About the role
Position Overview:
The Design Intern will be an important part of our integrated design process and will engage in a well-rounded, seasonal role that provides exposure to all elements of the interior design process. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to progressively hold more responsibility for assignments for a variety of design projects.
Potential Responsibilities & Opportunities:
Project Work & Project Team Support
- Actively listen to project calls/meeting and presentations
- Assist with Adobe CC files for design presentations (post-production work, labeling, image spacing and final touches)
- Assist with gathering material palettes, labeling physical samples
- Assist with in-studio presentation set up for client meetings
Interior Design & Architecture: Construction Documents & Technology
- Assist with Revit/AutoCAD construction documentation/redlines
- Modeling of custom millwork and casegoods in Revit and/or sketchup for CDs and FFE Specs
- Assist with maintaining Curioso’s digital libraries of models/families for Revit/Sketchup
- Build and test technical templates and tools to assist in design processes
- Work alongside design leads on detailing/drafting construction details
Vendor Communications + FFE
- Assist with vendor coordination and communication (ordering samples, product questions/inquiries)
- Assist with material library maintenance and organization (requires in-studio time)
- Research and explore new vendors/new products relevant to projects
- Work alongside design leads on detailing/drafting custom FFE pieces
- Assist with FFE spec writing through shell specs and compose simple furniture specifications
Qualifications:
- Motivation and desire to work on challenging projects in a creative work environment
- Strengths in conceptual design, narrative/storytelling, and communication skills are desired
- Technical excellence and understanding of construction documentation composition are desired
- A degree from a CIDA-accredited Interior Design program is encouraged
- Proficiency in Revit is a required
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Sketchup is encouraged
- Knowledge of rendering software like Enscape or Lumion is encouraged