Summer Design Intern
SLA’s paid summer design internship offers mentorship, hands-on experience, and meaningful design work with two rural Iowa communities.
Please do not apply on Handshake. Email your design portfolio, resume, and references to Senior Associate, Alex Priest: alex @ seelman.land (no spaces)
Preferred Skills
–Strong Work Ethic
–Desire to Learn
–Adaptable
–Adobe Creative Suite
–SketchUp, Lumion
–Strong Visual & Written Communication
–Comfortable with Public Speaking
–Photography
–AI
We’re Looking for Students in:
–Landscape Architecture
–Architecture
–Urban Design
–Other Relevant Disciplines
Internship Details
–Work directly with Landscape Architects
–Work with Rural Iowa Communities
–Community Visioning Workshops
–Graphics & Visual Storytelling
–SketchUp & 3D Studies
–Public Presentations
–Site Research & Analysis
–Site Visits & Site Photography
–Work on other SLA projects
–Social Media
–Writing
–Precedent Research in Chicago
–$20/hour, 20–30 hrs/week
–Internship: April/May–Aug/Sept
–Paid Site Visits to Iowa (monthly)
–Personal Laptop Required
–SLA is Located in Cedar Rapids & Chicago
–Chicago-based Applicants Preferred
–Hybrid Work Options Available (not fully remote)
–No Housing Provided
–Chicago Subletting Support Available
–No Visa Support Provided