Summer 2026 HR & CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERNSHIPS
THE OPPORTUNITY:
Ready to kickstart your career in a place where creativity, teamwork, and fun truly set us apart? Lakeshirts is offering two paid summer internships designed for students who want hands-on experience in a fast-paced, people-centered environment. As one of the largest privately owned screen-printing manufacturers in the U.S., Lakeshirts proudly produces more than 35,000 garments every day, supported by a team of passionate, committed, and culture‑driven people. Here, you're not just an intern-you're part of the team.
Choose your path (or explore both!):
Human Resources Intern – perfect for people-first students who love organizing, communicating, planning events, and helping create unforgettable employee experiences.
Customer Service Intern – ideal for detail-driven, customer‑minded students who enjoy front-line interactions, data entry, and administrative work.
These are on-site positions based in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9a-5p, up to 40 hours per week
Duration: Summer 2026
Join us and be a part of a company that values teamwork, innovation, and making work enjoyable every day! The starting wage range for this position is $15/hour.
INTERNSHIP TRACKS
Human Resources Intern
You'll gain hands-on experience in:
- Recruiting & candidate experience
- Onboarding prep & Day 1 coordination
- Employee events + HR-driven culture initiatives
- Data entry, HR files, process support
- Internal communication & project work
Customer Service Intern
You'll get real-world experience in:
- Front desk + visitor interactions
- Answering/directing incoming calls
- Data entry + order support
- Administrative tasks and special projects
- Customer communication + service excellence
LEARNING & GROWTH
Required Qualifications
OUR CULTURE TRULY SETS US APART. Life at Lakeshirts is all about embracing our core values, having fun, and working with great people who make every day an opportunity to thrive. We're looking for those who want to roll up their sleeves and make an impact while enjoying a culture that values creativity, teamwork, continuous improvement, and empowering each team member to define and elevate their success. We also foster a strong sense of community and are dedicated to wowing our customers on the daily.
LIFE'S BETTER IN A T-SHIRT & SO IS WORK! Here's what you can expect when you join the Lakeshirts team:
Cognitive or Mental Requirements of the Job:
Employee must be able to see and hear, read and write. Requires good judgment, people-oriented, flexible organized diplomatic, reliable, enthusiastic, courteous, helpful, patience.
Physical Demands:
Occasionally: Pushes, Pulls, Climbs, Balances, Bends, Twists, Crawls, Reaches, Lifts 25-50lbs, Carries 25-50lbs, Reaches at above or below shoulder height
Frequently Lifts 10-24 lbs and Carries 10-24lbs
Continuously Stands, Walks, Sits
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and should in no way be considered a contract or guarantee of employment. Employee may perform other related duties as needed, based on the ongoing needs of the business. Minnesota is an Employment-At-Will state and implies no specific length of employment.
Lakeshirts is a custom apparel decorating company that started in our owner’s parents’ basement in 1984. We have since grown to an $200 million+ company in a 275,000 square foot facility. Our production floor includes 48 automatic screenprint presses, 32 multi-head embroidery machines, six 60-foot laser appliqué bridges, three sublimation presses, and a number of dogs running around the place.
Lakeshirts sales continue to grow, as does its profitability, due to the hard work and continuous improvement efforts of its 500+ employees and over 60 nation-wide reps.
Lakeshirts provides decorated apparel to thousands of customers in the resort and college markets, being a preferred choice to customers based on its breadth of great designs, great garments in its inventory, and reliable and responsive delivery.
With more than 40 artists on our staff, we create thousands of pieces of art each year, giving each customer a unique look. We have over 100 bodystyles in stock, and each one comes in a multitude of colors, totaling more than 1,000,000 pieces in our inventory.
This is all done in a culture that reflects respect, community, and fun. Our culture is second-to-none and must be experienced to be truly understood. If you happen to be in the lakes area, we invite you to stop in and see for yourself. We always enjoy visits, and we’re proud to show off the community that we’ve called “home” for all of our lives. And if you happen to bring along a Milk Bone or two with you, we know you’ll make some very quick and deep friendships.
Life’s Better in a T-shirt
