Graphic Design Internship with World Largest Sportswear Brand
Gradfuel, Finland
Job Description
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.
To generate brand heat and set trends, we team up with creative partners - ranging from established brands to emerging talents.
We believe that diversity in collaboration sparks innovation, and our teams work seamlessly to incorporate partner input into the design process.
On this internship you will have the chance to work across a variety of sports performance categories that could range from Football, Running and Training to Tennis, Outdoor and Sportswear.
Bring your ideas to life with the help of a cross-functional team sitting at the intersection of sport and lifestyle.
You will learn to answer design briefs for Apparel, Accessories amp; Footwear, create technical design files, touch on Packaging Design, Logos and much more.
This is an opportunity to collaborate and learn from a highly creative and diverse group of graphic design talent - and gain insights in how to create concepts, sketches and final designs specifically for apparel graphics, focusing on illustration and typography.
Applications to this opportunity are considered for a number of our Apparel Design positions, including Performance wear, Graphic Tee, Football, Running, Tennis, Training or Culture Collaboration.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the design team in the design of new graphic concepts for the relevant season
- Work with the graphic design team to create visual solutions for different products
- Complete CAD revisions, color updates and industry standard technical documents
- Gather relevant trend and consumer information for our product range
- Research on trends, colors and materials
- Creation of graphic stories
- Assist and observe the entire design phase from concept creation of final designs
- Support team in day to day tasks
Requirements
- Student of Student of Graphic Design, Communication Design or similar with a focus towards Product related graphics
- 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 English (written amp; spoken)
- Fluent in Illustrator and Photoshop programs preferably in a Mac environment
- Experience in working with 3D programs is a plus
- 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
Benefits
- World Leading Sports Brand
- 6-month placement
- Extensive training
- International offices
- Very fun team
- Office with amazing amenities such as a swimming pool!