Interiors Intern

MillerKnoll Summer Internship Program is a paid opportunity that allows you to gain real-world experience and cultivate your professional skills. Besides the work you'll do within your field of study, you'll participate in one-on-one meetings with mentors, a summer-long project, learning sessions with senior leaders, and much more.

Job Title : Intern, Interiors

Location : New York, NY

Duration: May 2026-Aug 2026

Why join us?

Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It's the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

About this opportunity

MillerKnoll's Summer Internship Program is a paid, 12-week opportunity that provides a 100% real-world experience for students early in their careers. Throughout the summer you will apply academic learning to real-world situations and cultivate leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

As a Design Intern, you will work closely on teams developing inspiring MillerKnoll branded spaces around the world including contract showrooms, workspaces, retail, and exhibitions. These spaces will reflect the unique essence of MillerKnoll's world-renowned offering and the industry-leading design brands within its collective-including its core iconic brands, Herman Miller and Knoll.

What You'll Do
You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, influence others, and be an owner every day as you...

• Design and develop projects for retail spaces, showrooms, and exhibitions
• Create detailed drawings, 3D renderings, and design sketches to support project concepts
• Collaborate with team members during design meetings and project reviews
• Conduct site visits to gather measurements, assess conditions, and oversee project progress

What You Bring
The needed skills and experience for this role include...

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with others.
• Ability to self-manage and take own initiatives, developing comprehensive work plans, setting goals and executing results.
• Proficient in design tools including (or able to acquire these skills quickly) SketchUp, Enscape, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, and similar software.
• Present design work effectively through verbal, written, 2D & 3D visualization, and graphic techniques
• Independently working and managing time and output in a distributed team environment.
• Excellent design, organization, and communications skills.
• Excellent model making skills
• Desire to be involved in all aspects of a project, from concept to implementation.

Education/Experience

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree and/or a master's degree in architecture, Interior Design, or related discipline.
• Submit a portfolio of relevant work
• Rich, diverse experience in architecture, interior design, environmental brand design, or related discipline preferred.
• You must have a GPA of at least 3.0 (overall or within your program) to qualify for consideration in the Intern Program

Qualifications

• Must be authorized to work in the US and will not require sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or withoutaccommodations

What We Offer

• Mentorship from experienced professionals
• Exposure to impactful projects and business challenges
• Opportunity to develop technical and analytical skills
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We're committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

A starting compensation range for this role is $25.00 - $28.00. Relevant salary considerations will include candidate qualifications and experience, other business/organizational needs and market factors . You may also be eligible to receive a geographic premium, annual discretionary incentive and equity awards which are subject to the rules governing these programs. The company offers a full spectrum of benefits including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Vacation and Parental Leave), Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our associates.This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at click to view [email protected] .