Internship Opportunities - Footwear Design

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Herzogenaurach; Hybrid; EUR 10,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts on products

On-campus events & sponsored adidas</n

Structured training & LinkedInLearning

Mentorship programme

Intern community & on-site gym

Sport facilities & wellness focus

Job summary

adidas is offering a Footwear Design Internship to collaborate with designers, product managers and developers on performance and lifestyle products. You will contribute to concept development, trend research and digital sketching for multiple footwear lines, including running and football categories.

The role supports the design team through concept to final product, with 3D modeling, CAD revisions and packaging of tech packs.

Qualifications

• Student of Product Design, Footwear Design, Sportswear Design, Industrial Design, 3D Design or a similar field.
• Enrolled as a full-time student for the complete duration of the internship or in a gap year between Bachelor and Master (EU rule).
• Previous 3D and CAD work experience is required for Innovation Design.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in day-to-day tasks.
• Create digital design solutions for adidas footwear.
• Assist and observe the entire design phase from concept to final product.
• Gather trend and consumer information for the product category.
• Create digital sketches and 3D models for footwear concepts.
• Develop new footwear concepts for the season, supporting brainstorm, sketch, render and team concepts.
• Deliver design and tech packs for execution.

Skills

English fluency

Illustrator

Photoshop

Storytelling

Sketching/Rendering

Team collaboration

3D/CAD experience

Full-time student

Relocation willingness

Availability March 2027

Education

Product Design/Footwear Design/Industrial Design student

3D Design/ CAD experience

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

Blender

Rhino

Job description

About the Role

The Footwear Design Internship offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with a cross-functional team of designers, product managers and product developers to develop top-tier performance and lifestyle products informed by athlete feedback, consumer insights and culture trends. Applications are considered for all available intern roles within Footwear Design Lifestyle (focused on colour, materials and product design), Footwear Design Football, and Footwear Design Running (focused on colour and materials). The intern supports the design team across the creative and execution phases of footwear concept development.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the team in day-to-day tasks
• Work with the design team to create digital design solutions for adidas footwear
• Assist and observe the entire design phase, from concept creation to final product
• Gather relevant trend and consumer information for the product category
• Create digital sketches and 3D models for footwear concepts
• Assist the design team in developing new footwear concepts for the relevant season, supporting the creative phases of brainstorm, sketch, render and team concepts
• Support the execution phase of the process by creating and delivering design and tech packs
• Complete CAD revisions, colour updates and technical packages

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Student of Product Design, Footwear Design, Sportswear Design, Industrial Design, 3D Design or a similar field
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Fluent in Illustrator and Photoshop, preferably in a Mac environment
• Strong storytelling abilities
• Good sketching and rendering skills to communicate concepts and ideas
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams and to handle multiple tasks
• Previous 3D and CAD work experience is required for Innovation Design
• Enrolled as a full-time student for the complete duration of the internship, or in the gap year between a Bachelor's and a Master's degree (the gap year regulation applies only to EU citizens due to working permit regulations)
• Availability for the full duration of the internship from March 2027 to August 2027
• Ability to relocate to Herzogenaurach in Germany for the full duration of the internship

Preferred Skills

• Good knowledge of working with 3D programs such as Blender, Rhino or similar; for Innovation Design, strong 3D visualisation abilities on different platforms
• Previous design experience
• Candidates in the penultimate year of study

Workplace

• Flexible and agile working arrangements, with up to 40% home office possible

Salary

• Monthly gross allowance for a non-compulsory internship: €2,470.00
• Monthly gross allowance for a compulsory internship: €1,930.00 (the difference is due to different taxation; net pay is the same)

Benefits & Perks

• Employee discounts on products
• Chances to attend and take part in on-campus events and sponsored adidas events and games
• Structured training and development, access to LinkedIn Learning, language training and the adidas Learning Portal
• Possibility to join a mentorship programme, networking opportunities or employee resource groups
• International intern community and work environment
• Regular development conversations as part of the 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 programme including classes and events focusing on sports and mental health

About the Company

adidas believes that embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into its culture and talent processes gives employees a sense of belonging and the brand a real competitive advantage.