Leather Goods Design Assistant - Prototyping

Art and Design
Austria
Vienna
Period: 
1 Sep, 2020 to 12 Dec, 2020
Deadline: 
31 Dec, 2019

General information

Duration: 
6 months
Commitment: 
3-4 days per week
Description: 

Got some extraordinary craftsman skills, a passion for leather shoes and bags and want to work in a fun and cool design studio?

Than we are looking for you:

Assistant in the fields of prototyping and studio organisation.

Key Responsibilities:
Pattern Making for Shoes and Bags
Creating Moodboards
Create and alter technical drawings, technical sheets, production sheets
Source material (leather and supplies)
Drawing and sketching tasks
Execute daily tasks that arise within the environment of a fashion label (accounting, writing invoices, stock update)
Packaging and shipping orders
Dialogue with clients and production
Sampling and Prototyping
Assist in shootings

Qualifications:
At least in your second year of footwear/fashion design or a similar course of studies / a graduate
Shoe/Bag making skills
Affinity for working with leather
Good understanding of technical drawings and pattern making
Advanced in Adobe creative suite such as illustrator, indesign, and photoshop
Ability to adapt to meet the needs of a young, upcoming fashion label
Have strong design awareness
Highly organised and be able to come up with ideas that benefit the work process.
Have a „can-do“ attitude
Can work independently

Please send  your CV, portfolio and coverletter.

We are excited to hear from you.

Compensation: 
No financial compensation
Years of Experience required: 
Yes

Keywords

footwear  fashion design  shoe making  prototyping  manufacturing  design  leathergoods  

Additional Information

Studio location: Schäffergasse 10-12, 1040 Vienna Flexible working hours possible. Internship duration negotiable.
Requirements
Languages: 
English: Proficient User C1
Level of Studies: 
Bachelor