Design Intern

Job description

Country: United Kingdom
Job Function: Design

State / Province: England
Position Type: Intern

City / Location: London
Brand: adidas

Relocation: No Selection

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Want to practice what you've learned at university? Do you want to experience hands-on what your dream job is like? Are you a sports lover who's ready to work in an international environment and take responsibility for your own projects? Then welcome to adidas. This is an opportunity to join a truly international business with an environment that is often described as dynamic, innovative, and culturally diverse. If you share our love for sport and competition and have the drive to be number one in what you do, then consider this option to join our winning team!

Your tasks:

· Support teams on day to day tasks
· Research on trends, colours and materials
· Support Trend Analysis and trend board preparation
· Design assistance for the collections
· Assisting with preparation of Tech Packs
· Preparing/building presentations
· Creation of colour and material stories
· Creation of colour CAD's
· Uploading data into the internal software system

Key Objectives:

· Assist and observe the entire design phase from concept creation of final product

Your Profile:

· Student of Apparel-, or Sport Performance Design
· Enrolled as fulltime student for the complete duration of the internship. Or in the so called gap year between Bachelor and Master’s degree (Only applies to EU citizens due to working permit regulations!)
· Fluent in English
· Fluent in Illustrator and Photoshop programs preferably on a Mac environment
· 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