Graphic Design Intern

About Alaan

Alaan is the Middle East’s first AI-powered spend management platform, built to help businesses save time and money.

Our all-in-one solution combines smart corporate cards, real-time expense tracking, AI-powered automation, seamless accounting integrations, and deep financial insights- designed to simplify finance operations and maximize control over company spend.

Founded in 2022, Alaan is already the trusted partner of over 2000 leading businesses across the UAE and KSA, including G42, Careem, McDonald’s, Tabby, Al Barari, Rove Hotels, Rivoli, and CarSwitch. Together, our customers have saved over AED 100 million with Alaan.

In just three years, Alaan has become the #1 expense management platform in the Middle East- and we’ve done it while becoming profitable.

Alaan is also backed by Y Combinator and top global investors, including Peak XV (formerly Sequoia India & SEA), and built by a world-class team with experience from McKinsey, BCG, Goldman Sachs, Careem, Rippling, and other high-growth companies. This creates an environment where employees learn from top-tier talent while building at startup speed.

We’re not just building software. We’re reimagining how finance works for modern businesses across the region.

About the role

We’re looking for a Visual/Graphic Design Intern with strong design fundamentals, proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, and a keen eye for detail to create engaging visuals for Alaan’s social media channels, advertising, campaigns, and other marketing touchpoints.

You’ll turn creative concepts, brand ideas, and campaign briefs into polished visual assets with a strong focus on composition, typography, layout, color, and imagery—while maintaining consistency across Alaan’s visual identity.

What you'll do

• Design visual assets across marketing, brand, growth, and product.
• Create campaign creatives, social content, ads, email visuals, blog covers, event graphics, and other marketing collateral.
• Design visuals and experiences for landing pages, webpages, and digital touchpoints.
• Turn product features, workflows, data, and complex ideas into clear and engaging visual stories.
• Create assets for product launches, feature announcements, walkthroughs, and product marketing campaigns.
• Work with product UI to create polished, customer-facing visuals.
• Maintain and evolve Alaan’s visual identity across different channels.
• Experiment with typography, illustration, 3D, motion, photography, and AI-generated visuals where relevant.
• Adapt creative across different formats, platforms, campaigns, and markets.
• Collaborate closely with teams across Marketing, Growth, Product, and Design.

What we are looking for

• Strong fundamentals in layout, typography, composition, colour, and visual hierarchy.
• A strong eye for modern, clean, and thoughtful design.
• Comfortable working with tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other design tools.
• Ability to turn rough ideas, briefs, or copy into compelling visual concepts.
• Curiosity about how design works across both marketing and digital products.
• Comfortable exploring different creative directions and experimenting with new tools.
• A portfolio that demonstrates your visual thinking, craft, and design ability.

You don’t need to have experience across every area listed above. We care more about your design fundamentals, curiosity, taste, and willingness to learn.

Nice to have

• Basic knowledge of motion design or After Effects.
• Experience with 3D tools such as Cinema 4D or Blender.
• Experience experimenting with AI creative tools.
• An understanding of UI/UX or digital product design.
• Interest in fintech, SaaS, technology, or startup brands.
• Experience creating illustrations, icons, visual systems, or brand identities.

What's in it for you

• Contribute to building the Middle East’s most beloved fintech brand from the ground up
• Benefit from a role with significant ownership and accountability
• Thrive in a flexible hybrid culture with ample work-life balance
• Competitive stipend