Interior Design Intern

Summary: The interior designer intern position supports project teams to plan, design, and produce documents, bid, and administer projects successfully. The interior designer performs diverse tasks on multiple projects and enthusiastically supports and communicates the firm's design philosophy in their daily work. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist in marketing efforts for interior design projects and other projects requiring interior design services.
• Collaborate with interiors team to carry out design concepts into interior form. Ability to convey these forms graphically through two and three dimensional drawings, models, renderings, etc. Revit design/drawing proficiency desirable.
• Assist in completion and coordination of selected areas of architectural “interior” documents through all phases or the project, contributing to program integrity and design intent.
• Exhibit a genuine customer-focused approach.
• Complete all work with the highest level of technical accuracy possible in conformance with DG standards.
• Seek out resources, mentors, benchmarking, trends, and market vision to develop expertise.
• Assist with schematic design, floor plan layouts, architectural renderings
• Active participation and coordination in programming, program analysis, space planning, interior design spatial issues, FF&E, signage and graphics, lighting and other interior elements.
• Work closely with team members, Code and ADA resources, Cost Estimator, etc. to achieve a design solution which meets all required criteria within the scope of the project.
• Miscellaneous other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Currently seeking a Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) from four-year college or university (Interior Design/Architecture)
• Participation in an active career path towards NCIDQ
• Working knowledge of the latest software including Revit, Adobe Creative Suites (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), Design software and Microsoft Excel.
• Perform professional duties with a high level of team collaboration to achieve excellence.
• Competent technical solutions to creative conceptual designs.
• Strong attitude towards personal and professional development as well as teamwork.
• Willingness to seek out, understand, and promote industry "best practice."
• Demonstrated ability to initiate and develop design concepts into interior form.  Ability to convey these forms graphically through two and three dimensional drawings, models, renderings, etc.
• Effective communication and presentation skills with an ability to explain and substantiate design concepts.
• Working knowledge of furniture and equipment systems that impact spatial configuration.