Retail Design Intern- Summer 2027

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that challenges interns to deliver innovative solutions to real projects that impact the business. Throughout the course of the internship experience, we deliver diverse personal and professional development opportunities that further develop skillsets that can be implemented both during and after the program. The internship program will allow for interaction with other interns and Meijer senior leaders.

The internship program includes

Challenging and impactful projects

Final presentations delivered to senior executives

Executive speaker series

Professional development and training opportunities

Networking and community events

Events highlighting key areas of the business

What you will be doing as a Retail Design Intern

The Retail Design Intern role sites within the Creative Design side of the Meijer Design team. Focusing on interior finishes, interior architecture, permanent interior graphics, and fixture design, this project will involve the development of new interior spaces for Meijer stores. To gain alignment to new design concepts, actual Meijer business owners will be the reviewers of the intern’s designs, and a series of presentations will be scheduled resulting in a final presentation where the intern shares their approved recommendation. The works of previous retail design interns have become actual design elements that Meijer has implemented in our stores.

The intern may also get exposure to other activities of the function, including:

Interior Design

Layout Design

Procurement

Construction

Merchandising

Marketing

Real Estate

Qualifications

Progress toward a Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Graphic Design, or Industrial Design

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Developing skills in 2D design utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite

Developing skills in 3D design utilizing SketchUp, 3D Studio Max, Rhinoceros, Revit or related software

Developing skills in Artificial Intelligence and how to use it in design

Understanding design trends and how to interpret them in real world scenarios

Attention to Detail – ensures specifications are accurate

Communication Skills - conveys the right information visually, verbally and in writing

Customer focus - creating unique environments for shoppers

Customer focus - dedicated to meeting expectations of internal and external customers

Relationship Skills - can create positive working relationships with customers, team members, leadership, and other internal and external constituencies

Organized - uses resources effectively and arranges information and presentations in an easy to understand manner

Possible career path opportunities

Graphic Design

Experiential Design

Industrial Design

Architecture