2026 US UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP

Go To Market, Statement

adidas – Los Angeles, CA 

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 adidas.

Team Description: The Go To Market team acts as the critical link between product creation and retail execution, ensuring adidas’ most premium launches—like Statement sneakers and partnership projects—reach consumers in a way that feels intentional, exciting, and culturally relevant. They craft strategies and tools that bring the brand’s biggest stories to life at retail, helping adidas win with culture, product, and the consumer through organized, premium go-to-market experiences.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ability to support in analyzing the sport, consumer, customer and marketplace to ensure constant improvements of our product offer and Go-To-Market plan
• Assist in building reports that track performance of key product concepts against objectives
• Assist with all computer related tasks (including applicable systems/ applications)
• Help define and prepare internal communication tools for the Category (Statement)
• Assist in creating ideal merchandising plans, by color roll-outs, launch dates, by channels, by accounts, showcased through franchise rollout plans.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong analytical skills,
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to build successful relationships within a team and cross-functionally
• Ability to effectively present information to an individual or group, both written and verbally
• Ability to work independently and be a solution-based thinker
• Ability to multi-task within a fast paced, changing environment, and the ability to work well under pressure and with tight deadlines
• Familiarity with sneaker/sportswear industry not required, but beneficial to role

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at a College/University
• Anticipated graduation date is between December 2026 and August 2027
• 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 2026

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.  

2026 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 4 days in office and 1 day 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 2026 internship will close on Thursday, January 8th 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 February. Thank you for your patience while we review your candidacy!