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Design Intern
Summer Thornton Design is seeking a summer/fall internship for the best & brightest recent graduates, students nearing graduation, & those considering a career transition. Some members of our team started as interns and were given the opportunity to join the team as a Design Assistant at the end of their internship.
Typical Intern Responsibilities:
- Maintaining resource materials library
- Pick-up & return product purchases & samples
- Prepare materials & organize presentations before client meetings
- Prepare proposals for product & labor
- Contact vendors for pricing & product
- If knowledgeable with AutoCad, Create 2D CAD elevations & floor plans
- Assist with project installations
- Assist Design Team with drawing & development of comprehensive design plans & construction drawing sets including sourcing, floorplans, elevations, etc
- Maintain strong relationships and communication with Design Assistants & outside vendors
- Office organization & tidying
- Other tasks to help the Design Team and Office Manager
- May require up to 10% travel out-of-state
Intern – Key Qualifications & Skills:
- Strong attention to detail & strong organizational skills
- Ability to problem-solve and seek solutions with limited supervisor direction
- Proactive self-starter – shows both initiative and detailed follow-through/completion
- Valid driver’s license & vehicle (& be comfortable driving in Chicago) preferred but not required
- 2D AUTOCAD skills preferred but not required
- Strong teamwork skills a necessity
- Bachelors Degree (or current enrollment nearing completion) with strong GPA. Interior Design or Architecture degree preferred but not required.
- Studio Webware experience a plus but not mandatory
SEND RESUME, PORTFOLIO, REFERENCES & AVAILABILITY TO [email protected]
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Interior Design Assistant / Interior Architecture Assistant
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist Designers in overseeing large-scale, long-term design projects from concept through installation for high-end residential and boutique hospitality projects
- Assist in the drawing & development of comprehensive design plans & construction drawing sets including sourcing, floorplans, elevations, etc
- Collaborate with outside consultants and project partners including Architects, General Contractors, Craftsmen, & more
- Maintain strong relationships and communication with Designers, Senior Designers and outside vendors
- Prepare proposals for product & labor
- Prepare materials & organize presentations before client meetings
- Design custom furniture, cabinetry, textiles and more to achieve the design vision
- Create finish schedules and coordinate construction with architects/builders
- Contact vendors for pricing & samples
- Organize materials for client presentations
- Assist with project installations
- Assist with photo shoots
- Capture photos for social media and internal documentation
- Office tidying & organization as well as resource library maintenance/organization
- Pick-up and return unused product & samples as required
- May require up to 20% travel out-of-state
- Seamlessly transition orders and contractor-management to Project Management group at firm
Key Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum 3 years (ideally 4-6 years) professional experience. Priority is typically given to those in a related field – interior design, architecture, product/furniture design, textile design, hospitality design, etc – though career changers may apply.
- Bachelors degree (or Masters)
- Strong 2D AUTOCAD & Photoshop experience preferred (or willingness to learn). Rendering, hand-sketching, and 3D skills a plus but not required.
- Ability to problem-solve, try new things, and seek solutions with limited supervisor direction
- Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to manage multiple projects with varying timelines and deliverables at once
- Teamwork & collaboration-minded
- Proactive self-starter – shows both initiative and detailed follow-through/completion
- Strong attention to detail & strong organizational skills
- Studio Webware experience a plus
- Must be talented, hard working, & nice
- Positive and fun, team player, utmost integrity, honesty, & no-drama/ego attitude a necessity
This is a Full-Time, in-office position in our Lincoln Park/Chicago office. Relocation assistance is possible for the right candidate.
SEND RESUME, PORTFOLIO & REFERENCES TO: [email protected]
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