YOUR JOURNEY TO BECOME A BLACKLIGHT BEGINS HERE
BOLD DESIGNERS WANTED
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHOWCASE YOUR TALENT
PLC is proud to continue our partnership with PEPSICO DESIGN + INNOVATION to bring you an exciting 7-week Graphic Design and Packaging Industry Credential Program. In this learn-by-doing course, you’ll gain experience in graphic design and packaging by creating a custom Doritos® bag. The winning design will be professionally manufactured. As part of this ongoing collaboration, students will also be considered for an internship opportunity with PEPISCO DESIGN + INNOVATION, further enhancing their career prospects in the design and packaging industry.
*Participation in this certificate program does not guarantee eligibility or acceptance for an internship with PEPSICO DESIGN + INNOVATION. PEPSICO reserves the right to offer any internship at their sole and absolute discretion.
Details
Application Date: Friday, November 22 – 9:00 AM ET – Sunday, December 22 – 11:59 PM EST
Class Date: January 9 – February 27
Location: Virtual
Program Pathway: All.IN – Packaging Design
Departments:
- Graphic Design
- Packaging Design
Tuition: Tuition is covered by PLC Detroit.
Program Eligibility:
- Must be 18 years or older
Adults 18+ must be a rising college senior with a graduation date of December 2025 or May 2026. Graphic design skills are required.
- Michigan students are strongly encouraged to apply
Program Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in design with strong portfolio demonstrating graphic/brand design
- Ideally has a background in packaging design and brand design with 360 identities
- Will have a strong understanding of graphic design as well as a good basic understanding of industrial design
- Great sketching skills and idea development techniques to create and communicate concepts
- Ability to work cross-functionally throughout the center to support Innovation and Design
- Collaborative, able to ideate and construct ideas within a team-based design environment
- Technically solid, able to illuminate ideas and visualize design stories across a variety of media
- Storyboarding – Creating story flows, planning transitions, mapping out movements
- Design / Illustration – Creating all kinds of visual assets and layouts in a wide variety of illustrative styles
- Direction – Researching complex subjects, developing treatments, keeping each project on time and within budget
- Passionate, motivated and extremely creative
Skills in Adobe Creative Suite preferred
Minimum Qualifications
- Must graduate with bachelor’s degree within one (1) year of internship completion.
- U.S. Citizen – This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.
- Please list the following on your resume:
- Link to your portfolio
