Design Co-op Summer 2027

About the Role

P&G Design is a group of world-class design thinkers and practitioners across multiple design disciplines including graphic, industrial, innovation, digital, fashion, and more. Design is at the heart of meeting the needs of today’s consumers. As a Design Co-op, you are responsible for crafting excellent design solutions that support the brand strategy and business objectives. All co-op roles will include hands-on design along with envisioning and executing solutions for packaging, product, and digital contexts.

Available Roles

• Graphic Design Co-op: Amplifies and executes the visual expression of a brand across touchpoints, including packaging, in-store, digital/social, etc. Partners with creative leaders, agency partners, and marketers to influence brand and design strategies and create extraordinary design solutions. Works through all parts of the design process: assessing the landscape, brainstorming, and continuing through design and content creation.
• Industrial Design Co-op: Develops package, device, and delivery systems, from ground-breaking innovations to reinventing key products. Partners with engineers and technologists to deliver P&G’s innovation pipeline. Works through the end-to-end design process: brainstorming and ideation, deep consumer insight, to prototyping and execution.
• Innovation Design Engineer Co-Op: Acts as a technical expert, partnering with Innovation Design teams to prototype and actualize concepts for superior consumer experiences. Involves developing novel product ideas, from mechanical to complex electro-mechanical devices. Influences stakeholders and suppliers throughout the product lifecycle, solving complex engineering challenges from early innovation to Design for Manufacture (DFM). Translates consumer needs into technical specifications, utilizing resources like The Innovation Shop and 2D/3D Printing Lab to create high-fidelity prototypes for class-leading products.
• Digital Content Creator Co-op: Amplifies and executes the visual expression of a brand across all digital touchpoints, including social media, e-commerce platforms, websites, and digital advertising. Partners with creative leaders, agency partners, and marketers to influence brand and digital content strategies and create extraordinary online visual solutions. Works through all parts of the content creation process: assessing the digital landscape, brainstorming concepts, and continuing through design and content production for various online platforms.
• UX/UI Design Co-op: A hybrid of communication design, UX/UI, and content creation (both video and still). Helps lean innovation teams move fast and learn efficiently. Collaborates with Industrial Designers, Marketers, and Engineers to push the story behind products and communicate to consumers. Helps take projects from brainstorm, to ideation, to execution, no matter the medium (web design, photography shoots, how-to videos, Facebook ads, etc.), while maintaining a strong graphic design aesthetic.

Key Responsibilities

• Crafting excellent design solutions that support brand strategy and business objectives.
• Hands-on design, envisioning, and executing solutions for packaging, product, and digital contexts.
• Partnering with creative leaders, agency partners, and marketers.
• Influencing brand and design strategies.
• Assessing landscapes (graphic, digital, or product).
• Brainstorming and ideation.
• Prototyping and iterating.
• Project management.
• Collaboration with multi-functional teams.
• Translating consumer needs into technical specifications (Innovation Design Engineer Co-Op).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Graphic Design Co-op: Majors/degrees in Graphic Design, Fashion Design, or Textile Design.
• Industrial Design Co-op: Majors/degrees in Industrial Design.
• Innovation Design Engineer Co-Op: Related technical fields.
• Digital Content Creator Co-op: Majors/degrees in Graphic Design, Digital Media, Marketing with a digital focus, or related fields.
• UX/UI Design Co-op: Majors/degrees in UI/UX Design, Communication Design, Interactive Design, Digital Design, New Media Design, or Advertising Design.
• Relevant software and prototyping mastery.
• Process expertise.
• The Innovation Shop (Innovation Design Engineer Co-Op).
• 2D/3D Printing Lab (Innovation Design Engineer Co-Op).

Qualifications

• Attending a university/college with a major in design.
• Portfolio that demonstrates:
• Creative Excellence – aesthetics and visualization skills, visual storytelling, and creative resolution.
• Design Thinking – human-centered design, problem-solving, prototyping and iterating.
• Technical Mastery – relevant software and prototyping mastery as well as process expertise.
• Presentation Mastery – ability to tell a compelling story visually and verbally with a clear point of view.

Important Notes

• Online assessments are used to measure skills and abilities.
• All Design Co-ops are full-time, based on a 40-hour work week.
• The summer co-op session is approximately May through August.
• Starting Pay / Salary Range: $29 - $50 an hour.
• Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role.