Visual Merchandising Intern

What you will do

About Gentle Pet Store

Gentle Pet Store (GPS) is a digital-first pet care and wellness curation platform - a small, fast-moving founding team, and this role will help shape how the brand looks, feels, and shows up — both online and at physical touchpoints like events and pop-ups.

About the Role

As our Visual Merchandising Intern, you'll help define how GPS looks and feels across every touchpoint a customer sees — from product presentation and packaging to event booths, pop-up displays, and unique branded merchandise (swag). You'll also drive the sourcing of visually distinctive, on-brand products and materials, including through platforms like Taobao. This is a hands-on, creative role suited to someone who loves styling, illustration, and bringing a brand to life in physical and visual form.

Key Responsibilities

Design and maintain a consistent visual merchandising standard for GPS across online storefront, events, and pop-ups
Support sourcing of unique, on-brand merchandise and packaging (e.g. via Taobao) that balances cost, quality, and brand fit
Concept and produce illustration work for offline touchpoints — event backdrops, signage, product displays and online touchpoints — including but not limited to the website and livestreaming
Assist in styling and setting up product displays at events, pop-ups, and activations
Collaborate with respective team members to ensure visual merchandising is aligned with brand tone and campaign calendars
Research merchandising trends in the pet and lifestyle retail space to keep GPS distinctive and current
Help develop unique GPS-branded swag concepts (from ideation through sourcing)
Support with light on-ground presence at events where visual/merchandising set-up is required

What We're Looking For

Currently pursuing or recently completed a diploma/degree in Design, Visual Merchandising, Fine Arts, Marketing, or related field
A strong eye for aesthetics, styling, and brand consistency
Illustration or graphic design skills (portfolio/work samples appreciated but not mandatory)
Comfortable navigating sourcing platforms such as Taobao, or willing to learn quickly
Organised, resourceful, and comfortable working with ambiguity in a small, early-stage team
Genuine interest in pets and pet care
Able to commit to occasional weekend/evening event support

What You'll Gain

Real ownership over how a growing pet-care brand looks and feels, from concept to execution
Direct exposure to founders and cross-functional work with brand, community, and sourcing
Hands-on experience in both offline (events/illustration) and online (storefront/sourcing) visual merchandising

A flexible, collaborative working environment

How to Apply

Please send your resume and, if available, a short portfolio or work samples to [email protected]