Product Development Intern - New York, United States - Dreamwear Inc

Description

Job Description

Dreamwear is an industry leading creator of top quality, fashion-forward intimate apparel, shapewear and sleepwear. We own, license, and manage a diverse portfolio of brands that share our passion for quality, comfort, and trend, such as Danskin, Nautica, Juicy Couture, Marilyn Monroe, XOXO (visit to see more).

Established Sleepwear and Intimate Apparel company working with brands such as Juicy Couture, Nicole Miller, Danskin, and XOXO is seeking a skilled Product Development Intern for our daywear team, who can work through the summer.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Take initiative & familiarize yourself with company categories/styles, current and previous
• Open and distribute packages from factories
• Distribute and sign in new fit samples to fit department, showing fit samples to PD and Design
• Attend fittings to familiarize yourself with managing and costing aspects of the fit in order to educate yourself on how garment fit/fabrics/styling/etc affect price and delivery
• Send lab dips, strike off, & PP comments to the factories if needed, enter into product maintenance screen for each PO, and file into books
• Send new order CADs to sales/design/PD teams as directed to by PD person
• Work with Graphics on updating hangtags/call outs/hangers/photos/packing methods as needed based on direction given to you by PD person
• Help prepare for customer and market appointments by preparing samples, requesting samples from factories, and putting them back after
• Help maintain customer closet for all brands as well as category sample racks as needed
• Be flexible to work on special/rush projects as needed

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a 4 year Bachelor's degree program in Fashion Merchandising. Product Development, or Manufacturing
• Team player with the ability to handle fast-paced work environment
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and multi-task
• Strong communication, time management, and presentation skills
• Strong computer skills - MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Outlook
• 2-3 Full days per week minimum

* This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. The responsibilities can be changed orally or in writing at any time by the discretion of management.