Job Description
About the Role
As a Design Intern, you will support all aspects of product creation for Kohl’s private-label brands. You will gain a strong understanding of each brand’s aesthetic and customer while developing the foundational design skills necessary in the apparel industry. You will be placed within a specific category or brand but have the opportunity to gain exposure to multiple areas.
What You’ll Do
- Assist in research and trends specific to category and brand
- Assist in PLM skills, including vendor communication, updating BOMs, submitting comments and style uploads
- Sketch designs focus on stitch, detail and proportion accuracy
- Create presentations using Google Slides to articulate design concepts
- Present your work with research and application in the form of color, mood boards, collages, and original designs through AI sketches and Photoshop CADs
- Support in building design tech packs to pass to Tech Design
- Collaborate with Merchant, Production and Trend teams to ideate and execute styles that support the brand’s vision and strategy
- Train in 3D software (Browzwear Vstitcher)
- Additional tasks may be assigned
What Skills You Have
Required
- Undergraduate Junior or Senior
- Passion for design and the customer
- Ability to envision future product directions
- Strong eye for color and trend, with skills to translate for the customer
- Highly self-motivated, inquisitive, and solution-oriented
- Basic understanding of fabric and garment construction
- Proficient in managing deadlines and working efficiently
- Clear and articulate communication skills
- Strong collaboration skills
Preferred
- Fashion Design Major
- Background in apparel design
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