Design Intern

Alice + Olivia•New York, NY

About The Position

The Design Intern will engage in a variety of clerical and administrative duties and tasks to provide day-to-day operational support for our design office as well as our Design department. ROLE PRIORITIES: Provide design-related support for samples and sketches. Assist in preparation for meetings including compiling and organizing materials. Assist with the coordination and management of photoshoot logistics. Provide general administrative support including processing mail, shipping packages, organizing, scanning, and distributing documents.

Requirements

Experience in fashion; design, product development or marketing.
Highly organized; excellent attention to detail, ability to prioritize responsibilities, work under tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
An excellent communicator; strong written, verbal and listening skills.
Can understand and follow directions.
Strong interpersonal skills with a positive, collaborative style.
A resourceful self-starter who can work independently.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

Assemble print boards, print rings, printed fabric strike offs and organize on to rings or boards.
Organize fabric headers, rings, and binders.
Assist with fabric samples headers, taking notes and shipping.
Coordinate with Design team on the daily distribution of sketches for approval.
Receive and track garment and fabric quality samples and organizing these samples for meetings.
Receive and track collection lines.
Set up system to track feedback and action items.
Working with production sample coordinator and myself to send out Stacey’s TOPS when available.
Work with Design team to prepare for meetings including the collection and organization of designs, fabrics, prints and samples.
Print out and organize line sheets (product information) each week.
Open and distribute mail/packages, process returns.
Organize and scan documents.
Prepare for meetings; print, collate and distribute materials in advance.
Organizing department samples.
Other administrative tasks as needed.