Opportunities

Opportunities

RELM is seeking passionate and highly talented summer interns, who are creative, organized, and possess strong graphic and verbal communication skills to join our studio in downtown Los Angeles from June 8, 2026 through August 14, 2026. Dates are flexible to accommodate academic calendars; longer residencies into the fall are possible, too. We pride ourselves in creating engaging and comprehensive experiences for interns – inviting candidates to participate in design iteration, client meetings, site and nursery visits. It’s a hands-on experience working along principals and designers alike.

Our work weeks are as follows:

Monday through Thursday, 8:30AM to 6:30PM in the office and Friday 8:30AM to 12:30PM remote.

INTERN RESPONSIBILITIES

Interns bring new ideas, visualization techniques, and technology tools to aid in the ideation and production of design deliverables. Successful candidates support the decision-making process, helping frame design considerations and provide graphic representation of solutions. Successful candidates:

  • Effectively study, translate, and communicate design concepts using various representational techniques such as renderings, mood boards, and precedent research 
  • Advance and deliver project deliverables including concept designs and drawing sets. Exposure to construction admiration is limited but RELM prioritizes one to two site visits for the summer. 
  • Participate in internal design meetings, reporting to senior staff and principals. 

SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

Cover letter

Resume

Two (2) references (professional or academic)

Digital portfolio PDF

Applicants must be in their penultimate year (summer before their final year) of an accredited Master or Bachelor program in Landscape Architecture or Urban Design.

TO APPLY

Email materials (limited to 10MB) to [email protected]

Please note: links to portfolio websites will not be accepted due to the large volume of applicants.

DEADLINE

Applications are due Friday, March 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST. 

No telephone inquiries are permitted.