Dougall Media, Thunder Bay’s only locally owned broadcast and multimedia company, has an opening within our marketing and creative services team for a Digital Content & Marketing Intern.

Do you enjoy combining creativity with technology? Are you passionate about digital media, emerging technologies, and AI-driven design tools? Can you imagine working in a respectful and diverse environment where your ideas and contributions are recognized and valued? Dougall Media provides a supportive and inclusive corporate culture where innovation, collaboration, and professional development are encouraged.

The Digital Content & Marketing Intern will support the creation and development of digital marketing materials, social media content, and community engagement assets across multiple platforms. This role offers hands-on experience working with digital technologies, AI-assisted design tools, and modern content management platforms while collaborating with internal teams and external clients.

Responsibilities Include:

• Create digital graphics, social media visuals, and marketing materials using traditional and AI-assisted design tools.
• Assist in maintaining and updating the clients’ digital assets for all platforms, and internal as requested.
• Document design processes, maintain organized design files, and suggest workflow improvements.
• Produce simple digital assets (graphics, short videos, photo cards) that support public facing awareness, education, and community engagement initiatives.
• Support the development of digital materials used in informational campaigns, public notices, and community programming.
• Contribute innovative ideas on integrating AI and automation into design processes.
• Adapt existing materials into accessible formats for web, social, and community outreach channels.
• Work closely with sales and marketing agency teams to understand project needs and translate them into digital materials.
• Other duties as assigned related to the team objectives.

Requirements for this position:

• Ability to rapidly generate draft visual concepts using digital tools (e.g., template based design platforms or AI assisted image generation) to support early stage creative development and campaign planning.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and AI-assisted design tools (e.g., Canva AI, DALL·E, MidJourney).
• Strong interest in emerging technologies, AI applications, and digital media.
• Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a tech-focused team.
• Photo editing applications experience would be an asset (e.g., Lightroom, Photoshop Express, or similar).
• Content management familiarity — ability to upload, tag, and organize files in systems like Nextcloud, SharePoint, or Google Drive.
• Social media publishing tools (basic) — Meta Business Suite, Hootsuite, or platform-native scheduling tools.
• Valid driver’s licence is an asset.

Dougall Media is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals including women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Dougall Media is committed to an environment of open access to employment opportunities. Accommodations are available for all applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Should an applicant require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources at (807) 346-2569.

We thank you for your interest in working with Dougall Media, however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

If interested, please click apply where you can submit your resume and cover letter to begin the application process. Start your career with Dougall Media today!