2025 US Undergraduate Internship - Culture Marketing, Los Angeles
Creating the future of sport inspires our work every single day. We’re always on the lookout for talented new students. Always learning, always improving. Curiosity keeps us growing both as a company and as individuals. Come test your strengths, broaden your skills, share your input, and pursue your passion with an internship at our adidas.
Purpose & Overall Relevance:
Responsible for managing key logistics, project management, and administration for Culture Marketing network and product objectives. Provide day-to-day communication and support to both external and internal teams dedicated to the projects. Ensure effective communication flow between all internal parties and external counterparts.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Research talent, relevant cultural moments and project releases within the Entertainment industry
- Assure a strategic, proactive approach to celebrities who add value to the brand and our consumers, evolve and add to existing network
- Support office visits with Culture Marketing talent, i.e. pulling product beforehand, guiding talent through product priorities, packing product, completing all reporting procedures
- Troubleshoot and resolve day-to-day obstacles internally/externally
- Work with the Operations team on project timelines, promo ordering, product delivery and seeding/gifting process
- Identify opportunities to connect Culture Marketing Partners to our brand through relevant global entertainment and sports activities
- Attend entertainment events and industry meetings for networking, when relevant
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Project management skills and an ability to work well in a team environment
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence and presentations
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
- High level of proficiency in Word, Excel, PPT and Outlook
- Strong organizational, problem solving, time management and resolution skills
QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at a College/University
- Anticipated graduation date is between December 2025 and August 2026
- Eligible to work in the US without restrictions.
- Available to participate in our 12-week full-time internship program from May/June to August/September 2025
APPLICATION TASK | ADIDAS 1-PAGER
In early 2024, we began the three chapter journey into the future, centered on our new brand campaign, You Got This. "You Got This" is designed to motivate everyone to overcome pressure and realize their personal potential.
Instead of a cover letter, please submit a 1-page PDF answering the following prompt: Show us who you are and what “You Got This” means to you. This is your chance to think outside the box, show adidas your authentic self and what makes you passionate about joining the Brand. The only requirement is that the adidas 1-Pager is submitted as a PDF. It can be in any format such as print, visual, written, digital, a link, etc.
2025 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Internship Program includes the following elements to round out the work you do with your team on a day-to-day basis:
- Intern Orientation
- Leadership Speaker Series
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Intern Innovation Challenge
- Social Activities
- Mentorship
- Networking
WORK CULTURE
- We operate in a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in office and 2 days remote.
- Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
- Diversity and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace DIVERSE backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that REFLECTS our consumers and communities.
- The base pay for this position is $32/hour.
NOTE: The application for a 2025 internship will close on Tuesday, October 15th at 11:59pm PST. We will not accept any late applications. You will receive confirmation that your application has been received and we will communicate your status by the end of November. Thank you for your patience while we review your candidacy!
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
- COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
- OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
- INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
- TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
- INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
- RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.