Design Placement

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Design Placement

We are thrilled to share this fantastic opportunity for two high-calibre interns to join our Interior and Graphic Design teams on a 12-month placement. An excellent opportunity for students currently undertaking a bachelor’s or master’s degree with a small amount of practical experience, who are looking to propel their career within a world leading hospitality company. From day one, our placement students are fully integrated into Team Hilton. Our placements offer vast exposure and opportunities, such as networking with senior executives, involvement in regional conferences and, for some, international travel.  

Based in our EMEA headquarters, Watford, you will be part of a cohort of 40+ Interns and take part in regular connect meetings, short assignments and feedback sessions designed to support your development. You will benefit from a subsidised restaurant, a games area and a free in-house gym.  

The Opportunities 

We are pleased to offer two different opportunities within our wider design teams.  

Please read the descriptions below to find which 12-month internship would be the best suited to you!  

Interior Design Intern

As the Interior Design intern, you will support a range of design projects for our hotels across EMEA, while reporting to the Director of Design for EMEA. You will have the opportunity to learn on the job and gain a practical understanding of interior design within the hospitality industry. 

This role includes generic design support across the design team and will allow you to own and manage small projects over the course of the internship.  

More specifically, you will be: 

• Supporting with design for projects across Europe, including new developments, conversions, and renovations of existing hotels.
• Working closely with the Director of Design to establish design direction and key brand identity elements specific to EMEA.
• Preparing design narratives and material boards.
• Researching new designers and managing designer database for EMEA.
• Creating preferred designer lists for projects.
• Meeting existing and new FF&E suppliers to review existing and find new products.
• Managing the fixtures, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E) library.
• Assisting with general team admin duties for the design team.
• Assisting in coordination and planning of team meetings. 

Graphic Design Intern 

As the Graphic Design intern, you will support the AD&C team across EMEA, while reporting to the Director of Design for EMEA.  

You will have the opportunity to learn on the job and gain a practical understanding of graphic design within the hospitality industry.  

More specifically, you will be: 

• Creating EMEA AD&C Quarterly Reports
• Creating EMEA Development Quarterly Reports
• Creating Year End Presentation
• Creating Executive Presentations for SVP
• Updating Quarterly Brand Presentations updates across all brands
• Creating general and ad-hoc AD&C presentations as required by the SVP of AD&C, VP of Design and wider AD&C team
• Preparing presentations as required for project opportunity pitches
• Supporting with design narrative presentations
• Developing new design driven presentation templates
• Managing the project image library and filing of presentation decks
• Managing and updating social media on behalf of the AD&C team 

Why choose us?

Embarking on our year in industry programme is a transformative journey, encompassing a structured framework of learning and development activities. Here's what you can look forward to:  

• Learning and Development: Interns have access to Hilton University to enhance their skills and contribute meaningfully to ongoing projects. 
• Networking: Our interns can connect with professionals across the business, paving the way for valuable relationships. 
• Feedback and Growth:Regular evaluations and feedback sessions will ensure our interns receive guidance and an opportunity to continually improve.  
• Cross-Exposure: Opportunity to gain insight into another function. 
• Hilton Perks:Including our Go Hilton TM Travel Program, which provides you with access to heavily reduced hotel room rates for you, your family & friends. 
• Salary & Benefits: £24,000 Gross PA & private healthcare. 

What are we looking for?

• First and foremost, Hilton is a hospitality company, and we are looking for individuals with a strong sense of alignment to our culture and values.
• Must be a current Bachelor’s or Master’s student with a required 12-month year in industry placement as part of your degree. 
• Interior Design Internship: must be studying a degree in an interior design related field. 
• Graphic Design Internship: must be studying a degree in a graphic design-related field.  
• Must be able to start on the 7th July 2025, to work full-time for a 12-month duration.  
• Must be eligible to work in the UK. If you are a non-UK national, without EU Settled or Pre-Settled Status then you will need to be studying at a UK university to be eligible to undertake a placement here.  
• Must be fluent in English (speaking, reading and writing)
• A strong desire to progress a career in the hotel industry.
• Must be proactive with a strong willingness to learn and take ownership of tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate.
• Good at planning, keeping records and attention to detail.
• Passionate about driving the right-first-time approach to project development.
• Strong in Microsoft Office applications, Excel, PowerPoint and InDesign.
• Able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
• Above all, you must have a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, and be proactive and resilient. 

What is it like working for Hilton?

Hilton is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing hospitality companies, with 24 distinct brands and over 8,000 locations. 

We have recently been ranked by our employees as #1 World's Best Workplace awarded by Great Place to Work & Fortune.  

We value and celebrate our team members diversities and individualism and foster a culture of belonging across our organisation. Joining Hilton will give you the opportunity to contribute to our rich culture and give back to the community. Our Team Member Resource Groups in UK focus on Abilities, Generations, Pride, Women’s and Ethnic representation. You can find details on our Culture page.  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions of the role. Please contact us to request accommodation.  

Selection Process 

Please apply now, applications close on Sunday 3rd November 2024. We receive a volume of applications, therefore please bear with us whilst we process your application as we want to ensure that each applicant is given the consideration that they deserve.  

If successful in your application, you may be invited to complete a digital one-way video interview and an online assessment, this allows us to learn more about you and whether this placement might be a great fit! So please do look out for our email updates and we encourage you to complete each next step as soon as possible. The EMEA Graduate Recruitment Team will then contact you and inform you of your outcome.  

Good luck, we are looking forward to meeting you! 

About Hilton

BREAKING NEWS!! Hilton is proud to have just been voted #1 World’s Best Workplace!!!

The future of hospitality is bright at Hilton: a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests for over a century. At Hilton we are proud to have an award-winning workplace culture, and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. 

We support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members, so they can thrive, thanks to innovative programmes and benefits such as workplace flexibility, career growth and development, and our Go Hilton Team Member Travel discount program. We at Hilton prioritise understanding and integrating our Team Members’ unique perspectives and voices, along with those of our Guests, Owners, Suppliers and Partners, to cultivate a diverse and inclusive environment for all. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton! 

Our various 12-month placements aim to give talented students who have an interest in and a passion for hospitality a kick start to their career whilst also completing their undergraduate studies. From day one, our placement students are fully integrated into Team Hilton. Our placements offer vast exposure and opportunities, such as networking with senior executives, involvement in regional conferences and for some, international travel. 

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We are consistently endorsed by our employees as a Great Place to Work in all of the countries in which we operate, and for the last five years we have been voted by UK students as the most popular Graduate Recruiter in the Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism sector (TargetJobs Awards 2021). 

How to apply

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Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.