Textile Design Internship

Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Producing sketches, designs, and samples for presentation to customers
2. Making up sets of sample designs
3. liaising with clients and technical, marketing and buying staff to plan and develop designs
4. Accurately interpreting and representing clients' ideas
5. Working out design formulae for a group of samples
6. Assessing and approving completed items and production standards
7. Working independently if self-employed, or liaising closely with colleagues as part of a small team
8. Using specialist software and computer-aided design (cad) programs to develop a range of designs
9. Experimenting with color, fabric, and texture
10. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of new design and production techniques and textile technology
11. Developing new design concepts
12. Ensuring that projects are completed on time
13. Visiting sites and other sources of ideas for designs
14. Sourcing fabrics and other materials at trade fairs, markets, and antique shops
15. Attending trade shows, as a delegate or as an exhibitor - this may involve representing the company with a display or stand, or appraising the work of competitors
16. Keeping up to date and spotting fashion trends in fabric design by reading forecasts in trade magazines and using internet resources
17. Developing a network of business contacts

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