Design Intern

Atmosphere Commercial Interiors LLC • Madison, WI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Atmosphere Commercial Interiors is seeking a Design Intern to provide hands-on design support to internal teams, including designers and sales professionals, within a fast-paced commercial furniture dealership. The intern will assist in the organization and maintenance of the resource library, ensuring materials, finishes, and product information are current and easily accessible. This role offers the opportunity to participate in vendor presentations and internal meetings to gain exposure to new products, trends, and industry insights. Additionally, the intern will shadow design and sales team members during client meetings and site visits to observe the full project lifecycle, from initial consultation through final implementation, and gain real-world experience in client interaction and solution development. Atmosphere Commercial Interiors is one of the nation’s largest commercial furnishings providers, creating engaging and inspiring spaces tailored to clients' needs and business goals across various environments. As part of Omni Workspace, Atmosphere combines local market expertise with national scale to deliver innovative solutions.

Requirements

• Junior or Senior Interior Design Student in four-year CIDA accredited program
• Coursework or experience related to above job responsibilities

Nice To Haves

• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to tailor message across a variety of audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills; develops and maintains positive relationships internally and externally.
• Strong team player.
• Strong self discipline and motivation.
• Shows initiative, takes responsibility for work and actions, high level of integrity.
• Self-directed, learns and advances from experiences and feedback, stays informed of industry trends, products, and applications.

Responsibilities

• Maintain resource library including filing fabric cards, organization of finish drawers and shelves, inventory Steelcase finish and printed materials and order samples as required.
• Interface with manufacturer representatives to maintain literature and samples and participate in vendor presentation.
• Assist designers with projects when applicable including updating base plans in AutoCAD, preparation of block plans and finish plans and schedules in Bluebeam.
• Client and job site visits and assisting with field verification at job sites.
• Support designers and sales team by ordering fabric & finish samples and requesting pricing from furniture and fabric reps.
• Introduction to CET software and general training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees