Graphic Design Intern – Communications & Marketing
Job Overview
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Date PostedFebruary 19, 2026
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Location
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Wage/Salary$28.50 / hour
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Contact NameKayla Howarth
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Open Positions1
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Staff AccommodationNo
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Position DurationTemporary
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Position TypeFull-Time
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More Ways to ApplyIn-Person
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(More Ways to Apply) Link to Websitewww.banff.ca/jobs
Job Description
Full-Time, 12-Week Term Contract)
The Town of Banff is seeking a graphic design intern to help communicate to residents in the small mountain community in Canada’s first national park. Your visual design of imagery, illustration, photography, and compelling text treatments will promote courses, programs, services and opportunities, while reminding people about how we do things differently in Banff. You will provide content to motivate, inspire and inform a community of almost 9,000 residents, as well as over 4 million annual visitors.
Working in the Town’s Communications and Marketing team, you will help “Take Care of Banff” through print and digital publications, advertising and social media assets, signage and other display communications, to support 100 programs and services in 70 municipal service areas. The team includes an experienced Graphic Designer and five other communications specialists.
As a municipal government, our work demands attention to accuracy, fiscal responsibility, and involves a high level of scrutiny. You may work on a diversity of topics such as public safety, transportation and parking information, recreation programs, settlement and immigration services, housing information, public engagement promotion, environmental protection, and emergency preparedness. You will own some projects to completion, and contribute to some shared projects, both routine advertising products and standalone campaigns. Our style is fitting of a national park, where environmental conservation is part of everything we do, and we work hard to break through to deliver clear messages to people with diverse backgrounds, languages and literacy levels.
“Taking care of Banff: our Community, our People, our Park.”
Please send your cover letter, resume, and samples of design work you developed and executed to meet specific objectives, no later than 11:59 p.m., April 1, 2026, to:
Email: jobs@banff.ca
Fax: 403-762-1247
Mail: Town of Banff, Box 1260, Banff, AB, T1L 1A1
Drop off: 110 Bear Street
The Town of Banff appreciates the interest from all applicants and will directly contact those being considered for an interview.
For more information about why the Town of Banff could be your next great career move, please visit banff.ca/careers.
Where to Apply In-Person
Job Requirements
You are recognized for your talent in functional design and creativity, as well as competency for accuracy working on very fast-paced projects. You can demonstrate attention to detail, audience focus, and project management skills. You maintain best practices in file management, proofing and verification of change requests, and documentation. You allow creativity to thrive within set style guides. You can be an independent designer, who knows when to ask for help and input, and be able to quickly change priorities and shift to urgent projects while keeping all projects moving forward.
You must be in the later stages or recently completed a post-secondary certification or degree program in Graphic Design, Information Design, Communications Design or similar program. You can share a portfolio of design and marketing production. You are fluent in all aspects of Adobe Creative Suite and a Microsoft Office work environment. You can clearly articulate concept ideas and how designs project objectives.
This internship can be entirely remote, or hybrid with some days working in downtown Banff, or entirely working in Banff if you have accommodation in the Bow Valley. Accommodation is not provided by the Town of Banff.
The position is a temporary 12-week internship, working 35 hours per week. The hourly wage is approximately $28.50.
Working safely is a condition of employment at the Town of Banff. As part of our internal responsibility system, all employees are accountable for adhering to Occupational Health and Safety legislation and Town of Banff safety protocols. The Town of Banff’s safety culture philosophy is one of continuous improvement, so we look forward to your suggestions to make our workplace even safer.
