Job Description

Brand Intern

• Location: UK remote
• Working Period: Internship (6-months)
• Working hours: 20 hours per week

Key Objectives of the Role

Yugo is the first global student housing brand and operator created to address the needs of students and support them through university life and beyond. With a footprint in 14 countries, 280+ properties and 160,000 student beds our promise is simple: ‘Live Your Best Life’. It’s our global commitment and offering to helping students flourish: personally, professionally, and socially, through the place that they live.

We do this through three pillars:

YuPro – Equipping students with careers skills, networks, and opportunities.

YuGrow – Supporting personal development, wellbeing, and self-discovery.

YugoEco – Connecting students to something bigger, through sustainability and social impact.

Because learning well and living well are inseparable. And when you put students first, you create an environment where students thrive, not only build occupancy, but a lifelong brand affinity that travels with students beyond graduation.

In 2025, Yugo became the exclusive student housing operating partner of Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (“VCARB”) Formula One™ Team, providing students unparalleled access to unique opportunities and experiences worldwide.

We’re looking for a creative and visually minded Brand Intern with a good creative eye, an interest in branding and design and a willingness to learn. This hands-on opportunity will support a wide variety of projects and provide practical experience across brand identity, creative development, digital asset management, property branding and brand governance, working with internal teams and external suppliers across different markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and adapt simple branded materials using existing Yugo brand guidelines and templates
• Support the development and organisation of brand assets, imagery and templates, taking ownership of content within Papirfly, our brand platform and digital asset library.
• Support brand reviews and check materials for consistency with our guidelines.
• Assist with signage, property branding and other physical brand projects.
• Support with day-to-day brand requests from global teams across the business.
• Lead updates to brand materials, including brand guidelines, to align with the refreshed brand approach.
• Lead the creation of brand videos for global onboarding.
• Provide general creative and administrative support across Brand projects.

This job description is a general guide to the role. You may be asked to take on additional responsibilities that naturally align with the scope of the position.

Requirements

Key Skills & Capabilities

• Creative judgement: Strong visual eye, with an interest in design and branding and an understanding of typography, layout, colour and visual hierarchy.
• AI capability: Strong understanding of AI and how to use it to create videos, presentations and content.
• Organisation and flexibility: Able to manage several tasks at once and work flexibly across different time zones.
• Attention to detail and brand thinking: Accurate, alert to inconsistencies and able to follow established guidelines while bringing creative ideas.
• Collaboration: Enjoys working with others and is keen to learn.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential:

• Currently studying or recently completed a course in graphic design, marketing, branding, communications or another relevant creative subject.
• Some knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, ideally Adobe InDesign.
• Comfortable using PowerPoint and Microsoft Office.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.

The Yugo team is a force for good; our mission is to harness this passion to deliver an ultimate student