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These Internships are located at our Milwaukee, Wisconsin Corporate office. Housing and transportation options are available.

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Apparel Design Intern

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

What You’ll Do

  • Assist in research and trends specific to category and brand 
  • Assist in PLM skills, including vendor communication, updating BOMs, submitting comments and style uploads
  • Sketch designs focus on stitch, detail and proportion accuracy
  • Create presentations using Google Slides to articulate design concepts
  • Present your work with research and application in the form of color, mood boards, collages, and original designs through AI sketches and Photoshop CADs
  • Support in building design tech packs to pass to Tech Design
  • Collaborate with merchant, production and trend teams to ideate and execute styles that support the brand’s vision and strategy
  • Train in 3D software (Browzwear Vstitcher)
  • 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
  • Strong collaboration skills

Preferred
  • Fashion Design Major
  • Background in apparel design

Home Design Intern

As a Home Design Intern, 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)
Kohl's is an equal Opportunity Employer and an organization that values and encourages diversity among our applicants. We're committed to creating a culture where everyone belongs; where diversity and inclusion drive innovation and business results while enabling associates and customers to be their authentic selves every single day.

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We seek understanding.
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