Creative Director & Content Creator Internship

Company Description The Performance Code is a global performance media platform producing premium content for athletes, executives, and high performers across Canada and the USA. With only three episodes and no paid promotion, the platform has already achieved thousands of five-star Spotify reviews, tens of thousands of followers, and hundreds of thousands of monthly views. The Performance Code partners with brands through sponsorships, branded content, guest episodes, and event coverage, amplified across a growing digital audience. The team also delivers high-quality content and media creation services, and offers a 12-week performance optimization program designed by a licensed psychologist and former elite athlete. Applicants will join a mission-driven company focused on credible performance content and measurable audience impact.

Role Description This is a full-time, remote Creative Director & Content Creator Internship role. The intern will support the overall creative vision for The Performance Code, helping to shape visual identity, storytelling, and brand consistency across all platforms. Day-to-day tasks include developing creative concepts for episodes and campaigns, collaborating on branding and art direction, and producing engaging digital content (video, graphics, social media assets). The intern will assist in planning and executing content strategies, preparing creative briefs, and coordinating with production and marketing to ensure cohesive delivery. Responsibilities also include maintaining design templates, organizing assets, and contributing fresh ideas to enhance audience engagement and brand partnerships.

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate strong Creative Direction and Creative Strategy skills to support overall content vision and campaigns.
• Skills in Branding and Art Direction to help define and maintain a consistent visual identity across platforms.
• Proficiency in Graphic Design to create digital assets for video, social media, and marketing materials.
• Familiarity with content creation for social and streaming platforms (e.g., short-form video, podcast visuals, thumbnails).
• Comfort using design and editing tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, or comparable software).
• Strong communication, collaboration, and time-management skills, with the ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Demonstrated interest in performance psychology, sports, media, or high-performance culture is an asset.
• Current enrollment in or recent completion of a program in design, media, communications, marketing, or a related field is preferred.

Content Creation:

→ Film, edit and produce short-form content for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts from full-length podcast episodes

→ Write captions, hooks and copy for every platform

→ Develop creative concepts for reels, stories and posts that drive views, shares and audience growth

→ Assist in the production of full-length podcast episodes — setup, filming, lighting and audio

Creative Direction:

→ Develop and maintain The Performance Code's visual identity across all platforms

→ Design graphics, thumbnails and visual assets in Canva or Adobe

→ Identify trending audio, formats and creative approaches and apply them to TPC content

→ Build out the content calendar and manage scheduling across all platforms

Strategy:

→ Track performance metrics across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn

→ Identify what is working and what isn't — and bring ideas to improve

→ Research guests, trends and topics that align with the TPC audience and mission

→ Pitch original content ideas weekly

What You Will Get

→ Real, live experience building a global media brand from the inside

→ Your work seen by 250,000+ monthly viewers across the world

→ Direct mentorship from the founding team — a serial entrepreneur, a licensed psychologist and PhD candidate, and a team that has built multiple companies from zero

→ A portfolio of produced content with real distribution numbers attached to it

→ Front-row access to conversations with elite athletes, executives and founders — the most interesting people in the world doing the most interesting things

→ A letter of recommendation and professional reference from the founding team

→ Potential to grow into a full-time paid role as the platform scales

Most internships give you coffee runs and administrative tasks and call it experience.

This one gives you a real audience, a real brand and real creative responsibility from day one.

The Performance Code is growing faster than almost any independent media platform at this stage. The person who joins us now will be part of building something that will be significantly larger in 12 months — and they will have a portfolio that proves it.

If you are serious about a career in content, media or creative direction — this is the opportunity that changes your trajectory.

Send the following to info@theperformancecode.org with the subject line "Creative Director Internship"

→ A short video (60 to 90 seconds) — filmed on your phone is fine — telling us who you are, why you want this role and one piece of content you've created that you're proud of

→ LinkedIn profile & links to any content you have created — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, personal projects, anything