Summer 'Intern - Interior Design

Job Category: Indiv Contributor-Hrly (Intern)

At Welltower,we’retransforming how the world thinks about senior living and wellness-focused real estate. As a global leader in residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure, we create vibrant, purpose-driven communities where housing, healthcare, and hospitality converge. Our culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and endlessly ambitious—guided by our mantra:

The only easy day was yesterday.

We’relooking for bold, independent thinkers who thrive on challenge, embrace complexity, and are driven to deliver long-term value. Every team member is empowered to think like an owner, innovate fearlessly, and lead from where they stand. Ifyou'repassionate about outcomes and inspired by the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare infrastructure, we want you on our best-in-class team.

We are seeking a Summer Interior Design Coordinator Intern to support Welltower’s West Coast Design team. This internship provides hands‑on exposure to large‑scale design projects for senior living residential real estate and will support projects from design development through installation and closeout. The intern will work closely with Catie Underhill and the broader Design team while gaining practical experience in sourcing, documentation, field coordination, vendor communication, and project execution.

This is a field‑based role requiring a home office and residence in Northern California or Southern California, with travel to properties within the assigned region as needed.

• Participate in and support the design team through all phases of multiple design projects, from design development through construction management and installation.
• Assist with sourcing furniture, fabrics, fixtures, and finishes in line with project needs, the design team’s vision, and project budget.
• Develop furniture, fabric, finish, and material studies for in‑house designers.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining finish schedules, specifications, furnishing budgets, product logs, and shop drawings.
• Coordinate with architects, contractors, vendors, and operator partners to support project execution.
• Assist with scheduling installations, field verification, and punch‑list completion.
• Attend and support design presentations, progress meetings, frame walks, installations, final walks, and follow‑up meetings.
• Maintain project documentation and records and assist with vendor invoice coordination and payment documentation.
• Build productive relationships with the Design team, design showrooms, vendors, consultants, and operator partners.
• Stay current with design trends, materials, building codes, regulations, and industry standards relevant to residential, hospitality, and commercial design.
• Use and continue developing proficiency in one or more of the following:
  AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop), Revit, Microsoft Office, Sketch Up, and Design Manager.
• Escalate project issues requiring design decisions to the Interior Design Manager.
• Assist the VP of Design and the broader Design team with special design projects as necessary.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, and responsibilities that are required of this employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This role may require regular travel (up to 50%) to properties throughout Northern and Southern California, as well as occasional travel to regional offices, design showrooms, vendor locations, and project installations as needed.

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program…