Apparel Design Intern, Summer 2025

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
This role typically reports to a Designer and is based in our Buckhead office in our hybrid/ in-office work environment (4 days/week in-office).

• Assists in facilitating all aspects of design: from concept to final development of product
• Assists in all aspects of daily follow up with external and internal business partners, i.e. email communication
• Sketches in illustrator and updates silo matrix accordingly
• Participates in fit process
• Updates styles in Flex PLM
• Participate & contribute in a meaningful way regarding product design during design meetings
• Learns the creative process as well as observing other team members in the day-to-day workings
• Fills bodies with art in blow up and working line sheet form (where time permits)
• Assembles boards for account presentations (attaches color copies to boards and wraps mill punches for presentation)
• Prepares and updates style adopt line sheet
• Prepares proto requests
• Upkeeps color rings each season for supervisor only
• Communicates progress of above tasks with Supervisor
• Focuses on learning the creative process as well as observing the Design Manager and/or Associate Designer in the day-to-day workings

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
Must have:

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (3.2 strongly preferred)
• Enrollment in a Bachelor/Master’s degree program at the time of the internship (certificate programs are not eligible)
• Availability to start on the designated start date in May 2025
• Availability to work for a minimum of 10 out of the 11 weeks of the defined internship period which runs from May-August
• Excellent communication and analytical skills as well as have basic knowledge of garment construction, silhouettes, color ways, sewing techniques, fabrication and trim
• Ability to interpret supervisor’s direction 
• Ability to act as liaison between many departments
• Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Previous design work experience through internships or coursework

Preferred skills and experience:

• Interest in working in children's clothing

OUR TEAM MEMBERS:

• Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
• Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
• Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
• Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
• Cultivates Innovation:  Respectfully challenge the "we’ve always done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes

MAKE A CAREER AT CARTER’S: 
Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess. 
NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.
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Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.