Sustainable Fashion Accessory Designer & Seamstress: Paid Internship, 80% remote.

**Positions available from 5 hours a week up to 30 hours a week. Can start now or in the summer* 


Join one of the fastest growing fashion startups in Dallas! CuffedUp is an accessory company that focuses on all things cuffs. Our current product, the Cuff Roll, keeps sleeves rolled & cuffed. 


We’re launching new accessories that are handmade entirely out of recycled fabrics. We are looking for students to help us conceptualize designs & produce our accessories. 


This is a great opportunity to build credibility as a designer, boost your portfolio, learn the operations of a fashion business & have experience creating & launching real life products. 


Benefits to you:

  • Opportunity to give input and suggest ideas to improve current designs
  • Opportunity to explore new designs & pitch them to the founders
  • Learn the operations of a fashion business: executing production timeline, helping us source materials and produce items according to target margins.
  • Have your designs listed for sale on our website featuring you as the creator!

What we’re looking for:

  •  who have excellent technical sewing skills, and are eager to be involved in our product development process
  • Individuals who are excited to work in a startup environment. Most of your work will be producing the accessories according to our current template & working with the founders to come up with new designs based on market trends. 
  • Fast workers who are   self- accountable: most of your work will be done on your own time/remote. 

Technical skills needed:

  • Expert in using a sewing machine & following templates
  • Ability to work quickly
  • Suggest production techniques for efficient manufacturing 
  • Graduate and undergraduate accepted


About CuffedUp

At CuffedUp, we care about two things:

  1. Making it easier for you to get ready and feel confident in your clothes
  2. Building a better, more sustainable world of fashion for the future

Since launching just over a year ago, CuffedUp has been sold in hundreds of stores, including at high fashion powerhouses like Stanley Korshak. We’ve been featured by Veronica Beard, Real Simple, RewardStyle, Good Morning Texas, & more. We’ve done collaborations with brands including J. Crew & Theory. We’re the youngest startup ever to work with the Harmon Brothers, the digital marketing masterminds behind Squatty Potty, Poo-Pourri, & Purple Mattress. 


Payment: 

Hourly rates will be based on experience (graduate vs undergraduate). Ranges vary between $8.50-$13/hr. If you have an extensive commute to meet with us, we will cover a gas card for you. 


To apply:

Email maggie@cuffedup.com with your resume & why you’re passionate about working for a fast-paced startup. Include 3-5 pictures with brief descriptions of items you’ve designed and produced yourself. If we like what we see, we’ll set up a call and send instructions for a small test project (takes less than 1 hr!) to make sure your skills are the right fit. 




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