Spring Internship at SWA/Balsley

SWA Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

SWA/Balsley offers full-time paid fall internship positions from January to June 2027 for current Landscape Architecture students. You will collaborate with staff designers and principals, developing your design and technical expertise on high-profile projects in NYC, the US, and abroad.

You will create 3D models and construction drawings, support marketing efforts, and engage with multiple SWA studios. This is a unique chance to grow your portfolio within a leading design firm.

Qualifications

• Current student in an accredited Bachelors or Masters degree in Landscape Architecture.
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail and organization; strong communication and time management.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD 2014+ and Adobe Creative Suite; Microsoft Office.
• Experience with 3D modeling (Rhino) and visualization tools (Lumion/D5).
• Familiarity with Revit, Grasshopper, ArcGIS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the design team on projects through concept to construction documentation.
• Create 3D models and renderings for presentations and competitions; prepare drawings.
• Collaborate with staff designers and principals on project goals.
• Assist with marketing tasks and general office duties as needed.
• Contribute to a growing studio with national and international project exposure.
• Work across SWA’s studios and engage with multiple project teams.

Skills

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Communication

Time management

Accountability

3D modeling

Lumion/D5

Education

Bachelor's or Master in Landscape Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD 2014+

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Rhino

Lumion

D5

Revit

Grasshopper

ArcGIS / ArcMap

Job description

Introduction to SWA/Balsley:

Join our team at SWA/Balsley to develop and strengthen your emerging design & technical expertise working on high profile, award-winning projects in NYC, the US, and abroad. Our studio environment offers interns an opportunity to interact directly with principals and a team of talented, experienced designers at SWA/Balsley and SWA Group. We are located in the NoMad neighborhood of New York City.

About the position:

We are offering full-time paid fall internship positions from the beginning of January to the end of June 2027 to current students with outstanding design sensibilities and exemplary graphic, written, and verbal communication abilities. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in digital graphics and/or technical documentation.

In this role, you will collaborate with staff designers and firm leaders including principals. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a new dynamic studio, develop a robust portfolio of built work of the highest design caliber, and engage with various other studios of SWA – the largest design-centric landscape architecture firm in the US.

This role includes:

• Supporting the design team on projects in various phases of design, from concept through construction documentation. Tasks will include 3D modeling and rendering for presentations and competitions and preparation of construction drawings/documents.
• Collaborating with designers and studio leaders, including principals.
• Working on high-profile projects in the US, Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
• Assisting with marketing and general office tasks.
• Grow with a new firm with a national design reputation.
• SWA/Balsley places equal design value on all phases and facets of work.
• Extraordinary growth potential within SWA/Balsley and the affiliate SWA Group.
• Opportunities to cross-fertilize with SWA’s eight other studios across the U.S. and abroad.

Why SWA/Balsley?

Minimum Requirements:

• Current student in an accredited Bachelors or Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Attention to detail and organization
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Effective time management skills
• Positive attitude and sense of accountability
• Proficiency in:
  • AutoCAD 2014+
• Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, esp.)
• Microsoft Office
• 3D modeling (Rhino preferred)
• Lumion/D5

Preferred Qualifications:

• Revit
• Grasshopper
• ArcMap/ ArcGIS
• Hand sketching