Home Product Design Intern

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Kohl's

Home Product Design Intern

Milwaukee, WI
Internship
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    About the Role

    As a Design Intern (Home), you will support all aspects of product creation for Kohl’s private and exclusive label brands. You will gain a strong understanding of each brand’s aesthetic and customer while developing the foundational design skills necessary in the textile and hard home industries. You will be placed within a specific category or brand but have the opportunity to gain exposure to multiple areas, including apparel, home and hard home.

    What You’ll Do

    • Assist in research and trends specific to category and brand
    • Assist in PLM tasks, including vendor communication, BOMs updates, submitting comments and style uploads
    • Create presentations using Google Slides to articulate design concepts
    • Present research and designs through color, mood boards, collages, and AI sketches or Photoshop CADs
    • Support in building design tech packs to pass to Tech Design
    • Collaborate with Merchant, Production and Trend teams to brainstorm and execute styles aligning with brand vision and strategy
    • Additional tasks may be assigned

    What Skills You Have

    Required

    • Undergraduate Junior or Senior
    • Passion for design and the customer
    • Ability to envision future product directions
    • Strong eye for color and trend, with skills to translate for the customer
    • Highly self-motivated, inquisitive and solution-oriented
    • Basic understanding of fabric and garment construction
    • Proficient in managing deadlines and working efficiently
    • Clear and articulate communication skills

    Preferred

    • Fashion Design Major
    • Textile Designs or Fibers Major (Home)
    • Industrial Design (Hard Home)
  • Industry
    Retail
  • About Us

    Kohl’s is a leading omnichannel retailer with more than 1,100 stores in 49 states.

    Kohl's business is built on a solid foundation of more than 60 million customers, a balanced brand portfolio, industry-leading loyalty and Kohl's Card programs, a convenient and accessible nationwide store footprint, and large digital business on Kohls.com and the Kohl's mobile app.