What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern - Interior Design position at Ghafari Associates?
Job Description
This internship will be part-time hours during school semester and full-time hours during the summer break. This is an in-office position in Grand Rapids, MI.
General Summary
As an Interior Design Intern, you’ll be an active collaborator on our creative team, contributing to projects of all sizes while gaining hands-on experience, industry insight, and meaningful mentorship. You’ll jump into a wide range of responsibilities—including material sampling, palette development, conceptual design, space planning, documentation, design charrettes, and business support—working as a fully engaged and valued team member. This role is perfect for a driven, curious design student eager to learn, make an impact, and grow within a fast-paced professional environment. Ghafari is seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and enthusiastic learner who is excited to support the design process from concept through completion while working alongside our talented designers and professionals.
Essential Job Functions
Under the guidance of Senior Interior Designer or Project Manager:
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.
This internship will be part-time hours during school semester and full-time hours during the summer break. This is an in-office position in Grand Rapids, MI.
General Summary
As an Interior Design Intern, you’ll be an active collaborator on our creative team, contributing to projects of all sizes while gaining hands-on experience, industry insight, and meaningful mentorship. You’ll jump into a wide range of responsibilities—including material sampling, palette development, conceptual design, space planning, documentation, design charrettes, and business support—working as a fully engaged and valued team member. This role is perfect for a driven, curious design student eager to learn, make an impact, and grow within a fast-paced professional environment. Ghafari is seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and enthusiastic learner who is excited to support the design process from concept through completion while working alongside our talented designers and professionals.
Essential Job Functions
Under the guidance of Senior Interior Designer or Project Manager:
- Assisting design team throughout entire design process
- Collaborate in brainstorm sessions, and project team meetings
- Conduct programming efforts, space planning, and furniture layouts
- Assist in material, lighting, appliance, furniture, and accessory selection
- Assist within the Materials Library
- 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
- 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 classwork in an interior design-based program.
- Familiarity with design programs such as Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, SketchUp/Enscape, Twin Motion.
- 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 environment 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.