2026 Summer Internship - Design Strategies (Boston)

Sasaki Associates•Boston, MA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you an enthusiastic student with big ideas for the built environment? Are you looking for a chance to work with an interdisciplinary team of designers and tackle some of the world s most interesting planning and design challenges? Apply now for an internship at Sasaki! Sasaki interns get hands-on experience, develop valuable professional connections, and gain a deep understanding of how a leading firm operates and innovates. While roles and responsibilities range based on project work at the time, interns can expect to further their working knowledge of design inspiration and iteration, technology, and best practices. Interns will be a part of project teams delivering real-world solutions to clients. An internship with Sasaki offers an invaluable opportunity for professional growth as well as a fun and memorable summer experience. When you work at Sasaki, you sign up to work alongside a diverse group of design professionals who are deeply committed to improving the world through design. We are proud of both the work and the culture we continuously cultivate here, supported by everyone's diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and interests. Sasaki is one of the leading multi-disciplinary design firms in the world, with 300+ employees based primarily in Boston and over 800 awards for excellence in our architecture, landscape architecture, and planning and urban design practices. Strategies interns will be located in Sasaki s Boston or Denver office. Please signify your preference in your cover letter. As a Strategies intern, you will join our small team of Product and UX Designers, Software Developers, Data and Spatial Analysts. The Sasaki Strategies team addresses issues like urban equity, climate and ecological analysis through innovative tech tools and solutions. Your involvement will depend on our primary activities over the summer. You will help out on software development sprints, user research, UI + UX design; data visualization and analysis; and learning about our existing suite of tools and applying our tools on design projects. Candidates must either have completed or be in the process of obtaining a bachelor s degree. While we have only one internship position, we will consider candidates with a variety of skills and focus areas. The role is multifaceted and can be adapted to get the most out of the skills you bring (you are not expected to be able to perform all tasks listed below).

Requirements

Candidates must either have completed or be in the process of obtaining a bachelor s degree.
All years/classes (undergraduate and postgraduate) are encouraged to apply - including recently graduated and masters students
Resume
Portfolio/Work Samples
One faculty letter of recommendation (sent to: [email protected] )
Brief, one page explanation of goals and expectations for internship