About the position
The Packaging Design Summer e.l.f.tern will support the Packaging Design team across all e.l.f. Beauty brands, contributing to the development of thoughtful, brand-right packaging for cosmetics and skincare. This role offers hands-on experience across the full packaging design lifecycle—from research and concepting to mockups and execution—within a fast-paced, collaborative beauty environment.
Responsibilities
• Provide administrative support to the Packaging Design team, including organizing samples, maintaining the sample library, coordinating shipments, and assisting with design documentation
• Participate in the creation of physical mockups and prototypes to visualize packaging concepts and support refinements
• Collaborate with the Design team on packaging concepts and graphics for cosmetics, skincare, and brand initiatives
• Conduct packaging trend and competitive research within the beauty industry and prepare research documentation
• Support cross-functional collaboration with Packaging Production, Photo Production, Product Innovation, Product Development, Copy, and Project Management teams
• Communicate workload and priorities across design team leads to ensure projects stay on track and meet deadlines
• Actively seek and incorporate feedback to grow packaging design skills and industry knowledge
Requirements
• Must be available for the full internship period: June 1st - August 28th
• Must be a rising junior or senior at the time of the internship
• Currently pursuing a degree in Graphic Design or a related field
• Design portfolio demonstrating creativity, strong typography, and packaging design projects; beauty or fashion work is a plus
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); 3D modeling and rendering skills are a plus
• Willingness to support the design team across a variety of needs and tasks
• Ability to learn new workplace applications and tools quickly
• Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable working through shifting priorities and design iterations
• Excellent communication, organization, and time-management skills
• Passion for beauty; prior experience working on beauty brands is a bonus
Nice-to-haves
• Design portfolio demonstrating creativity, strong typography, and packaging design projects; beauty or fashion work is a plus
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); 3D modeling and rendering skills are a plus
• Passion for beauty; prior experience working on beauty brands is a bonus
Benefits
• competitive pay and benefits
• bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last four fiscal years)
• equity
• flexible time off
• year-round half-day Fridays
• a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment