Vans: Be a Part of the Original
“It was never about waving the brand like a flag, it was always about the people” – Paul Van Doren
Vans is the original action sports footwear company rooted in authenticity and creativity. Founded in 1966, Vans has thrived on a legacy of impacting our greater community through Vans’ four pillars: action sports, music, art and street culture. We are constantly inspired by the creative expressers within our company and community as they bring new and innovative perspectives to help shape and transform the future of our business.
Vans is a subsidiary of VF, the world’s largest retail company comprised of over 30 brands and on the road to reaching 17 billion by 2017. We are the leading drivers of retail as our global footwear, apparel and accessory brand is available in 170 countries worldwide. As we continue to expand, we take great measures in developing our growing number of individuals through our distinct learning culture.
Vans is founded on a culture of learning. We take great pride in our ability to facilitate learning opportunities by providing the resources and tools necessary to build each individual’s personal strengths to achieve future goals. In order to prioritize career growth within our company, Vans offers courses on topics such as Leadership, Communication, Collaboration and Technical Skills to ensure our employees are self-motivated and developing to the pace of our rapidly, growing business.
By joining the Vans family, you will be immersed into an environment of incredibly supportive and collaborative folk. We work very hard across a multitude of large initiatives to bring the Van Doren spirit to life. We live for what we do.
Vans Summer Internship Program: Become the Newest Member of the Vans Family
In a company where skating through the hallways is a norm, Vans, a division of a growing Fortune 250 company, has designed this program to set our interns onto the road toward success. During this ten week internship program, you will be assigned a specific project that will apply your academic knowledge and skills gained in school toward a project impactful to our company. You will be placed in a work hard, play hard environment where you will be able to express your identity through creativity. We are looking for someone ready to accept a challenge with a passion to see where their career can grow. This experience will bring you networking opportunities with professionals and peers in similar career paths, learning and development workshops to promote your career growth and an opportunity to present your final project to our Executive Team. As a company, Vans is dedicated to giving you a meaningful and enriching experience. Not only will you apply your academic knowledge toward your career path, but you will also be paid to impact a growing business. Apply your academic knowledge in a professional work environment that is deeply rooted to build you toward personal growth and academic success.
You will have the opportunity to create an analysis and develop recommendations for our current in store eSales.
How You Will Move the Needle:
1. Complete a specific project closely related to your field of study in order to gain further insight into your personal strengths and learn to apply them in a corporate environment.
2. Present your findings in a formal presentation to apply what you’ve learned from your project, workshops and networking with professionals to our Senior Leadership.
3. Collaborate and work alongside your peers on assignments provided by Human Resources to gain a strong network as well as exposure to multiple departments within the company.
Desired Skills for Success:
Years of Related Professional Experience: 0-1 year
Educational/ Position Requirements:
· Must be a current Junior, Senior MBA student and actively enrolled full-time in an accredited educational institution or college
· Must be working toward a relevant degree
· Must have legal authorization to work in the US
· Age Requirement: 18+ years of age
· Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels
· Follow through with all tasks and assignments in a timely manner
Special Physical and/or Mental Requirements:
· Less than 5% travel
· Bend, lift, open and move product and related office items varying in weight from 1 to 50 lbs, depending on need
