Visual Merchandising Intern

Ulta Beauty, Inc.; Bolingbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Job summary

Ulta Beauty is offering a Visual Merchandising Content Intern position designed as a 10-week internship. The program is tailored for rising juniors and seniors with tracks across Corporate, Field, and Distribution Center internships.

Hybrid for Corporate interns and in-person for Distribution Center and Field interns, delivering hands-on exposure to brand operations and content management. You will contribute to VM guidelines, signage directives, and template maintenance while developing

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in visual merchandising, retail management, marketing, communications, business, or related field.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable managing files, data, and multiple workstreams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite; experience with SharePoint, Box, Monday.com or similar content-management platforms is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional partners.
• Interest in retail, visual merchandising, brand operations, or content management.

Responsibilities

• VM Content Review: SharePoint Organization and Governance; establish intuitive folder structures, naming conventions, and file-management standards.
• VM Brand Resources: remove outdated materials and organize training, documentation, and brand guidelines.
• Signage Management & Review: update expiration dates, align signage with category codes, and validate content against directives.
• Graphic Template Cleanup and Intake Optimization: audit folders, archive obsolete files, and improve structure for brand submissions.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Collaboration

Education

Pursuing degree in Visual Merchandising or related field

Tools

SharePoint

Box

Monday.com

Microsoft Office

Adobe Suite

Job description

OVERVIEW

Discover the possibilities. At Ulta Beauty, we believe in the best ideas that create greatest impact. And we know that those insights can come from anyone, at any time. Which is why we empower our interns in ways few organizations do. Here, you’ll take what you’ve learned in the classroom into a world of real-life challenges that require creativity and new perspectives. That push you to think in new ways. Because it’s all about inspiration and transformation, not simply checking a box or building a resume. We’re here to help prepare you to realize your future career ambitions.

Experience the difference for yourself.

Internship Position Title: Visual Merchandising Content Intern

The 2027 Ulta Beauty Internship is a structured 10-week program designed to develop future talent and provide interns with a unique and impactful development experience. This program is tailored for rising college Juniors and Seniors, offering Corporate, Field, and Distribution Center internship tracks. The internship will be hybrid for Corporate interns and in-person for Distribution Center and Field interns. Interns will gain hands-on experience in Ulta Beauty’s operations while contributing to business needs, engaging in meaningful projects, and broadening their professional development. The internship program provides real-world experience directly related to the academic discipline and career goals, offering a better understanding of career options. Hands-on experience working as a member of a specific department and team.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• VM Content Review: SharePoint Organization and Governance, consolidating team guidelines and training across multiple share points.Establish intuitive folder structures, naming conventions, and file-management standards.
• VM Brand Resources: Remove outdated or duplicate materials and organize current VM team training, cross functional training, process documentation, and brand-facing guidelines.
• Signage Management & Review:
  • Review secondary signage records in the Cross Cap database and validate that content aligns with current sign directives.
  • Update expiration dates for obsolete signage and identify long-term signage that should remain active.
  • Review and update signage categories to align with category codes.
• Graphic Template Cleanup and Intake Optimization:
  • Audit Box folders to confirm teams and brand partners are using the most current templates and resources.
  • Archive obsolete files, improve folder structures, and organize materials to support accurate and efficient brand submissions.
  • Help establish a reliable source of truth for production and intake documentation.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Frontify Brand Guideline Maintenance
  • Support updates to brand guidelines, templates, and process documentation in Frontify.
  • Coordinate updates across Frontify and Box to ensure both platforms provide consistent and current information.
  • Identify outdated or conflicting content and recommend appropriate updates.
• Mock Store Process Support
  • Assist with mock store preparation and execution.
  • Coordinate with merchants to track product samples and outstanding materials.
  • Organize samples and supporting resources and assist with the placement of secondary merchandising spaces.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION

• Currently pursuing a degree in visual merchandising, retail management, marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable managing files, data, and multiple workstreams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite; experience with SharePoint, Box, Monday.com or similar content-management platforms is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional partners.
• Interest in retail, visual merchandising, brand operations, or content management.

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $0.00 / Hour. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Eligible associates may also earn overtime pay as required by applicable law. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta

ABOUT

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.