Intern

About the Role

An opportunity to build a coffee brand from the ground up. The company is building a brand that sells more than coffee, aiming to create a feeling of happiness, warmth, discovery, and moments of joy, expressed through the coffee, packaging, and product experience. Seeking a creative, resourceful, and entrepreneurial individual to join at an early stage to help bring this vision to life.

Key Responsibilities

• Coffee Sourcing & Product Development

• Research and connect with manufacturers and suppliers of freeze-dried instant coffee and roasted & ground coffee.

• Explore coffee varieties, blends, flavours, quality, pricing, and manufacturing possibilities.

• Coordinate samples, product trials, quotations, and supplier discussions.

• Evaluate products and identify the right manufacturing partners.

• Packaging, Art & Design

• Develop ideas for signature coffee tins, pouches, boxes, labels, and packaging.

• Explore illustrations, typography, vintage aesthetics, stationery, and collectible design elements.

• Create packaging customers would love to keep.

• Turn mood boards and creative references into tangible product concepts.

• Manufacturing & Vendor Coordination

• Research and connect with packaging manufacturers, printers, and material suppliers.

• Explore paper stocks, printing techniques, metal tins, and other packaging materials.

• Coordinate quotations, samples, prototypes, and production timelines.

• Take products from an initial idea to a finished, market-ready product.

• Building the Brand

• Work closely with the founder on product concepts, design direction, and the overall customer experience.

• Develop the Signature Collection and its distinctive, collectible packaging.

• Contribute ideas that make thinkin’boutCoffee stand apart from conventional coffee brands.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Interest in product design, graphic design, packaging, art, stationery, coffee, or consumer brands.
• Comfortable researching suppliers, speaking to manufacturers, comparing quotations, coordinating samples, and following through on practical tasks.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and a strong visual eye.
• Desire to understand how products are sourced, designed, manufactured, and brought to life.

Qualifications

• Students and recent graduates from design, product development, packaging, communication design, or related fields are welcome.

Location: Malad West, Mumbai | Work From Office

Stipend: ₹7,000–₹10,000 per month