Design Intern
SUMMER 2025 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Design-Home
DESCRIPTION:
We make the world a brighter, happier place through the power of fragrance.
This idea is what we were founded on, and it’s at the heart of everything we do. We’re a team that cares about our customers and believes in giving them a reason to celebrate with fragrance every day.
We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that is focused on delivering exceptional fragrances and experiences.
We work hard to improve our communities and our planet in a way that will make us proud for years to come...because we believe the world is a better place when everyone has access to the things that make them happy.
INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW:
Our internship program is a dynamic group of emerging, high potential rising university seniors who will have the opportunity to participate in a 10-week summer internship at the World’s Leading Fragrance Specialty Retailer.
This internship will provide the opportunity for a comprehensive view of the various functional areas within specialty retail. You will have the opportunity to work along-side and learn from BBW associates who will provide training, development and engagement of your function and our Brand.
Our internship program is a key driver of our early career talent pool through realistic job previews and meaningful projects and assignments. Inclusion means that your ideas and insights will be meaningful and valued in influencing our business. We are looking for interns to learn and support our business strategies through curiosity, a passion for retail and a can-do attitude. BBW interns will have the following development opportunities:
- Mentorship and career development
- Professional development workshops
- Functional and brand learning
- Networking, social and philanthropy opportunities with fellow interns and business associates to develop relationships with each other and key leaders within BBW
PROGRAM AREA:
Design: Home
Bath and Body Works is looking for an energetic, creative, and responsible individual who is flexible and willing to jump in wherever needed on The Home Design team. This intern will work with designers to create new concepts and designs for a product category within defined theme and seasons from concept through final delivery. They will present and deliver brand-right designs that tie back to the overall concept and business strategy; encompassing style, color/print and graphic design for new/existing product lines. Researching and interpreting fashion trends and consumer needs that uphold the integrity of the product lines/brand. The intern will demonstrate a passion for the brand, inspire individuals and rely on limited experience to plan and accomplish goals while taking direction from immediate supervision, exercising a minimal degree of scope/decision making. Reports to assigned Designer.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with the creation of concepts to final designs for Candle Accessories, Wallflowers or Car Fragrance.
- Assist designers with researching trends, icons, and finishes for home décor for upcoming seasons, ie Halloween, Fall, Christmas.
- Assist with brainstorming in innovative ideas for lighting effects while aligning with safety & UL regulations.
- Adapt designs based on feedback, incorporating for finalization.
- Assist Designers in setting up Design Turn Overs (construction and color specification sheets).
- Assist Designers in creating comments back to our vendors via Microsoft Outlook.
- Assist Designers in sketching or rendering designs for home products.
- Communicate with our cross-functional partners: Package Engineers, Merchants and Vendors.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- University current juniors pursuing their bachelor’s degree and in good academic standing (Industrial Design, Illustration or Graphic Design
- Must be able to work 40 hours per week during summer 2025
- May 27th-August 1st (required dates) No extended PTO
- Strong home décor trend knowledge with ability to translate into 3D product.
- Proven written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to ideate concepts on the spot with loose pen/pencil sketches and inspirational swipe.
- Must have excellent skills in Adobe Creative Suite: Acrobat, Illustrator & Photoshop. Knowledge in 3D programs & Adobe XD is a plus.
- Strong level of creativity, conceptualization, execution, organization, and design skills.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Collaborative partner with a team-oriented approach.
- Highly motivated, passionate and results oriented.
- Personal professionalism and accountability.
- Ability to picture things in 3D orthography.
- Have an high-attention-to-detail while being flexible and creative problem solver.
- Champion for change and able to react with speed and agility.
- Knowledge of tooling, a plus
TOTAL REWARDS PACKAGE FOR SUMMER INTERNS
- Competitive hourly wages
- Furnished housing or living stipend
- Must meet eligibility requirements
- Personal days & Summer Fridays
- 40% Merchandise Discount
- Hybrid working (function dependent)
- Successful interns could be considered for a full-time job upon completion.
WHO WE ARE:
Bath & Body Works is a global leader in personal care and home fragrance, including the #1 selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap. Powered by agility and innovation, the company’s predominantly U.S.-based supply chain enables the company to deliver quality, on-trend luxuries at affordable prices. Bath & Body Works serves and delights customers however and wherever they want to shop, from welcoming, in-store experiences at more than 1,770 company-operated Bath & Body Works locations in the U.S. and Canada and more than 360 international franchised locations to an online storefront at bathandbodyworks.com.