Planning Intern Jobs

ABOUT WATG

WATG is the world’s preeminent destination and hospitality design firm. We are employee-owned, 76 years young and home to nearly 400 creative, globe-trotting professionals located remotely and in our offices in California, New York, London, Singapore, and Shanghai.

We are known for our signature ‘people and planet first’ approach to design, applying a hospitality ethos to developments of all shapes and sizes. We offer everything from initial feasibility studies through to the finishing touches and we are one of only a small number of design firms globally that operate as an integrated, multidisciplinary practice. Along with our interior design studio, Wimberly Interiors, we specialize in hospitality, gaming + entertainment, urban + mixed-use, and high-end residential design.

The Irvine location of WATG seeks a Planning Intern.

ROLE

You will work with planners, architects, and other design team members on tasks and assignments to gain professional experience in a variety of resort, residential, and urban planning and design projects. You will also provide essential design and technical support to members of the team and assist with the preparation and updating of project deliverables. In your role, you will research, develop concept design, prepare documentation, drawings and sketches, and complete general administrative tasks for the Studio.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works on planning projects as a collaborative member of a design team, participating in drafting, design development, and design charrettes to help define strategic goals for clients, large or small
• Assists with research for various planning projects and may conduct fieldwork
• Builds study and presentation models
• Receives hands-on learning and collaborates with designers, planners, architects, and other team members to plan, design, develop, and gain real-world experience
• Produces and updates graphic presentations, renderings, and technical drawings
• Supports project procedures, such as information organization, storage and retrieval
• May produce hand sketches to communicate design concepts

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

• Completed third year of an undergraduate program or first year of a graduate program and is returning to the program post-internship
• Experience in MS Office, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, SketchUp, and GIS preferred
• Freehand sketching skills desired
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Urban Design, Planning or related program

JOB INFORMATION

• Job type: Full-time
• Pay: $16.00-$20.00 per hour

• Please include a copy of your portfolio with your resume.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer