Description
This is an entry-level internship with Target's Owned Brand Design team, starting in Summer 2027, with a starting hourly rate of $27.00.
As a Designer Intern, you'll gain a realistic preview of a career in Owned Brand Product Design and Development. You'll work on various categories and projects, applying your creative point of view, strengthening your technical design skills, and building an understanding of how guest needs, brand strategy, trend, materials, cost, and production considerations come together in retail product design.
Responsibilities:
- Support product, trend, color, material, and competitive research to inform seasonal concepts and design direction.
- Translate ideas into clear CAD illustrations, hand sketches, technical sketches, layouts, and presentation materials.
- Assist in developing product concepts, colorways, patterns, prints, graphics, trims, embellishments, hardware, or material stories.
- Help prepare design specifications and communicate relevant design details to internal teams and vendor partners.
- Participate in team critiques, working sessions, and milestone meetings.
- Partner with Merchandising, Sourcing, Product Development, Technical Design, and other teams.
- Organize files, samples, boards, and project materials with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Manage a scoped internship project from research through final recommendation and present the outcome to leadership.
Requirements:
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Product Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or a closely related field.
- Strong academic performance and demonstrated progress toward degree completion.
- A portfolio that shows creative thinking, design process, visual communication, and relevant project work.
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud tools such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
- Experience with CAD illustration or relevant 2D/3D design software.
- Interest in consumer products, retail, trend, color, materials, and culture across categories.
- Foundational understanding of product construction, textiles, materials, manufacturing, or development processes.
- Ability to research, synthesize, and apply trend, market, and guest insights to design work.
- Strong communication, organization, and presentation skills.
- Ability to receive and apply feedback, manage priorities, and contribute effectively in a team environment.
- Curiosity, initiative, and comfort working through ambiguity while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to begin a full-time position, if offered, starting Summer 2028.
Benefits: Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.