Product Merchandising Intern Summer 2026

Red Wing Shoe Company is excited to announce our 2026 Internship Program! The program is designed to offer you meaningful work that will prepare you for your career. Youll get to see first-hand how our corporate teams develop strategies and practices that support our retail and manufacturing partners and customers worldwide. Throughout the program youll collaborate with fellow interns and teams across the business learn from mentors who are invested in your success and take part in activities that strengthen our culture and support the communities we serve.

This position will offer a hybrid work structure. You will need to live within a commutable distance to Red Wing MN as youll be working on-site 2-3 days per week. Standard work hours for this position are Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm Friday 8am-1pm.

Compensation is $25 / hr.

What to Expect :

As a Product Merchandising Intern you will assist the wholesale product and merchandising team in organizing reviewing and optimizing styles for the next launch season. Through this project you will gain hands on experience in merchandising strategy seasonal product planning and sales presentation preparation within the footwear wholesale industry.

As a Product Merchandising Intern you will :

• Assist in the start of the FW28 line to help ensure the product assortment aligns with consumer preferences making it more appealing and relevant to buyers and end customers.
• Prepare clear well-organized line sheets catalogs and lookbooks that improve how products are communicated to wholesale buyers and elevate the customer experience across channels.
• Conduct competitive and market research to ensure the FW28 line reflects current consumer trends helping the brand connect with end consumers through products that resonate with their tastes.
• Support merchandising strategy and presentation preparation to contribute to consistent compelling messaging across all customer channels strengthening our connection with buyers and consumers.

Qualifications :

Were looking for students who meet the following requirements :

Additional Information :

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer .

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.

Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact   or call .

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP at  offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check.

Red Wing Shoe Company Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Intern

Key Skills

Microsoft Office,Public Relations,Google Docs,Data Collection,MailChimp,Microsoft Word,Dermal Fillers,Microsoft Powerpoint,Research Experience,Microsoft Excel,Adobe Photoshop,Writing Skills

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1