Apparel Design Intern (Summer 2026)
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Job Location:
Manhattan Beach, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Headquartered in Southern California Skechersthe Comfort Technology Companyhas 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 YOULL DO:
- Support the development of all assigned styles in partnership with Senior Designer
- Support the creation of tech packs and maintaining FLEX PLM
- Support 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 inspiration
- Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising Product Development Technical design and Materials to ensure product concept to production timelines are met
- Help to execute sketch updates post fittings and take clear notes
- Partner closely with manager to understand workload priorities and development calendar
WHAT YOULL BRING:
- Possess an elevated sense of style aesthetic and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter
- Knowledge of silhouette fit fabrication construction color use sewing techniques and trim
- Creative and self-motivated
- Detail oriented
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to integrate feedback to meet internal objectives
- Reliably meet deadlines and work quickly
- Ability to work in a fast paced dynamic and highly collaborative environment
REQUIREMENTS:
- Pursuing a Degree in Apparel Fashion Design or other related discipline
- Understanding of garment production
- Advanced Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop Illustrator and InDesign etc.) skills required
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other basic computer programs
- Experience with Mac
The pay range for this role is $25/hr.
About Skechers
Skechers a global Fortune 500 company developsand 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 5300 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
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.
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
About Company
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