WHO WE ARE:
Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.

ABOUT THE ROLE:
As an Apparel Design Intern, you will partner with Apparel Designers to ensure that styles developed are trend relevant and meet quality expectations to support global customer needs. You will support creating tech packs, reviewing and organizing fabric and trims, and stay attuned to market trends to inspire fresh, commercially viable designs. Collaborating closely with merchandisers, design directors, and fabric teams, you will support the team with needed tasks.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Support the development of all assigned styles in partnership with Senior DesignerSupport the creation of tech packs and maintaining FLEX PLMSupport selection of seasonal materials and trims in partnership with the Senior Designer Research domestic and global markets to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspirationDevelop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, Product Development, Technical design, and Materials to ensure product concept to production timelines are metHelp to execute sketch updates post fittings and take clear notesPartner closely with manager to understand workload priorities and development calendar

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filterKnowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trimCreative and self-motivatedDetail orientedExcellent communication and collaboration skillsAbility to integrate feedback to meet internal objectivesReliably meet deadlines and work quicklyAbility to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment

REQUIREMENTS:

Pursuing a Degree in Apparel, Fashion Design or other related disciplineUnderstanding of garment productionAdvanced Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign etc.) skills requiredKnowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other basic computer programsExperience with Mac

The pay range for this role is $25/hr.

About Skechers

Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily.  The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.