Fung Group

Trend Research & Forecasting Intern

Fung Group  •  New York (Hybrid)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Are you a movement maker? Are you seeking new and exciting career opportunities?

Here is what you need to know about the job:

Are you a movement maker? Are you seeking new and exciting career opportunities?

Here is what you need to know about the job:

Supporting the Global Creative & Trend team in identifying what is next in fashion through research into emerging consumer behaviors, macro trends, cultural movements, and evolving street and social style Contributing trend insights that help shape future knitwear collections for leading global brands. Creating compelling visual stories, trend reports, mood boards, and seasonal concepts while supporting the team throughout the forecasting and creative development process.

Locations:New York

Work Arrangement: Hybrid | Part-time

Compensation:US$17 | Eligible for School Credit

Duration: 12 Months

What You'll Do

Trend Research & Cultural Insights

  • Research macro fashion, lifestyle, and consumer trends

  • Monitor cultural shifts, emerging behaviors, and social influences

  • Identifyemerging brands, designers, creators, and trend movements

  • Stay connected across fashion, design, culture, technology, and entertainment

Trend Scouting

  • Scout retail, street style, fashion weeks, and social and digital platforms

  • Conduct in-store and online trend research

  • Track emerging color, silhouette, texture, and knitwear directions

Visual Storytelling & Content Creation

  • Create trend reports, mood boards, social content, and seasonal concept presentations

  • Translate research into clear and compelling visual stories using Canva

  • Create AI-generated concept imagery using tools such as ChatGPT and Claude

  • Support concept development and seasonal creative narratives

Collaboration & Presentation

  • Present research, insights, and ideas confidently to the wider creative team

  • Contribute to trend forecasting for future knitwear collections

  • Collaborate with the Global Creative & Trend team throughout the creative process

What We're Looking For

  • A strong passion for fashion, trends, and consumer culture

  • Natural curiosity and a strong point of view

  • A genuine eye foridentifyingwhat is next

  • Strong designsensibility and visual taste

  • A positive, proactive, and collaborative approach

  • Confidence in presenting and communicating ideas

  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills

  • A self-motivated, dependable, and detail-oriented work style

  • Excitement about innovation, AI, and the future of creative work

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a degree in Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing, Trend Forecasting, Textile Design, or a related discipline

  • Strong interest in trend forecasting, fashion, retail, and consumer behavior

  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or Microsoft Office is beneficial

  • Interest in learning AI tools, including ChatGPT and Claude

  • Knowledge of knitwear is a plus but notrequired

What You'll Gain

  • Direct mentorship from our Global Creative & Trend Strategy Lead

  • Hands-on experience forecasting trends for international fashion brands

  • Exposure to the full creative process, from cultural insights to product inspiration

  • Opportunities to develop presentation and visual storytelling skills through real project work

  • Practical experience using AI creative tools within a modern, forward-thinking workflow

  • A flexible and collaborative environment where curiosity, creativity, and initiative are valued

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If this sounds like you, Apply Now!

As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and/or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

If this sounds like you, Apply Now!

As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and/or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

Fung Group

About Fung Group

Fung Holdings (1937) Limited is a privately-held business entity headquartered in Hong Kong and the major shareholder of the Fung Group of companies whose diverse businesses operate across the entire global supply chain for consumer goods including trading, logistics, distribution and retail.

We have a rich history and heritage in export trading and global supply chain management that dates back to 1906 and traces the story of how Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta emerged as one of the world’s foremost manufacturing and trading regions.

The Fung Group has been leading our businesses through periods of change and transformation. Our commitment to create value for our customers and business partners is at the core of what we do. With an innovative mindset we are firmly focused on advancing new, disruptive technologies shaping the future of supply chains, continuously exploring new opportunities for business growth through strategic innovation in retailing, new products, services or markets.

Beyond the Fung Group of companies, we’re part of a larger group network that has invested in companies with the potential to transform or disrupt the future of retail, supply chain and logistics. Our strategic partnerships span luxury retail, medical, food manufacturing, supply chain technology, and are rooted in a shared vision of innovating for the future.

Our knowledge and research capabilities enable and empower our people with the skills, expertise and insight needed to continually learn, change and adapt in a disruptive world. Together with our non-profit organizations, we aim to make a difference in the communities where we live and work, with an aspiration to improve the lives of a billion people in the supply chain, starting with our own.

We have 34,000 people working across more than 350 locations in over 40 different markets worldwide.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Hong Kong, HK
Year Founded
Unknown
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