Nestlé Health Science - Graphic Design Internship Nestlé Health Science - Graphic Design Internship

JOB SUMMARY: This position is responsible to support end-to-end design development activities of R&D North America, front end innovation and Accelerator projects from ideation to shop test. These projects aim to develop innovative food and beverage products that answer to consumer needs and deliver incremental growth outside Nestlé’s core. The Designer will collaborate with project teams and a senior designer to generate all elements of graphic design executions (digital and physical) to communicate key brand and product attributes to consumers and internal stakeholders, and facilitate experimentation of design to shape and refine ideas and insights into brand and product concepts that are attractive and differentiating. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support Front End Innovation and Accelerator project teams in creating new innovative concepts
• Generate iterative digital design stimuli for Test & Learn process, and physical packaging graphic design for use in Shop tests, integrating consumer and stakeholder feedback into original ideas to improve them
• Prepare final designs, including artwork, text and photography, for transfer to packaging production
• Support the innovation process through the development of visual aids and recommendations, based on exploration and through diverging/converging in facilitated discussion
• Pitch, present and share artwork developed along with gathering feedback to refine and iterate.
• Translate creative feedback to design revisions
• Translate ideas into sketches, designs, storyboards, 2-D packaging renderings and packaging prototypes, making the idea tangible
• Utilize creative problem solving through design thinking
• Stay up-to-date with design trends across consumer packaged goods, prototyping techniques and external capabilities to support Accelerator and front end innovation projects
• Effectively manage between stakeholders and business partners (innovation agencies, design agencies, printers, etc)
• Effectively network within Nestlé USA and R&D design community to support Accelerator teams in accessing all needed knowledge to advance the design of concepts, and where appropriate, ensure guardrails for legacy Nestlé brands’ visual identity are respected
• Demonstrate design authority while working effectively in a team
• Manage and prioritize as necessary multiple design workstreams across multiple projects simultaneously

JOB QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience and Knowledge):

• Graphic design student, graduate student preferred
• Experience in packaging design and graphic design preferred
• Understanding of brand visual identity and consumer insights
• Proficiency in sketching and drawing
• Experience in design thinking
• Highly creative, insightful and dynamic
• Ability to work and adapt brand guidelines and adhere to brand standards
• Ability to take design feedback, analyze and refine artwork
• Manage multiple design projects and requests at the same time
• Communicate lead times and meet them

Programs and Software

• Proficient in PowerPoint, Word
• Experience in Excel
• Proficient in Adobe Creative cloud
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• In Design
• Premier
• Canva
• Experience with Adobe firefly and AI image generation
• Experience or interest in large format printing
• Experience with Social media platforms and websites is a plus!
• The chosen candidate can expect 10-13 hours per week for this temporary assignment currently scheduled to run April-December 2026.
• This position is remote eligible out of a home office.
• The approximate target compensation range for this role is $27/hr. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

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