2026 Interior Design Placement

2026 Interior Design Placement

We are thrilled to share this fantastic opportunity for a student to join our Interior Design team on a 12-month placement. An excellent opportunity for students with a small amount of practical experience, who are looking to propel their career within a world leading hospitality company.

From day one, you will be fully integrated into Team Hilton. Our placements offer vast exposure and opportunities, including networking with senior executives, involvement in regional conferences and for some, international travel.

Based in our Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Watford, you will be part of a cohort of 50 interns and take part in regular connect meetings 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 Opportunity

You will support a range of design projects for our hotels across EMEA, while reporting to the Director of Interior Design. 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 the designer database for EMEA.
• Creating preferred designer lists for projects.
• Meeting existing and new fixtures, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E) suppliers to review and find new products.
• Managing the FF&E library.
• Assisting with general team admin duties for the design team.
• Assisting in coordination and planning of team meetings.

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: £26,000 Gross PA & private healthcare.
• Location: EMEA Regional Headquarters, Watford. Our placements are office based with flexibility offered across some teams.

What are we looking for?

• A strong sense of alignment to our culture and values.
• A current Bachelor’s or Master’s student with a required 12-month year in industry placement as part of your degree.
• Must be studying an interior design related degree.
• Availability to start 13th of July 2026, full-time, for a 12-month placement.
• Eligibility 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.
• Fluency in English (speaking, reading, and writing).
• A strong desire to progress a career in the hotel industry.
• Proactive with a strong willingness to learn and take ownership of tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• 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 especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
• A positive ‘can-do’ attitude, proactivity and resilience.

Selection Process

Please apply now, applications close on Sunday 2nd November 2025. We receive a high volume of applications, so thank you for your patience while we carefully review each one to give it the attention it deserves.

Along with your application, please submit your portfolio as a PDF or a word document including a link to an online copy. Your portfolio should show a range of your interior design work. If you have any questions regarding the type of content to submit, please email emeagraduaterecruitment@hilton.com.

If your application is successful, you may be invited to complete a one-way video interview and online assessment. These help us get to know you better and assess if the placement could be a great match. Keep an eye on your inbox, and we encourage you to complete each step as soon as you can. Our EMEA Graduate Recruitment Team will be in touch to let you know the outcome.

Good luck, we are looking forward to meeting you!

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.