Student Internship - Design Strategy - Summer 2024 - New York

Gensler

Jan 5

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Starts on Jun 03
Summer Internship
Design
New York City

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Business, Real Estate, Information Design or Transdisciplinary Design Program
You have completed your third year of an undergraduate program or first year of a graduate program and are returning to your program post-internship. This internship is not for recent graduates
Possess outstanding strategic, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
Comfort in a fast-paced, dynamic, open, collaborative environment and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
Strong InDesign, Illustrator, and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) skills
Revit experience is a plus
Interest in business strategy, business innovation and transformation, and/or workplace planning and design.
Your Additional Characteristics:
Demonstrated leadership ability in school and/or community
Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
Strong verbal, written, and graphic communication skills
Resourceful, self-motivated, enthusiastic team player
Outstanding analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
Submit an online application including a resume and portfolio in PDF form. If you choose to submit a link to an online portfolio, you must make sure it is not password protected and that it contains a resume, cover letter, and work samples. Submissions made in Microsoft Word and/or without work samples will not be considered.

Responsibilities

Working across a range of client industries and services, primary responsibilities will include end-user research, secondary research, production of client deliverables, programming, design standards development, and change management communications. Our Strategy Studio has expertise spanning workplace strategy, experience strategy, change management, programming, real estate positioning, portfolio analysis, master planning, innovation consulting, design guidelines, and web tool development.
Assist in planning and performing user research and data collection activities
Workshop and presentation preparation and facilitation support
Information synthesis to translate findings into implications and direction for design, occupancy, workplace performance, and/or workplace experience.
Diagramming, data analysis, and visualization, including experience journey mapping and development of work style or other end-user behavior profiles
Space programming
Storyboarding, cartooning presentations, and development of communications
Developing design concept diagrams

Gensler

Shaping the future of cities by enhancing the human experience.

Real Estate

Industry

1001-5000

Employees

1965

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 53 locations and more than 7,000 professionals networked across the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Founded in 1965, the firm works globally with more than 4,000 clients across more than 29 practice areas spanning the work, lifestyle, community, and health sectors. Everything we do is guided by our mission: To create a better world through the power of design. We believe the power of design can spark positive change and create a future that promotes equity, resilience, and wellbeing for everyone. Gensler was named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2020, 2019, 2017 and 2016, and our award-winning culture has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2021. Our people-first philosophy is centered on the core ideas of diversity empowerment, impact, community, respect, and growth.