Intern Denim Design

We Are Denim Heads.

We love denim. Live and breathe it. It’s in our DNA. At G-STAR, we see no limit to what denim can do. We believe it can be force of progress and innovation for both people and planet. How? By hiring the most creative, curious, and caring minds. People who think beyond fashion. Bringing big ideas to big challenges. Driven by possibility. Those who work hard, make mistakes, but always continue to grow. Denim is in our DNA, our people are our stitching.

Join the denim heads making raw denim.

NOTE: We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of background, identity, or experience.

Here's what we'll do together:

Is your passion for product as high as ours? In this internship, you will learn how a global design-lead brand operates and works. To use all the tools required to create a collection: digital (Illustrator, Photoshop and CLO 3D), physical (sewing and making), how a denim brand creates products with a consistent look and feel that adhere to a specific design DNA.

We have various positions to fill, ranging from presentation and concept preparation, digital design (CLO 3D) and hands-on mock-up development and prototyping.

Your tasks & responsibilities:

As our new Intern Design Denim, you help with :

• Researching market trends online for fit/silhouette, fabric, washes, treatments, color and design direction.
• Making boards/overviews for design presentations.
• Conducting research in the G-STAR archive (consisting of 23,000 vintage garments) for specific garments or details.
• Attending design meetings with your designer to learn about all aspects of the design process.
• Making mock-ups of design ideas, such as pockets, sleeves, hoods etc. in the G-STAR Atelier.
• Creating and updating tech-packs ready to be sent to factories in order for them to produce our designs.

Here's what you bring to the table:

• A positive attitude with a willingness to work hard as part of team,
• Flexibility with regards to the tasks you will be asked to perform
• A passion for design and a keenness to learn,
• You know your way around Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (CLO 3D experience is welcome),
• A creative and exploratory mind,
• You have a high interest and willingness to explore AI in this field.
• You are available for a period of 6 months starting in February 2025,
• You are enrolled at a university or college in the Netherlands or EU, during the whole length of the internship. Unfortunately, we cannot provide immigration support for internships at this time,
• If you are a non-EU student in The Netherlands, you are in possession of a mandatory internship assignment,
• You are already living in the Netherlands and are in the possession of a BSN, or in a process of getting one,
• Fashion? You live and breathe it!
• You are a student of a Bachelor/Master in Fashion Design or a related education.

Finally, are you flexible creative and innovative? Do you have an excellent verbal and written communication skills in English? Then we’d love to meet you!

Here's what we bring to the table:

In addition to €600 monthly allowance for your internship, working at G-STAR brings so many perks and exciting opportunities, we don’t know where to begin… How about:

• An awesome and diverse team that collaborates to inspire
• A work environment that offers room for fun, inspiration and innovation
• A clothing budget of €400 to buy the latest G-STAR items!
• A flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week, promoting work-life balance
• To keep up the greatness we also offer you a healthy, fresh, and delicious lunch in our HQ in Amsterdam.
• If you don’t have an OV student travel card, we will cover your travel expenses.
• You will also enjoy two paid days of leave per month!

​What will happen next?

• We will thoroughly review your application (CV & Portfolio).
• We have an international community at G-STAR, so please apply in English.
• When we hopefully find what we are looking for, we will get in touch with you and if it’s a good fit, we’ll plan our first interview.
• Having an agile mindset is very important at G-STAR, therefore we ask you to participate in a fun gamification assessment prior to a follow-up interview.
• When we’re ready to commit to each other, we’ll finalize the terms we’ve discussed, and we’ll explain to you how to order your first pair of jeans from the G-STAR employee store.

Good luck!