Interior Design Summer Intern

Come join our Boston studio! Ingenuity is embedded in the fabric of our practice, blurring traditional boundaries between disciplines. We take advantage of our city’s world-class academic institutions, actively seeking new perspectives for a fresh, dynamic atmosphere.

Design for life. Since 1935, we’ve been on a mission to create beautiful spaces that inspire. To respect and restore our natural world. To foster feelings of belonging and holistic well-being in the built environment. To relentlessly pursue knowledge and innovation. As the world grapples with increasingly complex social issues, climate challenges, and threats to biodiversity, we’re turning our aspirations into action.

Through a holistic approach we call Living Design, we treat every project as an opportunity to make the world a better, healthier place. It all starts with Living Design.

As an intern
, you will assist and work with BIM deliverables using Revit. You will participate in 3D modeling of buildings and building parts both in software (Sketch Up, Rhino 3D, etc.), as well as cardboard and other tactile media (3D printing). You will engage in design development with sketches and drawings, including participation in design reviews and charrettes as well as provide assistance throughout the building design process, including programming, preparation of design and construction documents, schematic design, design development and contract documents, model building, renderings and construction administration activities under routine guidance.

You will also provide marketing support as needed for presentations, proposals, and interviews.

• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Problem solving skills, attention to detail, and motivation to learn
• Collaborative and professional work ethic
• Proficiency in 3D modeling, 2D modeling, visualization, and graphic software

• Knowledge of Revit is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator preferred

• Student of interior design related majors

• This is a full-time, paid, 10-week summer internship program.
• Application submission deadline for the Boston internship program is March 20.
• Interviews for selected applicants will be held in March and April (via MS Teams or in-person).
• Internship offers to successful applicants will be made on a rolling basis. All offers will be made by mid-April.
• Internship program will begin on Mon, June 8 and will end on Fri, August 14.

We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair, and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidate’s qualifications including skill sets, education, experience and training, licensure and certifications credentials if applicable, and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees, including performance considerations for merit increases, job promotions, and transfer opportunities.

We additionally review our pay practices, conduct pay equity audits, and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement, the hourly rate for this position in Boston is between $23-$27 per hour.

At Perkins&Will we believe that inclusion spurs creativity and that innovation is born from an engaged culture of diverse people + ideas. By moving beyond barriers and stereotypes of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status; we are committed to building an organization that reflects the diversity of the communities and clients we serve.

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (“EEO”), which is part of the Company’s Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EOO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non‑discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law.

In some cases, local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.

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