Azalea is in need of a buying intern! This is an amazing opportunity to gain valuable experience and work at one of SF’s best boutiques!

They are looking for someone who is organized and detail oriented to work in the buying department. The intern will be a vital member of the buying team and will be instrumental in achieving efficiency and effectiveness throughout the department. Candidates should be team-players, have a strong love of fashion, and a desire for knowledge in the contemporary market. They should have a positive, flexible attitude and hands-on approach.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise the vendor set-up, SKU creation process and manage all purchase order entry
• Create Purchase Orders in Retail Pro
• Create Vendor Files in Retail Pro to ensure all correct contact information is updated
• Assist with weekly invoice reconciliation and entry into Payables docs
• Assist in creating and analyzing weekly, monthly, and seasonal sales reports
• Assist in general office maintenance duties: filling and organizing of paperwork and vendor invoices

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SAGA Swimwear is looking for marketing and social media interns!

Location: 342A 9th Street #206, San Francisco

Hours Per Week: 15-20

Skills: Knowledge of Social Media, strong written and verbal communication, organization skills, problem solver

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Welcome Stranger is a San Francisco based fashion brand that focuses on classic menswear. They are a growing fast – with their most reason collection expanding to over 40 styles. One of our very own alumna, Fayrouz Abi Assi, got her start at Welcome Stranger as an intern last year and now works with the company full time!

Welcome Stranger is a quick paced, friendly environment, looking for energetic and eager interns to assist in the design and production departments. This is a great opportunity for students or graduates who love men’s wear and are eager to pursue their career in the fashion industry.

Interns will be involved in many aspects of the fashion and retail business of this successful, rapidly expanding label. As a growing company, they are always looking for individuals that aspire to develop professionally within the organization in the future.

Internship Description: ‐ Source manufacturers and vendors for fabrics and notions ‐ Issue purchase orders for raw materials, monitor and inspect deliveries ‐ Create Bill of Materials and estimate costs ‐ Create spec sheets with Illustrator flat sketches ‐ Prepare and check production patterns and nested sets ‐ Oversee cutting and sewing contractors ‐ Receive inventory and prep shipments to customers ‐ Maintain and update fabric Library ‐ Cut and sew sample garments

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Nexus Showroom, a high-end luxury fashion showroom in Midtown Manhattan is looking for 10-15 interns.

This is a definite track to a full time position.

Duties/Tasks involve, but not limited to:

• Assist on special projects and events such as our fashion shows and sales market
• Assisting the sales department
• Merchandising showroom
• Scheduling appointments
• Assist in sales appointments
• Customer service: preparations of sales campaigns, after sales services
• Administrative duties
• Helping with daily activities
• Updating accounts, sample tracking, etc.
• PR activities: Social Media, Assist stylists, Tracking pulls and updating lists

School Credit is offered and you have the Opportunity To Display Your Own Line In Our Showroom!

Please contact Jeff at NexusShowroomNYC@gmail.com or call 917 340 1101

Wear 2 Where is expanding rapidly and they need help! They are relaunching the website January 10, 2012 and are looking for some amazing student interns to help grow the business. This is an opportunity to gain valuable experience working with two dynamic women on a website combining travel, fashion and on line shopping. They write about where to go and what to wear for international and local destinations. Equally as important to their website is the element of humor and entertainment value!!!

Duties will include:

• Ability to market website through Social Media Facebook, Twitter, Google+
• IT Skills Sets required – Data Entry / Excel & Web Development
• Photo & Video Editing needed for Travel & Fashion videos
• Advertising /Marketing Experience to help develop marketing strategies
• Fashion Journalism – ability to write creative fashion articles
• Experience with Market Affiliates and Implementation for on line shopping
• Creative Fashion Styling Needed – Use of Photoshop for on line styling

They are looking for someone to start ASAP!!

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Discarded to Divine is looking for a Design Collection Management Intern! Duties would include managing the Discarded to Divine collection at the St. Vincent de Paul Offices on Van Ness, and assisting at events in the spring (the main event is on April 26, 2012). They are looking for someone to start in early January, working through mid-May, and able to commit 15 to 20 hours per week. The internship is unpaid, but it is a great opportunity for anyone looking to gain experience in event planning, fashion, home décor, design & merchandising, and the non-profit sector.

Qualifications:

• Intern should have strong administrative skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Publisher with experience using templates, graphic objects and mail merge to produce professional looking documents.
• Impeccable organization skills.
• Graphic Design skills, preferably proficient with Adobe Illustrator and/or InDesign (or at least one of the above).
• Should have some fashion design or merchandising experience (seams, dress forms, etc.)
• Must be able to commit to approximately 15-20 hours per week, to be arranged Monday-Friday between 10am to 5pm. Some work may be performed remotely as the internship progresses.
• Intern for this position must be available to work all day and into the evening on Friday, April 13, Wednesday, April 25 (daytime) and Thursday April 26 (evening hours). Intern will be needed certain days in February yet to be determined and flexibility with schedule a plus.
• Ability to take the initiative, to work independently and with little supervision.
• Access to a personal computer with a high-speed internet connection, email and Office software.

To Apply:

Submit a Letter of Intent, Resume and 3 References to Heather Ripley, Event Coordinator at hripley@svdp-sf.org

Global Experiences Fashion Internships is holding a webinar today, December 20th, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. They will highlight the myriad of unique fashion opportunities available around the world in 2012 through their Global Experiences program. Topics will include their customized match making process, an overview of the fashion environments in various cities, and Project Moda – Global Experiences’ fashion competition that is open to all European summer interns.

The featured speaker will be Dr. Michele Granger, a Professor in the Department of Fashion and Interior Design at Missouri State University. She is also the author of the book The Fashion Intern and will discuss how students can integrate these vocational experiences into their career development. All students are encouraged to tune into the webinar and learn more about the amazing opportunities that are available!

Register for the webinar here!

SF Indie Fashion is looking for media-savvy, style-hungry fashion journalism interns!!

If you love San Francisco, fashion, up-and-coming designers and online media – and preferably all of them at the same time – you might be just they’re we’re looking for. The SF Indie Fashion team is on the hunt for one or two amazing interns who want to dive into the local fashion scene, conduct interviews and cover events, take photographs and hone their journalism skills all while supporting a site devoted to the local, independent fashion community.

Ideally, you will:

• Have previous journalism and writing experience
• Be comfortable reporting on events and conducting in-person, phone and email interviews in a professional, timely manner
• Possess the time and ability to turn around a minimum of two or more assignments per week. Must be able to do this reliably.
• Live in San Francisco and able to attend local fashion events each week, usually in the evenings (being 21+ is a big help with this)
• Offer additional media skills, including previous video, photography, graphic design and/or social media and experience
• Have experience with or interest in learning wordpress or another blogging content management system
• Come to us with an interest in the role of small, local businesses and independent designers to the larger San Francisco fashion community

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Ralph Lauren Summer Design Internship

Major: Fashion (BFA)

Job Title: Summer ’12 Design Internship Posting

Job Description: Ralph Lauren offers college students an opportunity to be part of the team that drives this leading brand, rich in heritage and culture. Our paid internships are designed to attract outstanding talent and provide hands on exposure to our Design Division, including illustration, concept design, product development, and technical design. The internship will include a creative project that illustrates an understanding of the Ralph Lauren aesthetic and sensibility. A select number of projects will be presented to the company’s senior design team at the conclusion of the internship.

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Bacca da Silva Inc 
is looking for an intern/fashion assistant!

Job Type: Internship

Major: Fashion Design

Job Title: Fashion Assistant

Key Skills: Garment construction (patterns for men and women), sewing skills, and design. Corel draw, illustrator, Photoshop and technical drawings

Job Description/Qualifications: SF-based International Fashion Co, Bacca Da Silva www.baccadasilva.com seeks a part time intern(s) to assist in design and development of new collections and product sourcing. 1 day per week. Hours are flexible and will accommodate other employment or education. Compensation is primarily learning all phases of the fashion business. Candidates must be majoring or have a major in fashion design. This is a great opportunity for someone contemplating a career in the fashion business and is excellent exposure to all phases of brand and business development.

Candidates must have a background in fashion, a desire to learn and an entrepreneurial spirit. Flexibility and dependability are critical as is an ability to work well with other professionals in the industry. Familiarity with website management, work with Corel draw, illustrator, Photoshop, technical drawings and good garment construction (patterns for men and women) sewing skills, and design.

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