Colonial Williamsburg
Intern - Interior Design
Colonial Williamsburg - Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, 23185
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Who We Are
Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is "that the future may learn from the past" through preserving and restoring 18th-century Williamsburg, Virginia's colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.
Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301-acre restored colonial capital with 88 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life. The Foundation also owns and operates two world-class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, The Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.
Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today's evolved tastes. Each year over 5 million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.
About the Position
Assists with coordinating and expediting the completion of historic design, hospitality design, and other projects as directed by the Director of Interior Design. Under study the Director of Interior Design in the day-to-day design related work and with special projects.
Essential Functions:
Assist Director with CWF/ CWC interiors projects, including planning, refurbishment of existing and procuring and custom-designing additional furnishings for executive houses, offices, hotel, and resort properties, and special projects. Assist in sourcing appropriate furnishings, finishes, and fixtures for various projects. Responsible for drafting specifications, requesting vendor proposals, work with various aspects of the requisition and procurement process. Creates mood boards, renderings, and sample boards for presentations. Other duties as required.
Required and Preferred Education and Experience:
Required:
Actively pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in interior design or equivalent in art history, historic interiors. Possess a high level of interest in historic interiors, interior design, and/or related fields.
Preferred:
Keen interest in history, preservation and period decorative arts.
Qualifications:
A passion for historic architecture and furnishings, and an appreciation for historic preservation. Express dedication to building an understanding of standards and practices of designing interiors for historic structures, for commercial, residential and hospitality use. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Interested in researching materials, desire to develop working relationships with vendors for custom furnishings, and with craftspeople and tradespeople, including cabinet makers and drapery and upholstery workrooms. Proficiency in various computer programs used for interior design presentations. Computer skills: proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, programs associated with the Interior Design industry. Current driver's license.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is "that the future may learn from the past" through preserving and restoring 18th-century Williamsburg, Virginia's colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.
Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301-acre restored colonial capital with 88 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life. The Foundation also owns and operates two world-class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, The Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.
Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today's evolved tastes. Each year over 5 million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.
About the Position
Assists with coordinating and expediting the completion of historic design, hospitality design, and other projects as directed by the Director of Interior Design. Under study the Director of Interior Design in the day-to-day design related work and with special projects.
Essential Functions:
Assist Director with CWF/ CWC interiors projects, including planning, refurbishment of existing and procuring and custom-designing additional furnishings for executive houses, offices, hotel, and resort properties, and special projects. Assist in sourcing appropriate furnishings, finishes, and fixtures for various projects. Responsible for drafting specifications, requesting vendor proposals, work with various aspects of the requisition and procurement process. Creates mood boards, renderings, and sample boards for presentations. Other duties as required.
Required and Preferred Education and Experience:
Required:
Actively pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in interior design or equivalent in art history, historic interiors. Possess a high level of interest in historic interiors, interior design, and/or related fields.
Preferred:
Keen interest in history, preservation and period decorative arts.
Qualifications:
A passion for historic architecture and furnishings, and an appreciation for historic preservation. Express dedication to building an understanding of standards and practices of designing interiors for historic structures, for commercial, residential and hospitality use. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Interested in researching materials, desire to develop working relationships with vendors for custom furnishings, and with craftspeople and tradespeople, including cabinet makers and drapery and upholstery workrooms. Proficiency in various computer programs used for interior design presentations. Computer skills: proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, programs associated with the Interior Design industry. Current driver's license.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.