Design Internship Watford, East of England, England
Job description
About Hilton
Hilton is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing hospitality companies, with over 7,000 hotels in 122 countries. Today we have a portfolio of 18 brands across luxury, high-end lifestyle, suites, full service and affordable hotel categories. Our flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand is the most recognised hotel brand in the world.
We have an incredible culture which makes Hilton a great place to work. As a company, we are consistently endorsed by our employees as a Great Place to Work, where for the last 2 years we have ranked in the top 3 companies in the UK and #2 in the world. For the last five years, we have also been voted by UK students as the most popular Graduate Recruiter in the Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism sector (TargetJobs Awards 2021).
We value and celebrate our team members' diversities and individualism and foster a culture of belonging across our organisation. Joining Hilton will give you the opportunity to contribute to our rich culture and give back to the community. Our Team Member Resource Groups in UK focus on Abilities, Generations, Pride, Women's and Ethnic representation. You can find details on our Culture page.
Position Statement
We are looking for an undergraduate student to support our Interior Design team for Europe on a 12 month internship. An excellent opportunity for an undergraduate student with a small amount of practical experience, who is looking to propel their career within a world leading hospitality company. You will support on a range of design projects for our hotels across Europe, while reporting into the Senior Director of Design for EMEA. You will have the opportunity to learn on the job and gain a practical understanding of interior design within the hospitality industry.
Position Summary
This role includes generic design support across the design team and will allow you to own and manage small projects over the course of the internship. More specially, you will be:
- Supporting with design for projects across Europe, including new developments, conversions, and renovations of existing hotels.
- Developing presentation documents for internal and external use
- Working closely with the Senior Director of Design to establish design direction and key brand identity elements specific to Europe.
- Preparing design narratives and material boards.
- Meeting suppliers.
- Managing the fixtures, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E;) library.
- Managing the project image library for the EMEA region.
Qualifications
We are looking for an undergraduate student currently working towards an interior design-related degree and has a strong desire to progress a career in the hotel industry. Success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:
- Proactive with a strong willingness to learn and takes ownership of tasks.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate
- Good at planning, keeping records and attention to detail.
- Passionate about driving the right-first-time approach to project development.
- Strong in Microsoft Office applications, Excel, PowerPoint and InDesign.
- Able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
- Above all, you must have a positive 'can-do- attitude, and be proactive and resilient.
What Next?
If you would like to be considered for this internship please ensure that you submit your application (in English) on or before
31st March 2023.
Please bear with us whilst we process your application as we receive a lot of interest and we want to ensure that each applicant is given the consideration that they deserve.
You'll be contacted via email by our Graduate Recruitment Team who will inform you of the outcome and (if applicable) next steps. If your application is taken forward, you will be asked to complete a series of online assessments and a video interview.
Beyond the Internship
Whilst we are not always able to guarantee an offer of employment at the end of your studies, we like to keep in touch with our intern community and many have successfully re-joined Hilton upon completion of their degree. To give you a few examples, we currently have former interns working for us in Finance, Marketing, Sales, HR, Procurement, Engineering... The list goes on!
