Product Development Intern

Dreamwear; New York (NY); On-site; USD 20,664 - 28,929; Part time

Job summary

Dreamwear is seeking an intern in New York to support fashion merchandising, product development, and manufacturing tasks. You will familiarize yourself with brand categories, manage fit samples and CADs, and assist in lab dips and factory communications.

This in-office internship requires strong communication, independence, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. You will gain hands-on experience with samples, fittings, and market preparations across multiple brands.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a 4 year Bachelor’s degree program in Fashion Merchandising, Product Development, or Manufacturing.
• Ability to work in-office at least 2 full days per week.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and multi‑task.

Responsibilities

• Familiarize yourself with company categories/styles, current and previous.
• Open and distribute packages from factories.
• Distribute and sign in new fit samples to fit department and show samples to PD/Design.
• Attend fittings to understand how fit, fabrics and styling affect price and delivery.
• Send lab dips, strike offs, and comments to factories and update product maintenance records.
• Send new order CADs to sales/design/PD teams as directed by PD.
• Collaborate with Graphics on hangtags, photos and packing methods as directed by PD.
• Prepare for customer and market appointments by assembling samples and coordinating factory samples.
• Maintain customer closet for all brands and category sample racks.
• Be flexible for special or rush projects.

Skills

Team player

Fast-paced work environment

Independent working

Written and verbal communication

Prioritization & multitasking

MS Excel/Word/Outlook

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising / Product Development / Manufacturing

Job description

Dreamwear is a leading wholesale intimate apparel and sleepwear company working with brands such as Danskin, Juicy Couture, Roxy, Laura Ashley, and Nicole Miller (visit dreamwear.com/our-brands to see more). The thriving partnerships we have established worldwide help us ensure the efficient production and expedited delivery of our product, and the impeccable quality and competitive pricing of our merchandise make us a top choice and reliable partner for leading retailers across the globe.

Responsibilities

• Take initiative & familiarize yourself with company categories/styles, current and previous
• Open and distribute packages from factories
• Distribute and sign in new fit samples to fit department, showing fit samples to PD and Design
• Attend fittings to familiarize yourself with managing and costing aspects of the fit in order to educate yourself on how garment fit/fabrics/styling/etc affect price and delivery
• Send lab dips, strike off, & PP comments to the factories if needed, enter into product maintenance screen for each PO, and file into books
• Send new order CADs to sales/design/PD teams as directed by PD person
• Work with Graphics on updating hangtags/call outs/hangers/photos/packing methods as needed based on direction given to you by PD person
• Help prepare for customer and market appointments by preparing samples, requesting samples from factories, and putting them back after
• Help maintain customer closet for all brands as well as category sample racks as needed
• Be flexible to work on special/rush projects as needed

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a 4 year Bachelor’s degree program in Fashion Merchandising, Product Development, or Manufacturing
• Team player with the ability to handle fast-paced work environment
• Self‑motivated with the ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and multi‑task
• Strong communication, time management, and presentation skills
• Strong computer skills – MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Outlook
• Able to work in-office at least 2 full days per week
• This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. They can be changed orally or in writing at any time by the discretion of management.