What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2026 Summer Intern - Part Time position at IA Interior Architects?
IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.
Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for a 2026 Summer Intern (Part-Time) for our Austin, TX Studio. The Intern, while working under direct supervision, provides general administrative support for the office.
This position is a part-time position, working approximately 18 hours per week.
Responsibilities:
- Processes expense reports
- Assists with phone support - answers and routes incoming calls.
- Greets office visitors
- Maintains materials resource library - sorting and organizing material samples, corresponding with vendors, and managing inventory
- Handles incoming and outgoing mail and deliveries
- Answers routine correspondence
- Establishes and maintains files
- Ensures office brand maintenance and cleaning meeting rooms and kitchen
- Ordering of office supplies
- Assists with program, special projects as needed
- Assists in planning office-wide events, holiday parties, etc.
- Assists in coordinating and scheduling meetings, including A/V set-up
- Completes other administrative duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma
- 1 year in a professional office environment; accounting experience a plus
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Proficient in MS Office Suite
- Intermediate verbal and written communication skills
- Intermediate phone and customer service skills
- Proven ability to perform a diverse array of functions
- Proven ability to multi-task
- A working knowledge of the Google suite of tools (Meet, Drive, Gmail, Slides, etc.)