Location: San Francisco, CA

Urban Design Intern

Salary: $20-30/hr

Description
Founded in 2009, Street Plans is an award-winning urban planning, design, and research-advocacy firm with offices in Atlanta, New York, Pittsburgh, South Florida, and the San Francisco Bay Area. We partner with a range of public, private, non-profit, and foundation clients to advance human-centered transportation, public realm, and urban design projects that create more inclusive and resilient communities. We are a passionate team of architects, planners, and urban designers known globally as the leaders of the Tactical Urbanism movement.

Candidate

• a student enrolled in a degree program in architecture or urban planning and design (graduate program preferred)
• based in the Bay Area this summer
• comfortable working remotely & have a dedicated office space free from noise and interruptions in your home or coworking space.
• willing & able to travel to local project sites for in-person meetings with partners, clients, or colleagues up to 2-3 times per week.

Duties

• support project management and design team with project tasks
• support preparation of analysis, studies, presentations, proposals and reports
• assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation
• help develop technical drawings that meet project deliverables
• assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis

Requirements

• strong communication & collaborative skills
• experience in schematic design & design development
• ability to present and communicate complex data in a clear visual manner -excellent time management & strong organizational skills
• self-motivated & comfortable working from home and in a hybrid environment

Technical Skills and Qualifications

• Proficient with the use of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign and Illustrator required, Photoshop a plus)
• Possessing introductory/intermediate level visualization skills in additional key software programs (Rhino, AutoCAD, Revit, or other comparable parametric design software)
• GIS analysis and implementation in design is a plus

How to Apply
Email joinus(at)streetplans(dot)org with “Urban Design Intern” in the subject of your email. Please include your Resume, Cover Letter, Portfolio, and any other relevant work samples (professional or personal) you’d like to highlight for this paid internship position – and a short description of your favorite street or public space – tell us why you love it in 250 words or less.