What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Development Intern (Summer 2026) position at hillhousehome?
Hill House Home is seeking a motivated Product Development Intern to join our New York team for a 10-week summer program. This is a hands-on opportunity to get real exposure to product development and production operations.
Key Responsibilities
- File and organize approved bulk submissions by season, ensuring all strike-off approvals are properly documented
- Attend fittings to familiarize yourself with aspects of the fit in order to learn about how garment fit, fabrics, and styling affect costing
- Support development fittings, included but not limited to, steaming samples, organizing fit racks according to fit list and capturing images of samples on the model to add to the weekly fitting images folder
- Support the team in keeping shared drives and systems organized and up to date
- Maintain and update the sample tracker, including support in distribution of samples and materials to appropriate team members.
- Manage sample organization and shipments, including outbound sample shipments tracking, packing and organization.
- Support Product Development and Product team in archive management and organization, including cataloging of items by collection / season.
- Save and organize invoices, packing lists, and bulk goods inspection reports, ensuring accurate and accessible digital filing
- Assist with general product development and production tasks
Qualifications
- Curious about production &/or product development
- Interested in women’s apparel, lifestyle brands and e-commerce businesses
- Motivated and eager to learn
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
- Comfortable working with physical samples and operational processes
- Proficiency in Google Workspace (Sheets, Drive) and/or Microsoft Excel
What You Will Gain
- Exposure to the lifecycle of apparel from development through bulk production
- Insight into sample management, vendor processes, and internal workflows
- Experience working within a fast-paced, growing fashion brand
Program Details:
- Duration: 10- Week Program ( June - August )
- Schedule: Must be available to work in-person in our NYC offices, Tuesday - Thursday. Full-time opportunities available.
- Compensation: $20/hour
Hill House Home is a digital-first lifestyle brand that brings beauty and joy to every day rituals. Since launching with bedding in 2016, Hill House Home has extended its collections to offer bath, baby, accessories and apparel, including their widely beloved Nap Dress®. With its design-centric approach, Hill House Home offers impeccable quality, and timeless, feminine styles through quality products designed to enhance and celebrate life. Their specific aesthetic point-of-view and customer-led approach bring a fresh, accessible perspective to these time honored categories.
Hill House Home Inc. is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive culture and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, medical conditions, and other characteristics.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by sending an email to hello@hillhousehome.com.
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