Summer Textile Internship in Dallas Texas

Perennials Internship

Level                           Entry

Job Location                USA-TX-Dallas

Position Type               Intern

Description

The Product Development Intern will have a variety of responsibilities with the Perennials fabric and/or rug departments. Unlike many textile companies, Perennials focuses its attention on in-house development, allowing interns hands-on experience in the development and production processes of our woven fabric and rugs.

Intern Responsibilities

• Assist with the wrapping of yarn cards, plying yarn, making warps and dressing looms for sampling
• Track yarn and development inventory
• Maintain encyclopedias and design archives
• Record structures for handwoven samples and fabric standards
• Participate in development team meetings and activities
• Assist with any and all administrative tasks as needed
• Learn how the department interacts with other departments, suppliers, vendors and clients

Qualifications

• Enrolled in, or recently graduated, from a degree program with courses in Fibers or Textiles
• Preferred knowledge of hand weaving, fabric structures, loom functions and dressing a loom
• Ability to maintain professionalism in a flexible, deadline based work environment
• Critical attention to detail
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office with knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator

To Note

• Internships run concurrently with university semesters (spring, summer, fall) Please specify which semester you are applying for
• Must be available for minimum of 16 hours per week (flexible scheduling); maximum of 40 hours per week
• Internship pays $10.00/hr
• Interns are responsible for any school registration procedures and fees
• Interns to supply all documentation regarding evaluations for course credit, if applicable
• All designs developed during internship work hours are considered property of Perennials, Inc.®

To Apply

• Go to PerennialsFabrics.com, scroll to bottom and click Careers
• Submit Application and CV through the link to Intern – Perennials
• For more information, submit questions to internship@perennialsfabrics.com

2018 Calendar

SPRING INTERNSHIP (12 weeks) JANUARY 22 – APRIL 13 (Application deadline JAN 8)

SUMMER INTERNSHIP (10 weeks) JUNE 4 – AUG 10

(Accepting applications for Summer & Fall APRIL 16 – MAY 21)

FALL INTERNSHIP (12 weeks) SEPT 10 – NOV 30

         (Accepting applications for Fall AUG 6 – AUG 27)