Career Opportunities

Local Office Landscape and Urban Design (Local) seeks a Landscape Design Intern to join our rapidly growing Brooklyn-based studio. Local is a research-based design firm focusing on building innovative, resilient, and environmentally just landscapes worldwide. Inside the studio, we are a solutions-forward and hyper-collaborative team. Together, we pride ourselves in working collectively and locally to develop creative design solutions specific to regions across the planet. We are currently looking for the ideal candidate who shares similar passions to create a better world for our future.

As a Design Intern, you will work closely with the studio design team to research, plan, and design compelling landscape and urban design projects locally and regionally. In addition, as a Design Intern, you will work closely with our design leads in cultivating strong design sensibilities while building a rich background in construction methodologies. Experience and qualifications listed below.

Experience and Qualifications:

• • A student that is currently enrolled in an accredited landscape architectural or urban design program.

• • Knowledgeable in Adobe, AutoCAD, Rhino, V-ray, 3D modeling, and Enscape.

• • Must demonstrate the ability to express complex ideas and solve problems graphically visually.

• • Must demonstrate knowledge in site planning and design.

• • Must demonstrate excellent communication and writing skills, strong organization and time management habits, and ability to work well independently and collaboratively.

• • Must have experience demonstrating their ability to work well within a design team and direction from project leads.

• • Responsibilities include preparing landscape plans, physical and 3D models, 2D and 3D drawings, and using architectural computer software to illustrate a project design concept.

• • Other responsibilities include participating in design competitions and proposals and preparing written and graphic submissions to potential clients.

Interested candidates, please submit a cover letter, CV, and portfolio of relevant projects to tricia@localofficelandscape.com