R&D Packaging Design Intern - Taste the Future (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

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.