Essense of Australia · 3 weeks ago
Technical Design Intern
US-KS-Lenexa
Internship
Onsite
InternEssense of Australia is a global leader in bridal fashion, and they are seeking a Technical Design Intern for Summer 2026. The intern will support tech design, quality control, and the store return process, ensuring gowns meet company standards and reach stores efficiently.
FashionWedding
Responsibilities
Assist with quality control of shipments and store returns
Perform gown fixes, problem-solve construction issues, and communicate with internal teams
Maintain logs, spreadsheets, and case documentation
Review samples for fit, construction, and design updates
Participate in fit sessions
Support the sampling process to ensure design changes are correctly executed
Act as a liaison between sewists and Garment Technician team members
Gain exposure to custom gown processing, quoting, and technical flat sketches
Review photo approvals for custom gowns
Assist with line reviews, showroom set-up, and model room participation
Help create and maintain presentations, reports, and other admin materials
Support other business operations and departmental tasks as needed
Qualification
Required
Current student or recent graduate of a college-level program
Technical knowledge of garment construction including knowledge of sewing, pattern making and ability to do technical flat sketches
Sewist skills to perform gown fixes
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite - particularly Excel, Word, Power Point
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite - particularly Illustrator
Impeccable attention to detail
Familiarity with PLM software
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage working effectively to a deadline
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Be a team player with a positive attitude and a strong work ethic
Be procedure and process oriented with the ability to multitask
Ability to adapt to change in an ever-growing, fast-paced environment
Benefits
Full-time paid summer internships
Company
Essense of Australia
Essense of Australia is a wedding dress designer company.
Founded in 1996
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Abbey Caton
Chief Financial Officer & President of Operations
Andrea George
Human Resources Business Partner
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