Company: The Portico Collection
Location: Dallas, TX
Position: Internship
Department: Merchandising and Digital Retailing

Apply online at https://unt.joinhandshake.com/edu/jobs/8620643

Job Description: The Internship program is designed to provide an overview of our over 60-line gift showroom. This includes merchandising, sales, marketing, and customer service as they apply to the wholesale gift industry. Through this internship, students will gain experience by working with our showroom team in collaboration with showroom owner, designers, sales team, and vendors to develop and create the overall presentation that sets The Portico Collection apart from other showrooms in the Dallas World Trade Center. The Merchandising Internship provides you with a unique opportunity to observe the development of design strategies that drive sales through assortment selection, presentation, and promotion. We have a fun, fast paced winning team of Rock stars for you to learn from in a trend forward environment.

Responsibilities:

1. Take part in planning overall (product merchandising, marketing, showroom logistics, etc.) for gift and apparel markets.

2. Creation and maintenance of showroom displays.

3. Providing sales and customer service to customers during market and non - market days.

4. Creation and maintenance of our sample sale shop.

5. Learning how to use our wholesale sales system, Brandwise Studio.

6. Managing and preparing showroom samples sent and received.

7. Contribute to overall showroom operation and daily administrational tasks.

8. Shadowing key accounts department, sales managers, digital coordinator, creative coordinator, and customer experience coordinator to gain a bigger understanding of the wholesale showroom environment.

Requirements:

• Actively pursuing Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Merchandising or Visual Design)

• Ability to visualize and implement design concepts in a fast-paced environment

• Strong verbal and written communication skills including working knowledge of all Microsoft Office programs

• Retail experience is preferred

Contact me directly at kaeli@porticocollection.com

To learn more about our company visit our website at www.porticocollection.com.

$10.00 per hour