Design Intern (August/September Start)

THIS PLACEMENT IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY STUDYING AT UNIVERSITY, WITH A PLACEMENT AS A REQUIREMENT OF THEIR COURSE

We are offering Student Work Placement Internships for enthusiastic and driven fashion students to join our company, for a minimum of 3 months, starting from September 2023. If you are looking to gain experience in the involvements of a busy, successful fashion label we would love for you to join the team at Emilia Wickstead. During the placement you would see the development of a collection from first sketches through to the London Fashion Week Show. A good attitude and a high level of motivation is beneficial. You will learn how a luxury brand operates and prepares for London Fashion Week.

As part of the design team, your responsibilities would include:

• Working closely to the Creative Director and design team
• Photoshop and Illustrator skills mandatory (CADS, colouring sketches, updating range plan)
• Assisting with updating moodboards and collection boards
• Assisting in design fittings
• Fabric and trim sourcing
• Organizing the studio room
• Filing and organising fabric archive
• Contacting fabric mills to follow up on developments
• Assisting during London Fashion Week

The kind of student who would be suitable:

• Good understanding of the fashion industry
• Highly motivated to learn
• Undergraduate in fashion
• Positive & self-motivated attitude
• Hardworking
• Organized and good attention to details
• Strong communication skills
• Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Excel is essential

What you will learn / we will teach you:

• The Intern will be working closely with Emilia in her design studio. Therefore he/she will be immersed and be able to observe every single aspect of a fashion business: from fittings to production meetings through to wholesale feedback from customers.
• His/her tasks will include following fabric sourcing, updating inspiration and design boards, organising fabric and research archive, making technical drawings and colour options for prints, creating visuals for invitations.
• Because the design team is very small the trainee will be given a lot of responsibilities early on and will gain experience in running their own projects from beginning to end. They will learn how to multitask and deal with managing different deadlines.
• During the 2 weeks leading up to the LFW show, the trainee will get to assist during the styling and casting process. The trainee will observe how a London Fashion Week show is put together.
• The trainee will gain a lot of experience using the adobe suite by working on CADS, fabric simulation and prints.
• Travel Expenses (within reason) will be reimbursed