R&D Packaging Design Excellence Internship - Taste The Future Program UK

Mondelez International; Park Central; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondelez International is offering an R&D Packaging Design Excellence Internship under the Taste The Future Program in the UK. You’ll contribute to early-stage packaging concepts for iconic brands, translating brand stories into premium, sustainable packaging experiences.

You’ll collaborate with Marketing, Design Agencies, Product, and Consumer Science, developing mood boards, mock-ups, and digital renders while exploring new materials and structures to elevate shelf impact.

Qualifications

• Education: Background in Industrial/Product Design, Packaging Design, or related discipline.
• Creativity & Curiosity: You love to explore, ideate, and challenge the norm. You're not afraid to ask, what if?
• Visual Communication Skills: Ability to clearly express ideas through sketches, mock-ups, storyboards, and visual presentations - from rough concepts to polished proposals.
• Software Proficiency: Familiarity with 2D design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop), Esko ArtiosCAD, and 3D design tools such as SolidWorks, Rhino, KeyShot, or similar.
• Consumer Focus: You think from the perspective of the consumer and are keen to design for emotion and delight.
• Collaborative Mindset: Comfortable working in diverse teams with marketers, engineers, designers, and suppliers.
• Agility: Able to manage multiple tasks, adapt quickly, and respond to feedback constructively.

Responsibilities

• Support design ideation, concept development, and packaging storytelling for premium chocolate experiences.
• Contribute to consumer-centric design thinking workshops and ideation sprints.
• Assist in visualizing packaging concepts through mood boards, sketching, mock-ups, and digital renderings.
• Conduct benchmarking of premium packaging in food, cosmetics, fashion, and other sectors.
• Explore new shapes, materials, textures, finishes, and structures to elevate perceived value and shelf impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Design Agencies, Product, and Consumer Science.
• Support creation of presentation materials for internal showcases and stakeholder alignment.

Job description

Join the Packaging Premium Gifting and Innovation Team and help shape the future of chocolate packaging and elevate the consumer experience. This R&D Packaging Design Excellence Internship - Taste The Future Program UK offers a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of design, innovation, and food packaging. You'll contribute to early-stage packaging concepts for iconic brands, helping translate brand stories into premium, sustainable, and distinctive packaging experiences. You'll work closely with global and regional stakeholders to co-create ideas that feel elevated and meaningful.

• Support design ideation, concept development, and packaging storytelling for premium chocolate experiences.
• Contribute to consumer-centric design thinking workshops and ideation sprints.
• Assist in visualizing packaging concepts through mood boards, sketching, mock-ups, and digital renderings.
• Conduct benchmarking of premium packaging in food, cosmetics, fashion, and other sectors.
• Explore new shapes, materials, textures, finishes, and structures to elevate perceived value and shelf impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Design Agencies, Product, and Consumer Science.
• Support creation of presentation materials for internal showcases and stakeholder alignment., We will be holding our final stage assessment center for this role in-person at our Bournville offices in November 2026 . Reasonable travel expenses will be covered.
  A creative, curious, and thoughtful mind who is excited about how packaging influences perception, emotion, and brand love. You are likely to have:
• Education: Background in Industrial/Product Design, Packaging Design, or related discipline .
• Creativity & Curiosity: You love to explore, ideate, and challenge the norm. You're not afraid to ask, "what if?"
• Visual Communication Skills: Ability to clearly express ideas through sketches, mock-ups, storyboards, and visual presentations - from rough concepts to polished proposals.
• Software Proficiency: Familiarity with 2D design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop), Esko ArtiosCAD, and 3Ddesign tools such as SolidWorks, Rhino, KeyShot, or similar.
• Consumer Focus: You think from the perspective of the consumer and are keen to design for emotion and delight.
• Collaborative Mindset: Comfortable working in diverse teams with marketers, engineers, designers, and suppliers.
• Agility: Able to manage multiple tasks, adapt quickly, and respond to feedback constructively.
  Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum. Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

What you'll gain:

• Experience working on real-world innovation and packaging concept projects.
• Insight into Mondelez's creative development process in an international R&D setting.
• Mentoring and feedback from senior R&D packagingdevelopers and innovation leads.
• Opportunities to present and showcase your ideas across the business.
• A collaborative, inclusive, and consumer-obsessed culture.

Starting salary: £23,793 This position does not meet the minimum salary requirements for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to consider applicants who require sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

We celebrate diversity, so if you require any adjustment to take part in our hiring process, let us know and we will work with you to help remove barriers and make the process accessible.