Job Description

Core Values

 Dedicated – Enthusiastic – Synergy – Integrity – Goal-oriented – Nimble

The Gabriella White Summer Internship program is an exciting opportunity for college students to gain valuable industry specific experience in several areas of the business.  Our paid, structured program allows students to explore the industry and learn more about the aspects of day-to-day operations.  With a blend of technical, operational and leadership training, you will be able to apply your classroom education to key on the job experiences. 

Job Summary

The primary responsibility of the Design Intern is to learn and create work that follows the Gabriella White marketing plan and strategy that leverages our strengths and reinforces the company mission.  The learning objective for the design intern position is to understand how to be a professional designer in a corporate environment, how the design department integrates with the other departments in the business, and how the entire product development process works.

Essential Job Duties

• Assists Product Development team with design development and research.
• Participates in initial concept development and follows through to final CAD’s, including material suggestions and finish specification.
• Sources new finish and materials samples for the finish library.
• Assists with Standard Sampling procedure to prepare required Documentation for Sampling and adheres to the timeline of sampling process.
• Assists Product Development team in reviewing new samples, taking measurements and noting revisions to communicate to factories.
• Assists Marketing Team with new product photoshoots and silhouettes as needed.
• Analyzes results of customer survey, preparing reports for Product Development team. 
• Attends the July Atlanta furniture market to conduct trend research and provide showroom support.
• Participates in concept reviews and brainstorming sessions with the Product Development team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• College student pursuing bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design or Furniture Design required, senior year student preferred;
• CAD Skills (Rhino preferred);
• Hand sketching abilities and rendering skills;
• Proficiency with Adobe CS;
• Must have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize in an ever- changing environment;
• Strong interpersonal skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Professional demeanor and positive attitude;
• Ability to learn and adapt to new software programs;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;

Safety

All employees are expected to always act in a safe manner and ensure that those

around them do not put themselves or others at risk.  Safety is everyone’s responsibility. At all times working safely is a condition of employment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk; frequent use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls including reaching with hands and arms; occasional sitting and climbing of stairs with frequent balancing, stooping or kneeling. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include good vision ability to see close up and at a distance (correctable).  Hearing abilities include the ability to hear clearly while working in person (correctable).

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Workplace Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works both indoors and outdoors. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high with alternating periods of moderate to high stress.  There is some exposure to temperature extremes and dust in the warehouse/plant environment.