Interior Design Internship

Job Description

About Company:

Lensa is a U.S. career site that helps job seekers discover job opportunities. Lensa promotes jobs on behalf of its clients, which include employers, recruitment agencies, and marketing partners. Olson Kundig is the company offering the internship.

Job Description:

Olson Kundig is offering a six-month paid Interior Design Internship Program to interior design students and graduates from around the world. The program aims to provide experience and exposure to the many facets of the interior design practice.

Responsibilities:

Interns will support Interior Designers and Architects with all aspects of project work, including:

• Assisting project teams in different phases of projects.
• Utilizing skills in Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, or hand sketching to produce working and presentation drawings.
• Assisting with research and selection of furniture and finishes.
• Attending construction site visits, in-office speaker series, weekly design critiques, and Interiors Studio meetings.
• Meeting vendors, organizing and attending vendor presentations, and maintaining the sample library.
• Sample Library: Organize and update information and price lists including filing and returning samples, maintaining electronic library, database, and physical samples
• Create floor plans, furniture plans by Revit (and AutoCAD).
• Capable of hand sketching/coloring 3-dimensional images of interiors and furniture.
• Conduct research for materials, furniture, and photographic images, through hardcopy and on-line website searches.
• Download and edit images and files from websites, catalogs, and websites for use in Revit, Photoshop, or InDesign presentations.
• Administrative duties: Updating and filing paperwork, organizing client files, preparing transmittals, packaging and mailing samples/correspondence.
• Vendor communication: telephone and face to face meetings with sales representatives or showrooms, researching pricing, spec sheets, stock checks, etc.
• Assist with errands: Pick-up/deliver between various locations and Olson Kundig’s office (e.g. picking up samples, mock-ups, etc.).

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design or currently enrolled college student working toward obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, preferably from a CIDA accredited program.
• Interest in a career in interior design.
• Strong user of Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), and Windows-based software solutions.
• Strong conceptual, communication, and organizational skills.
• General knowledge of current furniture, material, and building finish products.
• Knowledge in LEED requirements a plus.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Capable of lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Capable of climbing, standing, and working on a 6’-0” ladder.

Additional Information:

• Interns from countries outside the U.S. are responsible for obtaining the necessary paperwork to work in the U.S., though the firm will provide a letter stating its offer of employment.
• Olson Kundig is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The hiring range for this position in Seattle is $25.75/hour.

How to Apply:

Candidates must complete an online application, attaching an electronic cover letter, resume, and a portfolio illustrating samples of their best work (no larger than 8MB, uploaded as a compressed PDF). No phone calls. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.