Design Internships
A Walk In Our Shoes
Learn the Shoe Biz from the Leader in Footwear!
If you’re looking for a highly experiential design internship, we offer the opportunity of a lifetime! You will work with top shoe designers on popular national brands. You will shadow line builders, attend customer meetings, and get real assignments to prove your own design savvy.
As the saying goes, you can’t really know a person until you walk a mile in their shoes. The same goes with companies and careers. We invite you to take A Walk in Our Shoes through our internship program and find out for yourself if Brown Shoe is a perfect fit for you.
"A Walk In Our Shoes" Program Overview
Who can apply:
Juniors enrolled in the university sponsored internship program. (Applicants must be Juniors within an accedited college or university.)
What it pays:
$10 per hour + invaluable experience
Length of program:
10 glorious weeks
Fringe benefits:
Awesome employee shoe discount!
Housing:
Yes! Allowance provided.
Who to contact:
Program Administrator
designintern@brownshoe.com
How to apply:
Apply online through Brown Shoe Careers: Job Openings.
"A Walk In Our Shoes" Program Outline
If you’re looking for a highly experiential design internship, we offer the opportunity of a lifetime! You will work with top shoe designers on popular national brands. You will shadow line builders, attend customer meetings, and get real assignments to prove your own design savvy.
ONE WEEK
Corporate On-Boarding/Life of a Shoe
ONE WEEK
Style and Trend
THREE WEEK
- Product Development
- Naturalizer Brand
- Business Overview
- Product Line
- Shop the Market
- Shadow Linebuilders
- Attend Customer Meeting or Shoe Show
- Individual Assignment
THREE WEEK
- Product Development
- Naturalizer Brand
- Business Overview
- Product Line
- Shop the Market
- Shadow Linebuilders
- Attend Customer Meeting or Shoe Show
- Individual Assignment
ONE WEEK
Final project
OTHER TRAINING
Communication Styles
DC Tour
Book Study – Good to Great
