VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION

Columbia Fashion Week is seeking eager, fashion and business savvy volunteers to join our team. 

Volunteers & Interns must be:

• Self-starters, dependable and can take initiative when presented with tasks throughout the duration of committed Columbia Fashion Week events.
• Professional and have the ability to work well with others 
• Must be compliant with the rules and code of conduct enforced by the Columbia Fashion Week Administrative Team, as well agree to adhere to all terms and conditions.

Benefits:

• Receive behind the scenes access to fashion week events
• Professional networking
• Learn new skills to help build future work experience
• Available to promotional perks throughout experience
• Gain a new perspective about the business and fashion side of a fashion week
• Opportunities to bring out your creativity, leadership, ability to manage and plan
• IT IS FUN!

Columbia Fashion Week offers many areas in which volunteers can join. Areas include, but are not limited to:

• Front of House: Collecting tickets, helping to arrange seating, assembling giveaways, assisting vendors/sponsors to their booths and helping setup, seating guests in assigned sections, and any other tasks that requires assistance out front prior to, during, and following the runway shows.
• ​Back of house volunteers are those who are a part of the designer and retail departments. These volunteers will assists and shadow their assigned designer. Volunteers will assist their designer leading up to fashion week, to the time time they arrive at the venue until the time they have left the venue. Designer assistant responsibilities include but are not limited to: steaming/ironing garments, dressing/undressing models assigned to your designer, keeping all accessories and clothing brought by designers/vendors organized and together, unpacking, organizing, and repacking all outfits made/brought by designer, knowing all models by name and recognition assigned to your designer. Designers are encouraged to use their designer assistants to help in any and all tasks necessary prior to, during, and following their runway show. 
• Marketing/Designer Coordinating/Hair&Beauty/Vendor Coordinating/Event Planning/ and many more areas that directly relate to the planning and execution of Columbia Fashion Week events. ​ ​

Internship Opportunities

• Internship (4 available): (Must be able to commit to an 8 month internship)
  • Fashion Assistant
  • Graphic Design
  • Marketing/Mass Communications
  • Media (Photography/Videography)
    • ​Benefits:
      • Coordinator Role
      • Real-World job experience
      • Flexible work schedule
      • Opportunity to receive stipend at end of internship
      • Opportunity to grow with brand
      • ​Secure good references and recommendations
      • Build a strong resume
      • Create a professional network
      • Help guide career goals
      • Mentorship
      • Access to a variety of tasks and departments
      • Gain research experience
      • Build Confidence