Footwear Design Intern

Ariat
US - California - San Leandro
May 11, 2024
Design

About the Role

The Footwear Design Intern's primary responsibility is to learn the business while helping the footwear team in their daily task of creating product that is innovative and trend relevant, while continuing to evolve iconic styles that meet the needs of the Ariat consumers.

You'll Make a Difference By

Working closely with the design team with color/ trend forecasting, and design drawings both by hand and computer.
Helping the team prepare for presentations.
This may include trend and competitor analysis, graphic design work, while helping create cad drawings in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop based on the design teams sketches.
Taking hand drawings to presentation ready renderings efficiently.
Helping in updating Ariat Footwear Branding Guidelines.
These guidelines help ensure that product is consistent in how branding looks across categories.
Learning the basic structure and demands of footwear design.
Continuing or learning about footwear design and manufacturing.
Be curious in how footwear comes together and be an active participant in our process.
Starting to learn all the parts of shoe construction while also becoming familiar with outsole engineering through technical blueprints and 3D models.
Becoming familiar with using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Procreate, 3D Vizcom, while using these tools to create renderings and technical drawings or "tech packs".
Working with the Design team to come up with an internship goal.
What would you (the intern) hope to come away with at the end of the internship? It could include a deeper understanding of outsole design or maybe it's a specific design they would like to bring to fruition through renderings, 3D modeling or actual physical sampling.
Ultimately, we would hope that our intern comes away with a deeper understanding of the footwear industry, what it takes to be a footwear designer, an excitement and passion for the industry while have a great time being a part of the Ariat Footwear Design Team.

About You

Pursuing or have recently completed a Bachelor's degree.
Ability to multitask and adjust to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Possesses and executes exceptional organizational and communication skills.
Exhibits exceptional writing skills.
Works within a collaborative Team Environment.
Maintains Exceptional Interpersonal skills.

About Ariat

Ariat is an innovative, outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance.
We develop high-quality footwear and apparel for people who ride, work, and play outdoors, and care about performance, quality, comfort, and style.

The salary rate for this position is $20.00 per hour.

The salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations.
Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting.
This range may be modified in the future.

Please note that Ariat does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.
In the absence of a signed Agreement, Ariat will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter/agency placement fee.
In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed Agreement, Ariat explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.
Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Ariat.
Associated topics:
decorating, design coordinator, design firm, home decor, interior, interior design, interior design intern, living room, residential interior design, retail design

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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