Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Your ticket to jumpstarting your career in the sports, live entertainment, and hospitality industry.

We are seeking a creative and motivated graphic design intern to assist our marketing team. This internship offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in graphic design, branding, and visual communication within a dynamic events environment. This internship also allows you to build a diverse portfolio with real-world projects for a major venue, network with industry professionals in entertainment, sports, and event management, and receive mentorship and guidance from experienced marketing teams. 

This role pays an hourly rate of $12.00

This position will remain open until November 7, 2025.

The Casey's Center are the state’s premier convention center and arena, located in downtown Des Moines. The Casey's Center is owned by Polk County and managed by OVG360, a division of Oak View Group. 

• Design eye-catching promotional materials such as posters, banners, flyers, and digital graphics for a variety of events, subjects, and styles for both Casey's Center and the Iowa Events Center
• Create engaging social media graphics and digital content to promote upcoming events and initiatives.
• Collaborate with staff to brainstorm and execute creative concepts that align with event themes and branding standards. 
• Ensure all designs are consistent with the venues' branding and visual identity.  
• Assist in developing visual branding assets for various events and campaigns. 
• Assist in capturing engaging behind the scenes content day of events
• Must be able to keep information confidential

• College student majoring in Graphic Design or a related field of study
• Must be a Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
• Working knowledge of programs including but not limited to the Adobe Creative Cloud
• Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills
• The ability to design animations such as GIFs or short movie clips
• Knowledge and experience with DSLR or iPhone photography/videography
• Maturity to know when to post on your personal accounts vs. work accounts
• Strong attention to detail, a ‘can-do’ attitude, and a desire to learn
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Must have reliable transportation

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.