Job Description

Job Title:

Student Internship/College Intern | Architecture | 2026

Firm Description:

Perkins Eastman is a global architecture and design firm guided by the belief that design can have a positive and lasting impact on people’s lives. With more than 1,000 employees in 25 locations around the world, we collaborate seamlessly across borders, barriers, and disciplines to connect people and ideas. Whether conceiving of new healthcare models, reviving a local landmark as a boutique hotel, or helping communities become more resilient, we are united in a dedication to progressive and inventive design that enhances the human experience. If everything is designed, everything we do is HUMAN BY DESIGN.

Perkins Eastman offers paid summer internship positions for students. Our college interns are offered a collaborative and congenial work environment with an opportunity to work on projects as fully integrated members of our design teams participating in learning sessions focusing on various aspects of delivering a success project for our clients. Participants will also enjoy the rich and diverse culture of the firm and the broader community through lectures, project tours and events. The internship will be hosted in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for project work, as assigned by the team leadership, in various phases of the project.

• Participates in design development with the client and team, through various means of communication and delivery.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Business or Design Planning Programs or have completed the third year of an undergraduate program.
• No prior work experience required.
• Excellent presentation, written, verbal and communication skills.
• Possess outstanding analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable communicating design concepts and processes.
• Experience in business strategy and workplace planning and design a plus.
• Proficient with software such as AutoCAD, Revit (a plus), Adobe Suite software, Affinity suite software, Visualization. Illustrator; Sketchup, 3D software such as Rhino and Grasshopper, InDesign, PowerPoint, Excel, and other data management software.
• Must be proficient in English both spoken and written.

Reminders:

• Applicants must submit a resume and work samples, any applicant who does not submit the proper documents will not be reviewed.
  1. Please save your work using the following format First Name and Last Name 2026
  2. The internship will be hosted in Guayaquil, Ecuador
  3. Application deadlines are April 3rd, 2026
  4. The internship will run from Monday, June 1st to Friday, August 14th.
  5. Resume must be in English.
  6. Can not exceed 30 hours of a workweek (maximum 6 hours per day)

Perkins Eastman is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and a participant in the U.S (United States). Federal E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.