This week's spotlight includes: General Motors, Hy-Vee, Epic Games, and Flexsteel Industries…
Job Title: 2027 Summer Intern - Clay Sculpting
Organization Name: General Motors
Wage/Salary: $6,100/mo
Opportunity Summary: This internship exposes qualified candidates to creative careers at General Motors and helps identify talent for direct positions in creative clay sculpting at Design. The individual will gain an understanding of the aesthetic judgments, technology, production methods, program timelines, and materials used in automotive clay sculpting. The intern will collaborate with GM Design, Sculpting, and Engineering teams in an automotive design studio environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Work collaboratively with Design, Sculpting, and Engineering to interpret sketches and develop clay scale models of a future automotive theme using established and emerging clay-sculpting best practices and techniques.
- Present finished models to Design and Sculpting leadership at midterm and final show events.
- Support general sculpting assignments within the studio environment.
Qualifications:
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Transportation Design, Fine Arts, Sculpture, or Ceramics.
- Must be graduating between December 2027 and May 2029.
- Able to work full-time, 40 hours per week during the summer months.
- Creative ability demonstrated through a supporting 3D portfolio.
- Basic understanding of design and sculpting principles, including proportion, line, and surface.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Proactive approach to task completion.
- Follows studio safety guidelines.
- Knowledge of current design trends.
For a full description of this opportunity and/or to apply, go to the job posting.
Job Title: Graphic Design Intern - Summer 2027
Organization Name: Hy-Vee
Wage/Salary: Paid
Opportunity Summary: We have an opening for a graphic design intern at the Hy-Vee, Inc. corporate office, located in Grimes, Iowa. This is an excellent opportunity for a person majoring in graphic design to obtain creative experience in a fast-paced marketing department. The summer internship program at Hy-Vee, Inc. provides qualified candidates the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally at one of the Midwest’s top grocery retailers.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Create custom print marketing materials (posters, print ads and flyers for Hy-Vee stores, corporate office and subsidiaries).
- Create custom digital content to convey Hy-Vee’s brand messaging across all digital platforms (digital ads, emails, web banners, social posts).
- Assist marketing staff with special projects.
- Assist in day-to-day activities of a busy marketing department.
- Assist in data/asset management.
- Communication with managers and leads on status of projects.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office products.
- Knowledge of After Effects and/or Figma a plus.
- Photography, illustration, and/or video shooting or editing skills a plus.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
For a full description of this opportunity and/or to apply, go to the job posting.
Job Title: Game Design Intern (R27441)
Organization Name: Epic Games
Wage/Salary: Paid
Opportunity Summary: Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic. We are looking for a Game Design Intern to join the Fortnite Events team and help create memorable large scale multiplayer experiences. You will work with internal and co-dev designers, artists, engineers and producers to prototype, implement and polish gameplay features for upcoming live events.
In this role, you will:
- Help design and implement gameplay features for live events
- Learn how to prototype dynamic player experiences in a large scale client-server replicated environment and expand on those ideas
- Work within level sequences to help align keyframed event triggers, work with cinematic artists to manage structure and timing, and implement gameplay features into the event
- Participate in team playtests, providing and addressing feedback
- Collaborate with others and independently iterate on work based on feedback and evolving needs
- Clearly communicate updates, progress, and potential risks to relevant stakeholders
- Make and update documents for designs, technical adjustments, or reference materials
What we're looking for:
- Practical experience with Unreal Engine
- Proficiency with Blueprints and the Gameplay Ability System
- Portfolio of playable projects demonstrating experience across the video game production cycle, including student, indie, or freelance work
- Interest in Fortnite, particularly live events and ambitious, narrative-driven content
- Experience with level design systems such as World Partition and Data Layers, Level Sequencer, and basic multiplayer replication
- Ability to independently troubleshoot problems and use available resources to identify solutions to blocking issues
- Ability to clearly communicate needs, risks, ideas, scope, and progress to the team
- Ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines to safely implement content into a project
- Ability to debug systems and interactive gameplay issues and develop test plans that support both debugging and QA validation
For a full description of this opportunity and/or to apply, go to the job posting.
Job Title: Activision 2027 Summer Internships - Audio Design
Organization Name: Flexsteel Industries
Wage/Salary: Paid
Opportunity Summary: Flexsteel Industries is looking for a creative and enthusiastic intern to join the Product Design team. In this role, the Design Intern will have an opportunity to design furniture across multiple categories and businesses. Qualified candidates will have the opportunity to translate high-level furniture ideas into conceptual sketches and garner a better understanding of how products are developed from start to finish. We are focused on innovation and this internship is an opportunity for the right candidate to share and grow overall product knowledge within case and upholstered goods categories.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrate a passion for furniture design.
- Enjoys creating compelling sketches, presentations, and lifestyle renderings that communicate design intent.
- Proficient in design programs such as Solid Works, AutoCAD, Keyshot, Adobe Suite, Sketchbook Pro, etc.
- A ‘seek to understand’ mentality by laying a foundation of research and business knowledge before designing a solution.
- A better grasp of design for manufacturing and how to implement smart leverage.
- Growth in designing for the customer while putting aside personal preference to create products that generate volume.
- Actively build relationships across the organization by engaging with cross-functional teams and demonstrating a positive, approachable, and collaborative attitude.
- Provide Flexsteel Industries ideas on how to be a more sustainable company.
- All other duties as assigned.
For a full description of this opportunity and/or to apply, go to the job posting.
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