Location: Brooklyn, NY US
When: Internship to start on January 14, 2019
Accepting Applications Until: December 29, 2018
Description:Flagpole is a startup swim and ready-to-wear company in its 16th season of production. Based in Brooklyn, Flagpole started from an idea of two high school friends from Florida with a passion for dance and the ocean. They took this love and began building Flagpole. It has turned into a highly successful womens brand and is soon adding mens to its portfolio. Flagpole sells to retailers such as Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Moda Operandi, Anthropologie, Saks and Everything but Water. This internship will be a fantastic opportunity for someone who aspires to run his or her own fashion line in the future, or who has a desire to work in the fashion industry. Flagpole is a small team and therefore interns gain access to every angle of how a fashion company is run from the ground up. You will have the chance to learn from designers, merchandisers, and factories. You will gain knowledge of both the creative and business aspects.
Requirements:• Fun and positive attitude is a must!
• Must be well organized and task oriented
• Basic knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Photoshop and Illustrator a plus.
• Experience in fashion design or majoring in fashion design
• Graduate or currently in college preferred but not mandatory
Responsibilities:Daily Tasks:
Work with designer to ensure product quality and design integrity
Work with production manager at factories to ensure quality control and continuity between all levels of production
Work with designer to assist in research for product development
Attend Fittings
Assist team in maintaining day-to-day office organization
Help create sample sheets and tech packs with production manager
Bring fabrics, notions, materials etc. to and from factories, cutters, pattern makers etc.
Contribute to Flagpole’s Social Media accounts
This internship is unpaid.