Interior Design Intern –Tampa, FL
Do you have an eye for design? Do you get excited about using both the creative and analytical parts of your brain? Do you want to take that creativity and work for a World-Class organization?
Then apply today to our Design Team at Ashley Furniture – the World’s Largest Furniture Manufacturer!
Our in-house designers and engineers react quickly to consumer tastes and have conquered the ability to make style and selection affordable. Talented and ambitious, they travel the world to gain an understanding of the latest trends and discover emerging materials, constructions, and technologies.
Interior Design Intern –Tampa, FL
What Will You Do?
As an intern with Ashley, you will be getting real-world, hands-on experience. In our Store Design world, you will be working with our Interior Designers on construction and merchandising plans for Ashley stores! Our primary mission is to design and remodel Ashley retail locations, inspire our customers with visual displays, and create and maintain design standards for the Ashley brand. The team accomplishes this large mission through creating full sets of construction and merchandise documents, project management, budget valuation, construction site visits, procurement, and on-site visual accessorizing/display creation. We collaborate with many internal and external teams, determine process, and design improvements, and implement measures to grow the Ashley brand for all retail project types. You will develop design documents, presentations, and cost estimates for assigned projects that meet the company’s brand and construction principles. Building relationships with clients, you will develop custom building plans as defined by the client and international building guidelines and practices. Come help us design our next Ashley Home Store!
What Do You Need?
- Pursuing a degree in Interior Design or similar field, or equivalent work experience, Required
- Knowledge of interior design concepts and industry practices including color theory, space, lighting, and floor planning
- A passion for design and a desire to learn!
Who Are We?
- We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits.
- We are a multi-billion-dollar company and the largest manufacturer of furniture in the world and offer one of the industry’s broadest product assortments at over 20,000 storefronts in 123 countries.
- Growth-Focused is one of our core values, and we are dedicated to helping you grow with us through training, mentoring, and coaching as well as investing in the latest design tools, production equipment and new technologies.
- Environmental efforts are a priority as we continually seek to recycle, reuse, and replenish every day.
- Millions of dollars are contributed annually to local and national charities as we seek to improve the lives of people around the world.
We are an equal opportunity employer and provide a drug-free working environment. While Ashley appreciates the interest of all candidates only those meeting specific position requirements may be contacted. Principals only.