INTERNSHIP - APPAREL DEVELOPMENT (M/F/D)

adidas AG; Herzogenaurach; Sur place; EUR 22 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Employee discounts on products

On-site gym and sport facilities

40% home office possible

Mentorship and networking programs

Résumé du poste

adidas AG, headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, offers an internship in Apparel Development. You will assist the development team with daily tasks, support style creation and fittings, and help manage samples while collaborating with factories, marketing and design teams.

Some projects may be your own under mentorship. Ideal candidates are full-time students in related fields, speak fluent English, and have strong MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Enrolled as a full-time student for the complete internship duration.
• Pursuing studies in Product Development, Clothing/Textile Technology, Manufacturing or related fields.

Responsabilités

• Assist the development team in daily business and administrative tasks.
• Support style creation, fittings organization, costing and sample management.
• Coordinate with factories, marketing, design and liaison offices on current projects.
• Contribute to own projects and help handle small ranges.

Connaissances

Fluent English (written & spoken)

MS Office

Attention to detail

Formation

Student of Product Development or related field

Outils

Clo3D

Rhino

Blender

Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Description du poste

Company description

adidas is a global leader in the sporting goods industry with the core brands adidas and Reebok, headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany. We believe that, through sport, we have the power to change lives. Our purpose guides the way we run our company, how we work with our partners, how we create our products, and how we engage with our consumers. Athletes will not settle for average. And neither do we. We have a clear mission: To be the best sports company in the world. Every day, we come to work to create and sell the best sports and fitness products in the world, and to offer the best service and consumer experience – and to do it all in a sustainable way.

Job description

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: APPAREL DEVELOPMENT

adidas is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders (incl. gender identity), ethnic and social backgrounds, nationalities, sexual orientations, religions, and beliefs, and those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities*. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees.

*We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process

Applications to this opportunity are considered for all available intern roles within one of the following areas:

• Apparel Development Lifestyle
• Apparel Development Football

We’ll never launch a product unless we consider it perfect. Our product development teams create every shirt, every shoe and every piece of equipment for thousands of athletes and fashion lovers as if it was one of a kind. With passion woven into every stitch, our teams ensure that each product embodies excellence. But translating designs, drawings and renderings into real products requires a lot of decision making and close collaboration with our Marketing and Design teams. Together, we create products that exceed expectations.

Therefore, we all share an infinite imagination and a critical eye for details and costs. If you are someone, who already has the final product in mind when you see the first ideas, you should join us and together, we'll turn concepts into precision-crafted masterpieces that inspire athletes and fashion enthusiasts worldwide.

GROW YOUR CAPABILITIES THROUGH MEANINGFUL TASKS & PROJECTS

• Get to know the responsibilities of a product developer at adidas
• Assist the development team in daily business and administrative tasks e.g., calendar maintenance, data entry, preparation of presentations, building of material boards, maintenance of the fabric library, meeting/workshop facilitation and documentation etc.
• Support the product development team with specific parts of the product development process such as style creation, organization of fittings, comment creation, costing and sample management (including testing), benchmark studies
• Work closely with key partners such as Factories, Liaison Offices, Marketing, Design, Innovation
• Support the development team on current projects and work on own individual projects as assigned e.g., handling of small ranges

WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU A MATCH

• Student of Product Development, Clothing/Textile Technology, Manufacturing, Garment/Textile Design, Sports Technology, Engineering (Footwear, Textile) or similar
• Passion for the respective product category
• Fluent English language skills (written & spoken)
• Strong MS Office skills (especially Excel & PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of 3D programs such as Clo3D, Rhino, Blender or similar is beneficial
• Knowledge of graphic programs such as Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator is beneficial
• Attention to details
• Basic understanding of materials and costing

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Employee discounts on products
• Chances to attend and take part in on-campus events and sponsored adidas events/games
• Structured training and development, access to LinkedIn Learning, Language Training and adidas Learning Portal
• Possibility to join our mentorship program, networking opportunities or employee resource groups
• International intern community and work environment
• Regular development conversations as part of your role
• Inspiring campus with canteens, cafes, reflection rooms and sport facilities including an on-site gym (25€/month) and many more sports facilities
• Company sports program including classes and events focusing on sports and mental health
• Flexible and agile working arrangements (40% home office possible)
• Monthly gross allowance: non-compulsory internship 2.470,00€, compulsory internship 1.930,00€ (Difference due to different taxation, net will be the same)

ELIGIBILITY

• 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 March 2027 – August 2027
• Ability to relocate to Herzogenaurach in Germany for the full duration of the internship

KEY FACTS

• Application Deadline: October 31st, 2026, 11:59 PM CET
• Start Date: March 1st, 2027
• Duration: 6 months
• Location: adidas Headquarters in Herzogenaurach (near Nuremberg)