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Whether you’re looking to jump start your career or gain first hands-on experience in a new field, an internship at On offers you a unique growth experience, the chance to make an impact from day 1 and contribute to On’s growth journey. We are looking for fresh ideas, curious minds and passionate individuals ready to make a difference. Our internships generally last 6 months and you will be fully embedded in a team.

  • Start date: September 1st 2025
  • Duration: 6 months
  • Prerequisite: Interest in area relevant to the internship, passion for On, right to work in EU / Switzerland
  • Note: This is a paid internship
  • If you don't meet the criteria above, unfortunately, we cannot move forward with your application. Please be truthful in your answers, the recruiter reviewing your application will appreciate your honesty.

We’re transforming fifteen years of boundary-pushing footwear, apparel and accessories into a living archive that fuels tomorrow’s design.

During your six-month internship you’ll rotate through physical, digital and storytelling workstreams, gaining a 360° view of how a fast-growing sports brand preserves — and re-activates — its product heritage. As part of a tight, hands-on team you will:

  • Bring the archive to life across footwear, apparel, accessories, colour & material and innovation
  • Translate stories from our world-class athletes and communities into narratives that inspire future collections.
  • Act as the bridge between the archive and product teams — welcoming visitors, barcoding shoes, refining metadata or curating the physical space.

If modern object archiving excites you, you thrive in a fast-paced, design-driven environment, and are eager to gain valuable experience in the sports industry, this internship is the perfect opportunity for you to kickstart your career.

Your Mission

  • Inventory & documentation: Accession, photograph and describe incoming samples; generate barcodes and apply controlled vocabulary in our Admin Panel.
  • Digitisation & data: Batch-upload images and metadata, run consistency checks, and refine + prep datasets for migration to our new digital platform.
  • Sample-workflow guardian: Serve as the go-to contact for teams borrowing or returning items; track movements and maintain the “chain of custody”.
  • Facility fit-out: Help test object housings, optimise shelving layouts and monitor climate data for the new archive space.
  • Curation & storytelling: Surface hero objects for exhibitions, draft object blurbs and timelines, build mood boards and support internal comms.
  • Research & reporting: Answer archive queries, compile usage stats and flag data patterns that can spark future briefs.
  • Explore and innovate: Use our facilities to develop a mini project of your own – present it to the Design Studio at the end of the internship.
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  • Open planned office with men and women sat on a a large curved sofa
  • Group of runners talking outside the office
  • A team of people sat on the steps with a view of mountains outside the office.
  • Two women smiling at each other in a meeting room with large curved windows
  • A group of people sat around a table looking at large design papers
  • 3 men sat around with laptops smiling at each other
  • a large group of runners holding an On flag smiling at the camera
  • Man and woman sat at desks talking
  • Open planned office with men and women sat on a a large curved sofa
  • Group of runners talking outside the office
  • A team of people sat on the steps with a view of mountains outside the office.
  • Two women smiling at each other in a meeting room with large curved windows
  • A group of people sat around a table looking at large design papers
  • 3 men sat around with laptops smiling at each other
  • a large group of runners holding an On flag smiling at the camera
  • Man and woman sat at desks talking
  • Open planned office with men and women sat on a a large curved sofa
  • Group of runners talking outside the office
  • A team of people sat on the steps with a view of mountains outside the office.
  • Two women smiling at each other in a meeting room with large curved windows
  • A group of people sat around a table looking at large design papers
  • 3 men sat around with laptops smiling at each other
  • a large group of runners holding an On flag smiling at the camera

Your story

  • You are enrolled in, or have recently graduated from, Museology, Archival Science, Library & Information Science, Museum Studies, Fashion Studies or a related field.
  • You work confidently with a collection-management or DAM system, and you are an Excel/Sheets power-user.
  • You handle textiles, footwear and accessories with care, bringing basic preventive-conservation know-how.
  • You think in systems—detail-oriented and self-driven, you keep projects moving.
  • You have a strong interest in footwear & fashion; experience in exhibition design or copy-writing is a plus.
  • You communicate clearly, stick to deadlines and stay organised; you are fluent in English, written and spoken.
  • You bring an entrepreneurial attitude, a hunger to learn and the courage to tackle new challenges.
  • You possess an explorative mind coupled with excellent presentation skills that engage diverse audiences.
  • You can safely lift up to 15 kg archive boxes—those shoes add up!
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About the Team

You’ll report directly to the Chief of Staff, Design Studio. The studio drives all of On’s disruptive product design – footwear, apparel, accessories, design direction and innovation. Designers collaborate daily with developers, product managers, innovation and go-to-market teams, making the Archive team the connective tissue that keeps our product history actionable and inspiring.

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The difference is in the detail. So we push boundaries. Mark those marginal gains. All in pursuit of designing ever better looking products. That’s what we do – what’s best today, can be improved tomorrow.

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What we offer

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.

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What to expect

We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.