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Design Intern

If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.

DL1961 is a premium essentials brand with roots in vertical integration. Offering elevated denim, knits, and ready-to-wear, for women, men, kids, and pets. They believe in meticulously crafted pieces designed to carry you through all of life's stages.

In addition to their own low-impact factory, DL1961 strategically partners with sustainable manufacturers around the world to produce high quality essentials perfect for everyday wear. Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2023, this press-loved brand is a perennial favorite of editors and celebrities alike.

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Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

Design

• Thoroughly research trends and competitors, staying up to date within the premium denim space, and maintain reference and inspiration archives for the team.
• Prepare tech packs and assist in communication with the production team on fine-tuning products.
• Constantly assess and reassess sample specs, and maintain measurement charts and fit standards across fits.
• Record and follow through on fit comments after fittings, confirming each change appears in the revised sample.
• Cross-check line sheets, control sheets, and tech packs so style names, fabrics, trims, and inseams agree across all three.
• Track development against the seasonal calendar, flagging styles at risk of missing t/p, proto, or SMS deadlines.
• Track and inventory samples, and prepare them for fittings, line reviews, market, and photo shoots.
• Monitor, manage, and handle all outgoing and incoming design-related mail and packages.
• Assist the designer(s) in daily organizational tasks such as samples, merchandising tech packs, and control sheets, and maintain fabric, trim, and wash libraries.

Showroom Support (Secondary)

• Assist the showroom team as needed.
• Help keep the showroom and sample closet organized.
• Support sample pull requests and outgoing shipments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree.
• Previous internship experience in fashion, and in a showroom setting, is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Excel.
• Detail-oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative and ownership of assigned work.

DL1961 offers a paid internship experience at $17.00 an hour.

Join us in our pursuit of better.

We have higher standards. We believe you should feel good about the jeans you put on your body. That's why our innovative facilities are fully compliant with International Social, Environmental & Quality Standards. Plus, we're committed to ethical practices, fair wages, reasonable hours, positive working conditions & career advancement opportunities for all our people. We're doing right by the planet, and the people on it too.

Sustainability is the foundation of which we pride ourselves on. We are the future of fashion!

DL1961 is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to race, sex, religion, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. xhyhwjd

Thank you for your interest in DL1961. We look forward to reviewing your application!

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