Ethical Sustainable Artisan Product Design Volunteer

As Awamaki looks to the future and how climate change will affect our Andean partner communities, we are seeking to adapt our product development to focus on using climate-resistant, waste or recycled materials in our new products. This position will support this goal.

In this role, you will:

• Experiment with nontraditional materials and developing new products alongside the artisans
• Learn about climate-threatened materials in the Andes and experiment with replacement materials
• With our team, develop ideas for new products that use climate-resistant materials, or help select from existing ideas
• Support product development with market research
• With the artisans, create and refine samples to test new items in our brick-and-mortar store in Peru, and also in our online store

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

An ideal candidate for this position would possess the following qualities:

• Significant experience working in design and production, especially sustainable and ethical design, or equivalent coursework or degree
• Spanish and English proficiency preferred

COMPENSATION

Complete fee waiver plus room and board assistance is available for this position.

ABOUT AWAMAKI

Awamaki is a community-driven social enterprise working in deep collaboration with Quechua artisans. Together we create grassroots programs to support and grow women-led cooperatives through heritage textiles, market access, and sustainable tourism.