Footwear Design Internship with World Largest Sportswear Brand

Would you like to complete a once in a lifetime internship abroad with one of the world’s largest sportswear brands?

We push the boundaries of products, experiences, and services.

Embrace the chance to learn, create, and influence the ever-evolving culture.

Are you ready for the world of conceptual design and creativity? As an intern, you'll be at the heart of our game plan, exploring every angle of footwear design – from brainstorming bold concepts to creating stunning visuals and crafting prototypes that defy expectations.

Join a team of skilled and passionate designers, engineers, and market experts from diverse backgrounds.

Together, we'll unleash a new era of footwear, where every design propels athletes to greatness. Let's kick off this journey together!

Applications to this opportunity are considered for a number of our Footwear Design positions, including Football, Running, Lifestyle,

Being a part of our Footwear Design team means working on creating the next chapter of game changing products!

You will have the opportunity to learn from and work with industry-leading design talent from around the world, united by a passion to continue to shape the brand’s legacy.

We get inspired from our brand archive and create the future based on the past.

There will be opportunities to shift sneaker culture and influence trends globally, while learning the ropes of a robust and dynamic product creation and design process.

Responsibilities:

Work with the design team to create design solutions of adidas footwear
Assist and observe the entire design phase from concept creation of final product
Gather relevant trend and consumer information for the product category
Creation of sketches for footwear concepts
Assist the design team in the design of new footwear concepts for the relevant season supporting the creative phases: Brainstorm, Sketch and Render & Team Concepts
Support the Execution phase of the process: creating and delivering design / tech packs
Complete CAD revisions, color updates and technical packages
Support team in day-to-day tasks

Requirements

Requirements:

Student of Product Design, Footwear Design, Sportswear Design, Industrial Design, 3D Design or similar
Fluent in English (written & spoken)
Enrolled as full-time student for the complete duration of the internship

Or in the so-called gap year between Bachelor and Master’s degree (gap year regulation only applicable to EU citizens due to working permit regulations)

Candidates in penultimate year of study preferred (following the internship, students should have maximum one year to graduate)
Availability for the full duration of the internship from September 2024 – March 2025
Fluent in Illustrator and Photoshop programs preferably on a Mac environment
Experience in working with 3D programs is a plus (Blender, Rhino or similar)
Strong storytelling abilities
Good sketching and renderings skills to communicate concepts and ideas
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams and handle multiple tasks
Previous Design experience is a plus