Jun 23, 2013

We are looking for interns - from anywhere in the world.

For new comers, I'll come straight to the point.

HOMETOWN makes high-end leather footwear for men. We're based in Lahore, Pakistan and are a year old startup. Our idea is to help Pakistani craftsmen make great products and sell in a remarkable way. We combine craftsmanship, story-telling and technology. We believe in keeping humanity into our business, therefore we ask for help when we need it. This is where you come, and will spend two months with a diverse group of  people.

The positions available are mentioned below. Ideally, we are looking for college students or dropouts who can work from home / campus at least for three days a week. The candidates should be able to work quickly, efficiently and without much supervision.

This is an unpaid internship, but we believe in freedom of work and ideas. So if you're passionate about working in a startup / social enterprise in the below mentioned areas, do come. You'll get valuable skills, experience and networking. Please take 5 min to know about Hometown Story, why we write a handwritten letter, how we started from a small town of Pakistan and made it to places like Acumen, and receive testimonials from our customers like these.

1. Leather Shoes / Accessories Designer:

You'll work with our design team, give feedback on upcoming collection of shoes and leather accessories.

2. Designer

You will shape the future of Hometown. Designer will work with almost everyone in our small team, from craftsmen to founders to customers. We're not looking for someone who's design starts and ends in Photoshop. Instead someone who starts from notebook, and willing to do it differently and learn from customers' feedback.

3. Front End Developer

We're re-vamping our web strategy. You'll help us design our platforms for stories and shopping portal by working along our developer.

4. Story Teller

Story telling is an ingredient part of the kind of brand we're trying to build. As a story teller, you'll make sure story of our team, customers are part of our all messages. You'll review the content of our new website, build the content strategy and help the word out.


To apply, send a brief note of interest along with your work sample / résumé at bolo@hometownshoes.com by June 30th.