Product Development Internship

Oppermann London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 827,000 - 1,102,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

Oppermann London is seeking a Designer/Product Developer Intern to support our leather goods brand. Starting at the end of November, 8–16 hours per week; paid internship with salary to be discussed.

Your main duties include researching key trends, developing new products, creating seasonal themes and colour palettes, sourcing materials, and taking concepts through to production while liaising with suppliers.

Qualifications

• Design experience in accessories, preferably handbags or men’s accessories.
• Technical knowledge of working with leather and fabrics.
• Ability to draw freehand as well as strong digital drawing skills.
• A structured design process.
• Be in your second or third year of your degree.

Responsibilities

• Researching key trends.
• Develop new products.
• Develop seasonal themes and colour palettes.
• Sourcing new materials (leathers, fabrics, hardware).
• Take ownership from initial design concept through to production.
• Liaise with suppliers.

Skills

Trend research

Product development

Sourcing materials

Supplier liaison

Drawing skills

Design process

Leather knowledge

Digital drawing

Education

2nd or 3rd year design student

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Oppermann is a young men’s leather goods brand. Founded in 2012 by brothers Niklas and Mattis, Oppermann’s aesthetic is centred upon clean, shapes, minimalism and highly considered design.

We are growing rapidly, and our core collection has within a year become stocked in the UK, France, Italy, Turkey, the US and Korea. In January, we will show at London Collections: Men and Pitti Uomo.

The role

We are looking for a Designer/Product Developer Intern to support us in developing new products. Starting at end of November, we are looking for you to join us 8-16 hours per week. The internship/work placement is paid, salary to be discussed.

Your main duties are

• - Researching key trends
• - Develop new products
• - Develop seasonal themes and colour palettes
• - Sourcing new materials (leathers, fabrics, hardware)
• - Take ownership from initial design concept through to production.
• - Liaise with suppliers

Ideally, you have

• - Design experience in accessories, preferably handbags or men’s accessories
• - Technical knowledge of working with leather and fabrics
• - Ability to draw freehand as well as strong digital drawing skills
• - A structured design process
• - Be in your second or third year of your degree

We offer you an opportunity to be part of the core team, with lots of responsibility in the design and development process. If successful, it is possible that the internship will lead to a full-time position.