Design & PD Internship

Ellery Homestyles; New York (NY); On-site; Part time

Job summary

Ellery Homestyles, a leading home textile supplier based in New York, is seeking interns for Spring 2014. The internship program focuses on design, product development, and marketing, emphasizing collaboration with major retailers like Target and Walmart.

Interns will engage in tasks such as styling trend galleries, maintaining sample organization, and participating in meetings. Students with merchandising and design majors are particularly encouraged to apply, and flexible hours will be accommodated for class schedules.

Qualifications

• Seeking ambitious, hardworking students with opinions and ideas to contribute.
• Flexible hours to accommodate class and work schedules.

Responsibilities

• Assist design team in styling and executing trend gallery.
• Participate in staff meetings and create customer presentations.
• Maintain sample organization and communicate with overseas offices.

Job description

Ellery Homestyles, a leading home textile supplier based in New York, NY is seeking interns for Spring 2014. Our company features internships in design, product development, marketing, and sales with a passionate and energetic staff of talented professionals. We work in conjunction with major retailers like Target, Wal Mart and Bed, Bath & Beyond to design, source, and produce home textiles products in the area of bedding collections, shower curtains, window curtains, throw/blanket, and novelty items.

Ellery Homestyles Design and Product Development opened their internship program by hosting a single student in the Summer of 2007. Since then the program has grown significantly and Ellery has had the pleasure of guiding and working alongside 46 students from 6 varying universities. Approximately 35% of the current Design and Product Development staff has completed internships with the company prior to full time hire, making the student to employee connection one of mentoring and growth.

Job Description

Interns are assigned to a small group of staff & provided tasks based on skills and topics of interest. Students working with Ellery Homestyles commonly take part in staff meetings, help to create customer presentations & boards, maintain sample organization, learn and work in internal computer systems, and communicate directly with our overseas offices while working with color, fabrics, & styling. The interns will also help assist the design team in styling and executing trend gallery for buyers during market week. Attending trade shows, seminars, competitive and trend shopping trips are to be expected. The company seeks merchandising and design majors and offers the internship for class credit.

We are looking for ambitious, hardworking students with opinions and ideas to contribute to the team at Ellery Homestyles. Hours are flexible to class and work schedules as needed.

Qualifications

CAD and Photoshop skills are not required but if students are interested we have those internships available.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.