Student Side Hustle — FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), NYC
Chelsea and Midtown are not easy places to live as a student. The Fashion Institute of Technology sits right at 27th and Seventh Avenue — surrounded by some of the most expensive real estate in New York.
A lot of FIT students are already working. Retail jobs at nearby stores. Sample sales. Styling gigs. Part-time work in showrooms. You know how to show up and get things done.
Here's something that earns without leaving your apartment. Shift pays $20/hr to record everyday tasks at home — cooking, cleaning, laundry, errands. No interview. No fixed shifts. Two hours a day = $1,200/month.
Why Shift works for FIT students
Fashion school is time-intensive. Late nights in the studio. Early call times. Fittings, presentations, deadlines. You already don't have a lot of free time.
Shift earns in the time you do have — at home, doing what you're already doing. It doesn't compete with your studio hours. It fills the in-between time: making dinner, cleaning up, running to the store.
Many FIT students live near campus in Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, or Brooklyn. Others commute from Queens or the Bronx. Wherever you live is your recording location. Small apartment or shared room — both count.
Retail hours are limited and the pay is flat. Shift earns more per hour than most floor jobs, and you set your own hours.
What to record
- Cooking a meal — Anything you make at home. Record the process fully.
- Cleaning your apartment — Bedroom, bathroom, kitchen. Short sessions count.
- Laundry — Sort, wash, fold, put away. The full routine earns.
- Grocery or errand runs — Record the trip out and back.
- Organizing your space — Clothes, accessories, shelves. Fashion students organize a lot.
What you can earn
$20 an hour. Two hours a day, five days a week. $1,200 at the end of the month.
That's rent help. That's groceries. That's not having to pick up an extra retail shift when you'd rather sleep.
How to get started
- Apply at shift.com/apply. No interview, no styling portfolio.
- Download the app and complete your profile.
- Record your next home task — a meal, a clean, a grocery run.
The skills you're building at FIT are about attention to detail and following through. Shift just asks for the same thing — show up at home, do the task, record it.
Apply now and start earning this week.