Product Design Intern, ThredUp
This is an hourly role and pays $50 per hour based on the currently enrolled academic program or completed level of education
3+ days a week in office (Oakland, CA)
Fashion resale platform
Be an early applicant
Fashion resale platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
This is an hourly role and pays $50 per hour based on the currently enrolled academic program or completed level of education
3+ days a week in office (Oakland, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To inspire a new generation to think secondhand first.
Role
Who you are
- Our paid internships are ideal for ambitious students or recent grads who thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven culture, enjoy solving complex challenges, and are ready for a serious jump start on their career development
What the job involves
- As a ThredUp summer intern, you won't just be observing—you'll be an essential part of the team, gaining a firsthand glimpse into what it's like to work at the world’s largest fashion resale platform
- During our intensive 10-week paid program, you will own and tackle high-impact, challenging projects alongside our world-class team, with the real opportunity to influence ThredUp’s business strategy and our sustainable mission
- Plus, you’ll be helping us inspire a new generation of consumers to think secondhand first, making a tangible difference for the planet
- We’re looking for a Product Design Intern to join our team during the summer of 2026! ThredUp’s design and research team provides joyful, crafted, and meaningful user experiences that execute on ThredUp’s mission
- We believe that the best way to learn and hone our craft is to dive into real projects
- This is a great opportunity for a Masters or advanced degree student who’s looking for an opportunity to demonstrate their craft
- During your internship, you will partner closely with product management, data science, brand marketing, content, research and engineering to help develop product features within our core marketplace experience
- Day to day you might find yourself engaging in strategic research, interviewing customers, prototyping new product experiences in Figma, learning how we build our design system, and ultimately working with ThredUp’s engineering team to see your projects come to life
- This is a 10 week internship from 6/8/2026 - 8/13/2026
- At ThredUp, we value infinite learning. As an intern you’ll have the opportunity to learn about our forward-thinking business and collaborate with our talented team
- We also believe that each person should help drive the business. As an intern, you’ll be encouraged to speakUP, think big, ask questions and seek the truth, and help influence outcomes for our business and customers
- You’ll have the opportunity to work with passionate and supportive team members who encourage new ideas, feedback and collaboration
- We have a talented leadership team that encourages transparency and they will support you in maximizing your internship experience
Our take
Over 40% of Gen Z consumers claim to have bought used clothing as opposed to 20% of Gen X and Boomers. Yet, despite this change in fashion trends, consumers must often rely on brick-and-mortar thrift stores and unregulated second-hand eCommerce marketplaces in order to access to find pre-owned clothing.
ThredUp provides an online marketplace for the buying and selling of secondhand fashionwear, offering affordable prices on discount clothing whilst promising a regulated and consistent approach to quality and cleanliness standards. The company acquires its clothing through sellers sending packages of clothing, which the company then sifts through to decide what is sellable and what should be returned.
The company went public in 2021 and immediately acquired Remix, a European second-hand fashion outlet, as part of its international expansion plans. It has however struggled to achieve profitability thanks to global economic turmoil and a glut of new clothing in the fashion industry causing prices to drop sharply. It is focusing on reducing its operating costs and expanding its storage capacity, and is expected by analysts to weather the current conditions in good form.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2019
$100m
SERIES F
Sep 2015
$81m
SERIES E
Total funding: $232.9m
Company benefits
- Competitive salary (we leverage market data) + stock
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Flexible PTO (take the time you need) + 13 company holidays (US offices)
- Paid Sabbatical after 3 years of full time employment
- Generous paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
- Medical, dental, vision, 401k, life and disability insurance offered
Company HQ
Old Oakland, Oakland, CA
Leadership
James Reinhart
(CEO)Has an MBA from Harvard Business School and started out in teaching. Also co-founded the Beacon Education Network.
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