Apparel Design Internship
Who We Are
Weissman® is an American costume and dancewear design company celebrating over 60 years in business! For three generations, we’ve remained family-owned. All products are imagined, designed and developed at our St. Louis, Missouri headquarters with many products made here in our U.S. factory.
We are known for doing everything we can to ensure that our customers get the right product on time, every time. We employ great people, the newest automation and a drive for continuous improvement to wow our customers.
At Weissman, we strive to offer great benefits for our employees! For this role, we offer:
- Generous PTO plan, paid company holidays, and floating holidays
- Paid Weekly 401(k) with match
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Individual & Family Insurance Packages
- Company funded HRA
- Medical and Dependent Care FSA plans
- Minimal copays for primary care and specialist visits
- Dental Insurance Plans Voluntary Short & Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employer Paid Life Insurance with AD&D
- Voluntary Employee & Dependent Life Insurance with AD&D
- Monthly company sponsored employee events
Position Summary for Design Intern:
Our Weissman Summer Internship is a 10-week program based in our St. Louis office. Participants of our intern program will gain valuable hands-on experience to include, but not limited to, industry training, cross-functional departmental exposure, and a final project presentation at the end of the summer.
Dates: May 28, 2024 to August 2, 2024
Application Deadline: February 16, 2024
The Intern is responsible for providing administrative assistance and organizational support to the corresponding department. Interns are assigned a mentor within the department to collaborate with throughout the program. Interns have a primary focus on completing a project with partners from cross-functional teams. At the end of the summer, the final project will be presented to the leadership team. After successful completion of the internship, the candidate would be eligible to interview for open positions.
Design Intern Responsibilities:
Design Project: Works closely with a Design Mentor to design costume or dancewear garments for our line that reflects the Weissman brand. Designs will be constructed, fit, and photographed for the final presentation. Upon successful completion, styles are eligible for consideration of being adopted into our final line.
Technical Assistance: Complete technical flats, sketch revisions, and color updates as support for Design team members utilizing programs such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Participate in the fit process by attending prototype fittings with Design Mentor and Product Integrity partners.
Trend and Market Research: Conduct research projects to identify new dancewear trends, fabrics, accessories, and techniques. Gain knowledge about the Weissman customer, brands, and competitive landscape.
Photoshoot Assistance: Experience a professional photoshoot by working with our Marketing Photo Styling team while on set. Assist the Styling team by organizing merchandise, dressing models, and prepping garments and accessories to ensure all items are photo ready.
Managing Timelines: Meet all internal design and internship curriculum deadlines. Present final design project at conclusion of internship with cross-functional partners.
Qualifications
- Must be enrolled in a college or university; Sophomore year or above.
- Working towards a degree in Fashion/Apparel Design, Graphic Design or a related field.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Google Suite programs. Experience with Optitiex or Clo 3D software is a plus.
- Ability to relocate to St. Louis, Missouri for the summer.
- Knowledge of dance or activewear is a plus.
- Available to participate in the full 10 week internship program. Work Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm.
- Eligible to work in the US without restrictions.