2025 Design Placement

2 weeks ago

Watford, United Kingdom Hilton - Regional Headquarters - Europe Full time
Description

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 in 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.   

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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 

Source: Hospitality Online

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