About the role#
The Space & Presentation team creates store layouts and experiences that maximize sales while ensuring the right products reach the right shelves. As an intern, you will gain a realistic preview of a career in retail strategy. You will learn how guest insights, business performance, and space planning shape product presentation across our store portfolio. You will receive training, coaching, and mentorship while managing a defined project from discovery to final recommendation.
What you'll do#
- Analyze space, assortment, sales, and guest data to find presentation opportunities.
- Develop deliverables that turn merchandising strategies into executable store solutions.
- Evaluate business results and store feedback to refine recommendations.
- Partner with teams including Merchandising, Store Design, Marketing, Operations, Fixturing, Signing, Assets Protection, and Pricing.
- Create and present clear collateral to communicate your findings to leadership.
- Participate in team working sessions, milestone meetings, and project reviews.
- Manage a scoped project from start to finish and present the outcome to leadership.
- Organize project details and deliverables with accuracy and timely follow-through.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Merchandising, Marketing, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Design, Architecture, or a related field.
- Strong academic performance and demonstrated progress toward your degree.
- Interest in retail, visual presentation, space planning, store design, or analytics.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to draw insights from data.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills and confidence presenting ideas.
- Ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and organize complex details.
- Ability to build relationships and work effectively with cross-functional partners.
- A development-focused mindset with curiosity and adaptability.
Location & details#
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Status: Full-time.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Pay: $29.00 per hour.
About Target
Target is a retail company based in Minneapolis. It operates as a public organization and has been in business since 1962. The company employs over 180,000 people across various locations. It maintains a presence in the United States and India.
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