Kinnect Summer Intern

ABOUT THE ROLE Location: Soho Men's store Status: Part Time Compensation: $17.00/hr Position Summary: As a Kinnect Summer Intern, you will be spending time in our Retail stores supporting the daily operations of the store under the guidance of the leadership team and the HQ office by supporting the cross-functional initiatives within the office. By completing a vast range of tasks, youll be able to build substantial work experience, with the goal of adding to all youve accomplished with the Kinnect Foundation. RESPONSIBILITIES Primary Responsibilities: Follow Standard Operating Procedures to ensure the product is readily available for clients. Ensure assigned tasks are completed in an efficient and timely manner. Provide a friendly and welcoming environment to both our external and internal clients. Work with the sales-floor team to ensure customers are receiving products in a timely manner. Ensure adherence to all company policy and procedures. Promote and maintain an environment that is sharply focused on consistently delivering exceptional, positive, in-store customer service. Support the Client Advisors to ensure clients are receiving genuine and efficient service both during and after their store experience. Assist in completion and accuracy of any/all operational tasks, as business needs. Support the sales floor replenishment, stockroom organization, and the upkeep of visual standards. Assist the store management team with housekeeping responsibilities including but not limited to dusting, sweeping, collection of trash, and other tasks traditionally associated with standard retail operations. Assist with day-to-day HQ office operations. Support HQ team members with administrative tasks or ad hoc projects, as business needs. Complete all assigned office tasks on time while staying organized and paying attention to detail. Complete all assigned projects given by your HQ manager. Support team members with administrative tasks or ad hoc projects, as business needs. Special Projects / Tasks: Aid during any Visual initiatives, as needed. Aid any direct projects from your HQ manager, as needed. Attend any professional development courses, as needed. Complete final HQ Kintern project for presentation. REQUIREMENTS Skills: Basic computer skills Ability to meet the physical requirements of the job standing/walking for prolonged periods of time Lifting or moving up to 15 pounds Bending, twisting, as well as other physical tasks related to standard retail operations Efficient time management skills Ability to multi-task WHO YOU ARE Professional Characteristics: Strong communicator Team-player Supportive Self-starter Adaptive and resourceful Organization Skills Personal Characteristics: Personable and welcoming Energetic Organized Communicative Reliable and Trustworthy WHO WE ARE Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of mens, womens and childrens apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators. Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fiegs childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelles at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul. The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact. Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. All career opportunities offered by Kith are fully on site, and if contacted, all email communication will come from a kith.com or kithnyc.com email address. Please note that any correspondence from an alternative email domain, or offering anything other than in-person work, is fraudulent. #LI-DNI Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle through a distinct lens of personal storytelling, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Kith offers in-house apparel, accessories, and footwear collections for men, women, and children, and also has an ice cream parlor in every flagship and full-service restaurants in select locations. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Kith Founder Ronnie Fieg rose the ranks from 13-year-old stock boy at footwear franchise David Z. to the companys chief buyer, earning him a profound understanding of the retail landscape and a network of powerful brand relationships. As the Kiths CEO and Creative Director, Fieg is known for his ability to create premium products and deliver unparalleled experiences, with a personal philosophy of giving the consumer more than what they pay for. Under his guidance, the brand has become known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators, including Coca-Cola, Nike, BMW, the NFL, Disney, Versace, Giorgio Armani and many others. In addition to his role at Kith, Fieg also serves as the first-ever Creative Director of the New York Knicks, and the Chairman of the Board of The Kinnect Foundation, Kiths in-house non-profit, which is devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.