Intern - AI-Enabled Digital Artist (Graphics, Animation, and Video)

Are you a college student seeking a rewarding experience with a world-class firm? The ARA Engineering Science Division (ESD) is seeking paid interns available to work part-time (approximately 20 hours per week) year-round. We are looking for highly creative digital artists with strong artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.

Please note, this is an on-site position in our office in Panama City, FL. No relocation assistance will be provided.

Under direct supervision, you will blend artistic talent with cutting-edge AI tools to produce compelling graphics, animations, and video assets for a wide range of projects. ARA offers the opportunity to work with leading-edge AI technologies in a creative environment that values experimentation and innovation.

What you will do as an AI-enabled digital artist intern:

• Create high-quality digital artwork, illustrations, motion graphics, and animations.
• Utilize AI-driven tools and workflows to generate, enhance, and optimize visual assets.
• Produce video content including short-form, long-form, and AI-assisted video generation.
• Collaborate with teams to execute visual ideas for marketing, training, product design, and other initiatives.
• Develop and maintain asset libraries, templates, and AI models used in creative production.

AI-enabled digital artist intern requirements

• Currently enrolled in a degree program (associate’s or higher) in graphic design or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with AI creative tools (e.g., generative image/video models, diffusion tools, AI animation software).
• Experience with traditional creative software such as Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro), Blender, or similar tools.
• Understanding of design principles, visual storytelling, color theory, and composition.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

How to apply

For full consideration, please include your resume, portfolio, and any AI-generated work samples.

About ARA

ARA is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs more than 2,200 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in civil technologies, computer software and simulation, defense technologies, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for pavement analysis, environmental site characterization, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.