Store Experience & Design (Visual Merchandising) - Summer 2027 Corporate Internship

About the role

At DICK’S Sporting Goods, interns will have the opportunity to work with and learn from the leaders of a growing Fortune 400 company. This 11-week summer experience provides on-the-job training, classroom instruction, cross-functional departmental exposure, and an end-of-program project presentation. Interns take on meaningful work assignments and make tangible contributions to the organization’s success.

Start Date: May 17, 2027
End Date: July 29, 2027
Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Responsibilities

• Utilize Buyers’ initial assortment plans to create planograms that are cluster or store specific, as well as Game plans that align with corporate strategy, planograms, prototype flows, and marketing.
• Produce written directives instructing the field organization on efficient in-store implementation of game plans and planograms.
• Collaborate with the Allocation Team once planograms are complete to ensure proper store inventories.
• Analyze SKU productivity on planograms for assigned categories and provide recommendations to Merchants to improve sales and productivity of space.
• Recognize and react to gaps in the assortment when completing planograms.
• Assist in solving store-specific planogram and merchandising issues within established timeframes.
• Actively participate in weekly Merchant Business Review meetings by sharing productivity findings, timelines, and field feedback.
• Become a business expert for assigned areas.
• Coordinate and conduct physical setup of initial through final product sections and floor layouts in the lab or store environment.
• Coordinate with merchants and marketing to ensure all necessary product and collateral is available for floorsets and walkthroughs.
• Establish and enforce visual standards for assigned areas.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional teams (Buyers, Planning, Allocation, Marketing, Store Operations, Risk, and LP).
• Collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices, and develop knowledge.
• Participate in the completion of Special Projects as assigned by supervisor (e.g., special store projects, new initiatives, strategy expansions, and department resets).
• Support floor and visual teams to ensure that merchandise and space plans are complete and accurate for new stores, remodels, and prototype resets.
• Some travel to local DSG and House of Sport stores required.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an accredited 4-year institution with a major in Fashion Merchandising, Business, Marketing, or related field.
• Graduation date of Winter 2027 or Spring 2028.
• 1–3 years of experience in space planning, field retail, merchandising, inventory management, or related role.
• Ability to relocate to the Pittsburgh, PA area for the summer.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Business acumen and customer-service orientation.
• Strong interpersonal and client consultation skills.
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and detail-oriented.
• Strong presentation and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Superior organizational abilities and process/procedure orientation.
• Competitive spirit with a passion for results.
• Interest and confidence in working with data and numbers; strong mathematical/quantitative skills highly preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to independently make data-driven recommendations.
• Curiosity and desire to learn about consumer and retail trends, including customer demographics, purchasing influencers, and emerging technology.
• Dynamic written and verbal communication style to read and write reports, as well as communicate cross-functionally and vertically throughout the organization.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, and JDA Space Planning or industry space planning software (SAS, Spaceman, Apollo).

Benefits

• Consideration for full-time jobs after graduation in 2028 (Merchandising Trainee Program).
• Fully furnished housing for non-local interns arranged and paid for by DSG.
• Hybrid work model: WFH Monday & Friday, in office Tuesday – Thursday.
• Two paid holidays: Memorial Day and July 4th.
• Teammate discount.
• Uber codes for interns without a vehicle for commuting.
• Corporate office amenities such as on-site gym and Starbucks.
• Executive Speaker Series, including a fireside chat with the CEO.
• Professional development workshops and volunteer opportunities.
• Social events such as Intern Olympics, a Pittsburgh Pirates game, National Intern Day celebration, and more.
• Relocation assistance for non-local candidates who accept full-time jobs requiring relocation to the DICK’S Sporting Goods Corporate Office.

Internship Experience

• Multi-day intern orientation introducing the company, program, Pittsburgh, and teammates.
• Professional development workshops to increase knowledge of the company, retail industry, business acumen, and professionalism.
• Extensive exposure to senior leadership through an exclusive intern-only Senior Leadership Speakers Series.
• Opportunities to “live the brand” and experience summer fun outside the office through various events.
• Meaningful work projects selected by functional leaders.