Company: Vineyard Vines Apparel
Location: Stanford, CT
Position: Internship
Department: Merchandising and Digital Retailing

https://recruiting.ultipro.com/VIN1003VINE/JobBoard/40482047-a7f3-434d-bd61-d246ea779eaa/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=30996efc-af3d-4e3d-9072-40d02c526e6a

We’re on the lookout for highly motivated college students, in good academic standing, who are passionate about our brand and working toward a career in the retail industry. Interns will be responsible for assisting in day-to-day operations within their designated department, providing support to other departments as needed, as well as handling administrative tasks throughout the office.

You Will:

• Assist the Production and Product Development teams in completing daily tasks while learning about the product life cycle
• Assist with receiving and sending packages,, unpacking packages and distributing packages to each department as needed
• Assist with the maintenance and organization of all submits including development, bulk, and TOP's
• Sit in on weekly meetings such as Cross Functional Team meetings, fittings, color reviews, and design pass offs
• Learn about Centric and how it is used cross functionally in development and production
• Demonstrate the ability to carefully listen to others at all levels in the organization
• Have strong time management, prioritization and organizational skills
• Understand and adhere to all policies related to the organization
• Complete ad hoc projects and responsibilities as needed

What you bring:

• An interest in working in the fashion industry after graduation
• A passion for the vineyard vines brand and lifestyle
• Great communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Flexibility and open-mindedness
• Experience with Excel and Gmail
• Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy required
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential company materials
• Strong interpersonal communication
• Ability to plan, manage time, and make decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to effectively receive and communicate feedback
• A positive and enthusiastic attitude

Every-day should feel this good because:

• We have a fun-entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” people
• We offer flexible scheduling and are happy to work around your class schedule
• On occasional Thursday’s we have Bagels and Big Ideas where you can learn something new from executive leaders
• We offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boat

A few things you should know:

• This internship is for credit only and you must be able to provide the appropriate paperwork from your school in order to be considered
• Able to come into the office on either Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday (2x a week)
• We work with your class and extracurricular schedule to determine your internship schedule. Please note: we recommend working two full 8 hour days and one 4 hour half day
• This spring internships can be up to 15 weeks long with a max of 20 hours per week
• Spring internship slated to start the week of January 29, 2024
• With a growing number of applicants each year, this is a highly competitive Internship program. Please feel free to add additional information to your application such as a link to your blog, LinkedIn, your portfolio, or any other relevant project to show your passion!