAL ensures that our professional management team has the strategic alignment, resources, and patience to grow and strengthen the company for generations to come. We’re focused on the markets that exist today, but we’re also poised to serve the markets of tomorrow. IDEAL is a pioneer of easy-to-use innovations for a range of critical industries, striving to re-invent ourselves and the industries we serve wherever we can. It is our long-term thinking that allows us to anticipate and answer the needs of tomorrow’s tradespeople. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished over the last century, but we’re even more ambitious about the next 100 years. That’s how you build an IDEAL company.
About the Role

IDEAL Industries, Inc. has built a reputation for over a century by crafting iconic tools and practical technology required in aerospace, data communications, electrical, wire processing and construction. The global family of IDEAL brands includes IDEAL Electrical, Anderson Power, and Enatel.


A vibrant and dynamic company, IDEAL is best known for our wire connectors, the gold standard for making electrical connections around the world. Nearly every commercial jet is assembled using IDEAL wire strippers and, as part of the critical equipment on NASA missions, our tools even help NASA astronauts fly to the moon. Most important, our products benefit skilled tradespeople, who reach for IDEAL tools every day.


IDEAL is propelled by the concept of Building an IDEAL World. Our family-run business is committed to building ideal relationships with customers, employees, and communities by crafting some of our industry’s most innovative and trusted tools.


This position will assist with the creation of a wide range of creative assets between myself (Content Creator) and our Graphic Design Specialist. This will include design including the creation and adaption of a variety of assets for social media, web use, and print use. On the content side, they will assist with all photo/video shoots on-site, help retouch photography, and create a large number of short-form videos to be utilized across all channels. 


Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the creative team to create a variety of assets to suit each BU’s needs. Examples include but are not limited to retouching photography, designing and resizing graphic assets, creating and editing social media videos.
  • Assist with on-site product photo & video shoots.
  • Assist in the organization of all assets
  • Participate in team meetings and trainings.



Qualifications:

  • Pursuing degree in Graphic Design, Film/Video, or Photography
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or equivalent.
  • Skilled in the use of computer applications such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Premiere Pro)
  • Professional or academic experience in Graphic Design, Video, Photography
  • Ability to work successfully as part of a team as well as independently


The expected pay rate for this position is between $15.00 and $20.00 per hour and is full time during the summer.  Possibility for part-time leading up to the summer as well. 

 

IDEAL Industries, Inc. is proud to be one of America’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We know when you honor relationships, success for all will follow. To learn more about us, visit www.idealindustries.com

 

Key Skills
Graphic DesignVideo EditingPhotography RetouchingSocial Media Content CreationAsset OrganizationCollaborationMicrosoft Office SuiteAdobe Creative SuitePhotoshopLightroomIllustratorPremiere Pro
Categories
Creative & MediaArt & DesignMarketingManufacturing