Careers—

Design Fellowship

The Design team at Code and Theory produces beautiful, compelling work that is distinctive and effective. We create everything from large enterprise websites, design systems, microsites, dashboards, digital tools, mobile apps, and UI toolkits to new branding and marketing solutions. We are cross-functional collaborators, tech-forward thinkers, and hands-on creators who are equally inspired by utility and beauty.

Our passion for user-centered functionality and interaction, typography, motion, and brand design, allows us to push into new areas and eliminate boundaries. Technical and innovative thinking are central to everything we do.

Collectively, our talents span across all forms of product design, branding and identity and marketing and communications. In each area, we have focused expertise. This broad range of skills allows us to craft and ideate in all forms of innovation and design.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • You’ll work with a collaborative team and receive bespoke mentorship from our highly regarded leaders for not just weeks but several months (June to March)
  • Collaborate closely with design leads to ensure work matches design specs
  • You will partner with our motion designers and art directors to respond to client briefs and contribute to creative workstreams across multiple projects
  • Visualize and articulate your decision-making and design process, challenge assumptions respectfully, and give and receive feedback
  • Gain experience with Design tools such as Figma and presentation tools such as Keynote
  • Create responsive design breakpoints from desktop to mobile
  • Translate existing design concepts into new contexts

ELIGIBILITY

  • You can be entering your final year of undergraduate or graduate studies - Class of 2026
  • You must be based in New York City and able to come into the NYC office as needed
  • Our fellowship will be part-time during school hours and full-time during school breaks

WHAT'S REQUIRED TO APPLY

  • A portfolio and/or work samples, and a resume
  • The ideal person will have a strong design portfolio with specializations in any of the following areas (Motion, Brand, UX/UI, Product)
  • At Code and Theory, we believe what we make says a lot about who we are. Complete the following prompt in 200 words or less: Please tell us about something you created, the impact it had, and why it's meaningful to you. We’ll accept written, video, audio, visual files, etc. - whatever method is calling out to you!  We’re excited to get to know more about you! 
The hourly rates for our fellowship positions are between $20 - $25 per hour based on role, skill set, education level, and experience. 
 
ABOUT US

Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Mediacurrent, Rhythm, and TrueLogic.

Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok.

The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.