Kontoor Brands Looking for Summer Intern, Denim Aesthetic Developer at Greensboro, NC  Full Time

Job Description

Summer Intern, Denim Aesthetic Developer

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) is a global lifestyle apparel company with a portfolio of some of the world’s most iconic denim brands: Wrangler, Lee and Rock & Republic. We design, manufacture and distribute superior high-quality products that look good, fit right, and are crafted with sensitivity to our planet to give people around the world the freedom and confidence to express themselves.

Our global community of more than 15,000 employees fosters a culture of integrity, collaboration, performance and entrepreneurial spirit. We are looking for inclusive, humble, creative and forward-looking employees with a passion for creating innovative apparel products, accessories, and solutions that are both meaningful and purposeful for consumers and employees.

Summer Intern, Denim Aesthetic Developer: Become the Newest Member of Kontoor Brands

As a Denim Aesthetic Developer you will be trained to use industry leading equipment and technologies for designing and executing aesthetic finishes for the blue jean market. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the leading designers in the field. Drawing on your skills, ideas, and training you will assist our global product development team with the day to day operation in bringing design concepts to life. The physical garments you create will be used globally as the aesthetic standard for manufacturing. In turn our team will gain new insights from your fresh perspective which will lead to new and exciting discoveries for processing blue jeans.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with laser design.
  • Improve efficiency for the creation and execution of laser designs.
• Evaluate new technologies
  • Assist with and improve our understanding of new technologies and their uses.
• Evaluate sustainable chemistry and processes use to create aesthetics.
  • Present results to design and PDL team.
• Organize and record work flow.
  • Improve overall efficiency of PDL.
• Research new aesthetics that can be created using our current technologies.
  • Improve design and aesthetic offerings.
• Create a collection.
  • Provides fresh ideas and insight for new designs.

Skills for Success:

• Technical Skills (i.e. MS Office, Photoshop or equivalent)
• Ability to work within diverse environment.
• Self-starter
• Willingness to be hands on

Experience/Education:

• Pursing a degree in design or related field.
• Experience working with apparel is a plus.

Special Physical and/or Mental Requirements:

• Lifting and/or bending no more than 20 lbs.
• Able to wear PPE(i.e.., safety glasses, protective gloves, lab coat)
• Work with chemicals (i.e.., bleach, hydrogen peroxide, dilute acids and bases)

Kontoor Brands is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our employees and applicants without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status or any other legally protected factor.