Design Intern

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
Internship
Fashion • Manufacturing
The Role
Supports the fashion design team with color matching, color chips, presentation boards, fabric organization, meeting sample preparation, production detail sheets, flat sketching, and trend research. The intern collaborates with designers and cross-functional partners while gaining experience in apparel sample development and production processes.
Summary Generated by Built In

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. 

Our Design team is responsible for establishing the trends, color, and style direction for our seasonal and customer-driven lines. They create apparel designs to be shared with internal teams during trend presentations, and external teams at buyer meetings. Once orders are placed, the Design team manages and oversees the sample development and production process in conjunction with cross-functional partners. 

We are seeking a Design Intern to join the team for Spring 2027. The ideal candidate will be passionate, self-motivated, eager to learn and able to execute these essential responsibilities: 

  • Match colors across a variety of color libraries and samples
  • Make and construct color chips, cards and presentation boards
  • File and organize colors and fabrics 
  • Prep meeting samples
  • Work on production detail sheets
  • Assist the designers on flat sketching / trend research

Qualifications: 

  • Currently enrolled in an undergraduate Fashion Design program
  • Must be able to commit to at least 2 full days 
  • Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Microsoft Excel
  • Previous internship experience preferred 
  • Positive attitude, team player, ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

* 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. 

Skills Required

  • Currently enrolled in an undergraduate Fashion Design program
  • Availability to commit to at least two full days
  • Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Microsoft Excel
  • Previous internship experience
  • Positive attitude and ability to work as a team player
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
250 Employees
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

Dreamwear is a family-owned apparel company established in 1994 and headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and China. It designs, sources, manufactures and distributes fashion-forward intimate apparel, shapewear and sleepwear for retail customers and global brand partners. The company emphasizes value-driven products, quality, innovation and worldwide partnerships that support efficient production and delivery across its product categories.

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