Summer 2026 Footwear Design Intern | FootJoy
About The Position
Where Performance Meets Purpose Join a team that values excellence and innovation, at a company known for its iconic golf brands. At Acushnet Company, your background and experience contribute to creating the best products for dedicated golfers worldwide. Here, your performance has purpose. As a Footwear Design Intern, you will support the creation and execution of colorway designs across multiple footwear projects. Working closely with the Footwear Team, you will contribute to concept development, sample creation, and commercialization efforts. This role offers hands-on exposure to the footwear design process, cross-functional collaboration, and presentation of creative concepts.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Industrial Design or a related field.
- Proficiency in Adobe Design applications (Illustrator and Photoshop).
- Demonstrated interest or coursework in footwear design, including experience with design, research, concept creation, and rendering.
- Demonstrates good aptitudes in sketching.
- Awareness of material trends and a passion for footwear design.
- Self-motivated and ability to manage a project in a semi-autonomous way
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with CAD or 3D software is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Assisting in developing colorway designs for footwear projects, including outsoles, uppers, insoles, lacing systems, ornaments, and logos
- Supporting graphical work and color exploration for existing product initiatives
- Presenting multiple rounds of color concepts to Product Development, Product Management, and Design teams
- Incorporating cross-functional feedback into refined concepts and support the creation of color CADs
- Researching trends and assist in building mood boards and color themes to inform design direction
- Creating exploratory sketches aligned to proposed themes and seasonal direction
- Contributing creative ideas to elevate presentation formats and storytelling
- Supporting administrative tasks as needed to assist the design team
- Gaining hands-on experience developing CAD pages for prototype requests
Benefits
- comprehensive suite of health and well-being programs
- paid time off
- onsite fitness center
- acupuncture
- physical therapy
- wellness coaches
- 401k with company match
- health savings accounts
- flexible spending accounts
- pet insurance
- legal planning
- education assistance
- exclusive access to our Associate Store
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
