Creative Studio Apprentice 2022

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last—for you to be yourself in.

Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what’s possible.

What you will learn...
The program begins with an intensive orientation including Brand Learning Sessions (BLS) based on other areas of the business to provide a full 360 overview of design from concept to completion.

You will have ongoing learning & development opportunities, exposure to senior leaders and the opportunity to present a final project to creatives within the organization. Upon completion of the program, you will have gained hands on experience at America’s leading accessories house and will have developed valuable skills that will position you for future success.

What you will do...
You will partner with the Coach Creative Studio team to learn all aspects of branded content, work with designers across creative marketing and work across media and channels including digital and print. You will be a part of a dynamic, creative environment where you will collaborate with talented graphic designers, copy and art directors as well as partners in the business.

You will have ownership over:

• Prepare marketing materials, create layouts, develop graphics, and design promotional tools
• Participate in creative brainstorming sessions with your team, including concept and design ideation
• Learn to create within an existing brand framework and sensibility – i.e. print and digital templates, imagery guidelines, and typography
• Assist in the development of graphical presentations
• Maintain and manage digital files and artworks
• Stay abreast of trends, new techniques and resources in graphic design
• Partnering with but not limited to project management, production, and teams within creative

The below departments will be hosting Brand Creative Apprentices:

• COACH Creative Content
• COACH Motion Graphics

Qualifications you will need...

• Candidates should be current seniors or recent graduates pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Graphic, Communications Design, or a related major
• Ability to work full-time, five days a week with an 11 month commitment as the program runs from mid-June 2022 through Mid-May 2023
• Advanced proficiency and experience using design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Sketch, Keynote, PowerPoint)
• Prior fashion related internship experience preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, positive attitude, with the ability to interact with a diverse group at all levels
• Self-starter, open to constructive feedback and ongoing professional development
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and follow-through
• Must have an understanding of typography, layout, and general design principles
• Interested candidates should attach examples of their work or website link along with their resume

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Visit Coach at www.coach.com.