What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 Summer Intern - Interior Design position at Ghafari Associates?
Job Description
General Summary
The internship is designed to provide hands-on experience in the field of interior design, allowing candidates to develop skills and contribute to real-world projects. The ideal candidate is passionate about design, detail-oriented, and eager to learn in a collaborative and creative environment. The Interior Design Intern, with overall supervision from the Director of Design and day-to-day supervision from the Project Manager and/or Project Designer, assists in executing office and project-related design and technical tasks of simple to moderate complexity with a particular focus on interior design.
Essential Job Functions
Employment Qualifications:
Continuously rated a Top Workplace to Work, Crain’s Cool Place to Work, and a Best and Brightest company to work for in the US, Ghafari has made a name for itself through our culture, employee benefits, and portfolio of projects.
Over a quarter of Ghafari employees have diverse identities that are championed by our growing approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Ghafari supports hybrid and in-office work environments.
Through career mapping, Ghafari employees are encouraged to seek licensure, coached for knowledge growth, and provided opportunities for management and mentorship roles if interested. Our robust internship program recognizes undergraduate and graduate students from across the world, having an over 90% success rate of hiring our interns after graduation.
Join our team and work on forward-thinking projects all around the world. Ghafari’s global reach creates an environment where individuals can build professional relationships while building sustainable and cutting-edge facilities. Are you ready to take that leap? Apply Now!
Ghafari Associates, LLC Is An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer And Is Committed To Providing Reasonable Accommodations To Individuals With Disabilities In The Employment Application Process. If You Need An Accommodation Due To a Disability In Order To Use Our Online System To Apply For a Position At Ghafari Associates, LLC, You May Apply For Positions In The Following Ways
Connect to our job portal (https://ghafari.jobs)
By fax at 313.436.8624; Attn: Human Resources
By mail at 17101 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126; Attn: Human Resources
In person at 17101 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126.
By email at hr@ghafari.com
If there are any questions or additional accommodations that are required, please contact 313.441.3000 for assistance.
It is Ghafari Associates, LLC’s policy not to discriminate in its employment and personnel practices because of a person’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, weight, height, marital, pregnancy or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, status as a qualified individual with a disability or a protected veteran, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance.
General Summary
The internship is designed to provide hands-on experience in the field of interior design, allowing candidates to develop skills and contribute to real-world projects. The ideal candidate is passionate about design, detail-oriented, and eager to learn in a collaborative and creative environment. The Interior Design Intern, with overall supervision from the Director of Design and day-to-day supervision from the Project Manager and/or Project Designer, assists in executing office and project-related design and technical tasks of simple to moderate complexity with a particular focus on interior design.
Essential Job Functions
- Assist in curation and maintenance of the material library. Including but not limited to contact with vendors for material updates, sample replacement, and organizing and filing of samples.
- Assist in the creation of mood boards, color schemes, and materials palettes for projects.
- Support project teams through sample procurement, preparation of sample binders, and project archiving.
- Support the team in the selection of furniture systems and ancillary furnishings and accessories.
- Conduct research on design trends, materials, and products to enhance project innovation.
- Assist in developing space planning concepts and generating program documents under the guidance of the Project Manager and/or Project Designer.
- Possess/demonstrate communication skills to work with all assigned project team members and motivated to engage and ask questions.
- Assist in preparing presentations, conceptual drawings, sketches and/or 3d images/renderings based on the candidate's proficiency, skill, and knowledge of design and design tools.
- Stay updated on industry standards and best practices in interior design.
- Perform related interior design duties as assigned.
Employment Qualifications:
- Currently a student working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture or Interior Design. Students should have completed at least (2) years of classes.
- Familiarity with design programs such as Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, SketchUp/Enscape, Twin Motion is helpful, but not required.
- Familiarity with Bluebeam Revu, Autodesk BIM 360 and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) is helpful, but not required.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team and take initiative on individual tasks.
- Strong attention to detail and time management.
Continuously rated a Top Workplace to Work, Crain’s Cool Place to Work, and a Best and Brightest company to work for in the US, Ghafari has made a name for itself through our culture, employee benefits, and portfolio of projects.
Over a quarter of Ghafari employees have diverse identities that are championed by our growing approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Ghafari supports hybrid and in-office work environments.
Through career mapping, Ghafari employees are encouraged to seek licensure, coached for knowledge growth, and provided opportunities for management and mentorship roles if interested. Our robust internship program recognizes undergraduate and graduate students from across the world, having an over 90% success rate of hiring our interns after graduation.
Join our team and work on forward-thinking projects all around the world. Ghafari’s global reach creates an environment where individuals can build professional relationships while building sustainable and cutting-edge facilities. Are you ready to take that leap? Apply Now!
Ghafari Associates, LLC Is An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer And Is Committed To Providing Reasonable Accommodations To Individuals With Disabilities In The Employment Application Process. If You Need An Accommodation Due To a Disability In Order To Use Our Online System To Apply For a Position At Ghafari Associates, LLC, You May Apply For Positions In The Following Ways
Connect to our job portal (https://ghafari.jobs)
By fax at 313.436.8624; Attn: Human Resources
By mail at 17101 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126; Attn: Human Resources
In person at 17101 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126.
By email at hr@ghafari.com
If there are any questions or additional accommodations that are required, please contact 313.441.3000 for assistance.
It is Ghafari Associates, LLC’s policy not to discriminate in its employment and personnel practices because of a person’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, weight, height, marital, pregnancy or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, status as a qualified individual with a disability or a protected veteran, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance.
