2027 Summer Internship- Creative (eGreetings)

ABOUT HALLMARK'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

We're looking for curious, creative, and consumer-focused interns who are passionate about storytelling, trends, culture, creativity, and human connection.

eGreetings Creative Intern

This internship focuses on the future of digital connection through animated, interactive, and video-based greeting experiences. Interns will research consumer trends, explore emerging digital behaviors, and develop concepts that help Hallmark engage younger and new consumers through innovative digital greetings experiences. Interns will partner with creative, digital, and media teams to develop concepts, storyboards, and recommendations that could influence future product development

What you'll do:

• Research consumer behaviors, creative trends, and digital connection experiences.
• Explore opportunities for animated, video-based, and interactive greetings.
• Partner with Digital Greetings, Media Studio, and Creative teams to understand current capabilities and future opportunities.
• Develop innovative concepts focused on personalization, interactivity, and social sharing.
• Create storyboards, visual concepts, and creative recommendations.
• Gather feedback from cross-functional partners and refine concepts based on insights.
• Present digital greeting concepts and recommendations to business and creative leaders.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

The following are required to be considered for this role:

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Digital Media, Graphic Design, Animation, Motion Design, User Experience (UX), Interactive Media, Creative Technology, Film/Video Production, or a related field
• A graduation date of December 2027, May 2028, December 2028, May 2029, December 2029, or May 2030

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Your resume and application will stand out if you are:

• Demonstrated interest in digital content, creative storytelling, emerging media, interactive experiences, or consumer engagement
• Passionate about how people connect and communicate through digital platforms, social media, video, gaming, or emerging technologies
• Familiarity with social, cultural, and consumer trends relevant to Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences
• Skilled at generating creative ideas and translating them into visual concepts, storyboards, mockups, presentations, or prototypes
• Familiar with content creation tools, design software, video editing, animation, or other digital creative platforms
• Comfortable collaborating across creative and business disciplines and incorporating feedback into evolving concepts
• Experience through coursework, publications, student organizations, freelance work, or personal creative projects is a plus
• Portfolio, concept boards, storyboards, videos, design samples, content examples, or other creative work encouraged but not required

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• Our internship program is 12 weeks long, starting in late May and ending in early August.
• This summer internship is a hybrid position, with the flexibility to work from both our recently renovated headquarters building in Kansas City, MO, and from your summer residence within the KC metro area.
• Some relocation and housing assistance is provided for interns whose permanent address is outside of the KC metro area. Relocation is required for this role.

Interested? Follow the application instructions below to apply.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

You must show how you meet the basic qualifications in a resume or document you upload, or by completing the work experience and education application fields.Accepted file types are Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX), PDF, HTML, or TXT.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment. Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, signing of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks.

ABOUT HALLMARK - Because ConnectingWithEach Other Has Never Been More Important

For more than a century, Hallmark has been bringing people together and improving the relationships that matter most.That'swhy millions of people all over the world connect with theHallmark brand. It has always been a mission so much bigger than any one of us whoworkhere. Today, we need empathetic learners, strategic thinkers, and enthusiastic visionaries with diverse experiences and skills to help us create the rest of Hallmark's second century as we shift to a more digitally savvy, unified approach that combines the best of brick-and-mortar retail with the efficiency of dot-com spaces. Help us imagine what our next hundred years could look like!

When you join Hallmark, we will go out of our way to make you feel like part of the team, even in a remote/hybrid work environment. In the day-to-day,we'llmake the best use of the skills and talents you already have.We'll also give you leadership opportunities and show you multiple potential pathways to future success.

Ourcultureof care for our consumers and for one another shows in the way we embrace different backgrounds, identities, and working styles, deliberately seeking out ways to be more inclusive both internally among our work groups and externally through the ings we make and sell to our retail partners and consumers. We believe that a broadly inclusive,equitableapproach is also our best path to future success.We'reseeking out those who can bring a fresh perspective to our business and would love your input as someone new to our team! We can only change and grow when we intentionally include new perspectives-like yours.

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