What are the responsibilities and job description for the Apparel Design Intern - Summer 2026 position at ROCK?
Preferred Qualifications
Interns at the Rock Family of Companies gain priceless hands-on experience. Here, they learn how it feels to be in the workplace, participate in events and become a valuable member of our team.
Responsibilities
This internship is ideal for a student or early-career designer who wants exposure to the entire product development cycle, from ideation and research through to real-world execution.
Key Responsibilities
This is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position. As with everything in life, things change. The tasks and responsibilities can be changed, added to, removed, amended, deleted and modified at any time by the leadership group.
- Self-directed approach
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Interns at the Rock Family of Companies gain priceless hands-on experience. Here, they learn how it feels to be in the workplace, participate in events and become a valuable member of our team.
Responsibilities
- Learn about our business by attending meetings, huddles and trainings
- Share creative ideas that will help improve our business
- Deliver reports, analyze metrics and summarize information to help drive our team forward
- Assist in creating materials and/or presentations for meetings
- Take notes during meetings and provide recaps
This internship is ideal for a student or early-career designer who wants exposure to the entire product development cycle, from ideation and research through to real-world execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct trend and competitor research, compiling seasonal reports and visual decks.
- Analyze past Rocket Threads product launches, identifying what resonated and where improvements are needed.
- Translate research into mockups, sketches, concept boards and mini-line proposals.
- Present ideas and findings to the lead product manager for review.
- Assist in preparing internal presentations and design briefs for leadership and vendor partners.
- Support the ongoing maintenance of design assets, libraries, and performance documentation.
This is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position. As with everything in life, things change. The tasks and responsibilities can be changed, added to, removed, amended, deleted and modified at any time by the leadership group.