Interns at Product Ventures have the unique opportunity to gain exposure to every aspect of design innovation for Fortune 500 CPG companies. Our holistic design process utilizes our staff's breadth of expertise to tackle all aspects of an innovation challenge. Our interdisciplinary team works side-by-side to ensure clients understand every angle of innovating at-scale. As an intern, you'll have the opportunity to assist one of our departments and contribute to our package and production design innovations.

Below is a list of departments that accept interns in order of the department's past usage of interns — the higher the placement on the list, the more interns the department has hired in the past. If you are obtaining a degree in one of the following disciplines, we invite you to apply!

SUMMER 2023: Please note, as of April 2023 we have decided the following departments will not hire any interns for Summer 2023: graphic design, marketing & sales, research, and engineering. However, you may still submit an application to be considered for future internship opportunities. Additionally, we are still actively considering intern candidates for industrial design and prototyping.

Departments

• Industrial design / industrial designers.
• Graphics design / graphic designers.
• Marketing & Sales / marketing coordinators, lifecycle marketers, content marketers.
• Prototyping / model makers, crafter, workshop, or woodshop.
• Research / consumer insights researchers, qualitative researchers, quantitative researchers.
• Engineering / mechanical engineers, design engineers.

We accept rolling applications for paid internships throughout the calendar year. Most commonly, internships are 12 weeks and can take place during the Spring semester (January - May), summer (May - August), or Fall semester (September - December).

Ideal candidates are creative, collaborative, and hard-working. In a short phrase, we like individuals who are on the humble pursuit of excellence.

Please include in your application a sample of your portfolio or relevant clips.