Designer Expert
Skills Needed
Estimated Workload
Full-Time (>30h/week)
Role
Pro Bono Consultant
Language Proficiencies
You must be able to speak English, Spanish.
When Can You Start?
The ideal start date for this project is as soon as possible.
Project Duration
The estimated duration of this project is 2 weeks.
Benefits
Meals
Accommodation
Project Details
Description and Impact
Our organization empowers women's artisan cooperatives, providing skills-building workshops and access to the market through our Fair Trade Store in town, thereby allowing women to earn a reliable income. Our Sustainable Tourism Program works to connect women, families and the rural poor with the economic opportunities that tourism brings.
We are looking for an individual who is passionate and has extensive experience in designing knitwear or woven goods. The goal of this opportunity is to improve the design and diversify types of products made by the cooperatives in order to increase the sales made by in store purchases. The work will involve sketching by hand, pattern development, and researching the current trends in colors and shapes.
Dates are flexible. Experteers typically come for 2-4 weeks, but longer positions are available depending on the project.
Deliverables
Some of the desired results are an increased foot traffic in the store, increased sales of products and tours, an increase in customer engagement
We Provide These Local Benefits
Benefits Overview
- Accommodations
- Learning Opportunity
- Meal Stipend
- Good For Groups
- Good For Families
Accommodation
For Kering Group employees, accommodation will be provided close to the work location.
For all other applicants, you will need to find provide your own accommodation.
Learning Opportunity
The Experteer will have the chance to learn more about small, local and international non-profit work. They will also gain an understanding of fashion, production, and fine arts from its local and historical root.
Food Stipend
For Kering employees we will provide 3 meals a day.
For all other applicants, you will need to provide your own meals.
Additional Benefits
- We will provide local tourism information.
- We will also include a rural tourism day. The Experteer can accompany a group we already have going up to our weaving cooperative that lives up in the mountains above town.
- We will provide transportation to and from the airport
- The Experteer can walk from the house or homestay to the office, and any transport to project sites in other communities would be covered by us.