Community Planner Student Intern

Salt Lake City, UT
Internship
Planning
Student (College)
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Community Planner Student Intern to join our team. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in urban design concepts, comprehensive community planning, neighborhood revitalization, corridor redevelopment, downtown plans, and small area plans. The intern will work closely with experienced Community Planners to develop planning studies, illustrations, and reports in support of new and updated plans and projects. This position provides opportunities to develop relationships with clients and the public, perform public outreach, participate in design exercises, and collect feedback to provide meaningful and impactful solutions. The ideal candidate will be a college student entering their junior or senior year or about to graduate from an urban planning, ecology, architecture, or related bachelors or master's program. 

Here is a list of the key skills which we seek for this role:
  • Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, and MS Office.
  • Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to present information in a clear and concise manner.
  • Basic knowledge of city and regional planning
  • Familiarity with GIS Analysis preferred.
  • Excellent visual communication skills preferred.
  • Ability to render site plans via sketches and/or computer graphics preferred.
This position starts at $23 an hour. This position is an hourly, overtime non-exempt position.
Higher pay is dependent on experience and qualifications as outlined in this posting.  We seek a candidate who could commit to working 10-15 hours a week in the Studio during the school year and expanded hours for the summer. This position is intended to be flexible to coincide with academic pursuits.

To apply, please fill out the online application. You will receive an automatic confirmation email when your application has been successfully submitted. If you do not receive an email, please try again. Portfolio or work sample document attachments are limited to 10mbs. 

Why MHTN?
We offer a collaborative work environment that promotes professional growth and advancement. We seek team members who have a passion for designing built environments and contributors that will embrace and expand our culture of inclusion. We demonstrate our commitment to our team members by offering the following benefits. Ask us about our benefits!

About MHTN
MHTN Architects creates memorable and meaningful environments for people. Established in 1923, we are an intermountain west Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Planning firm committed to a culture of design excellence. We serve clients with expertise and innovation in Higher Education, Commercial, K-12 Education, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Civic, Cultural and Religious project design. With a team of 100 professionals, seven Core Values drive our actions: Design, Social & Environmental Responsibility, Teamwork, Technical Excellence, Empowerment, Respect, and Service.


 

MHTN Architects is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

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