Design Intern - Winter / Spring 2027 (3D Design)

Location: In person at the Pittsburgh, PA studio, located in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.

Hourly rate: $20–$29 per hour, based on experience, skills, and current year of study.

Company

hirify.global is an innovation studio that develops physical experiences, environments, and interactive installations for leading brands.

What you will do

• Develop and refine creative concepts for spatial experiences, physical environments, exhibits, and objects.
• Create high-fidelity 3D models and renderings that communicate a project’s look, feel, and scale.
• Design spatial interactions and physical objects from early sketches through detailed visual models.
• Support pitch and RFP responses through research, deck design, sketching, modeling, and mood boards.
• Prepare material sample boards, physical models, and graphic presentations for client approval.
• Contribute to digital design, including UX/UI, animation, interaction design, and visual effects.

Requirements

• Proficiency in 3D modeling and rendering software; SketchUp, Rhino, or Fusion preferred.
• Experience designing spatial interactions, environments, and physical objects.
• Ability to express creative ideas through mockups, mood boards, styleframes, and motion prototypes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Interest in combining strategy and design to develop holistic narrative visions for spaces.
• Awareness of current aesthetic, cultural, and popular trends.

Nice to have

• Experience with 2D/3D animation, interaction design, and visual effects.
• Understanding of marketing and experience developing concepts from creative marketing briefs.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on learning and mentorship from experienced professionals.
• Collaboration with experience designers, creative marketing strategists, technologists, engineers, and fabrication specialists.
• Work on a wide-ranging portfolio of physical experiences for major brand clients.
• Studio-based work in a renovated brewery loft space near Pittsburgh.
• Core values include being inventive, impactful, resourceful, humble, and efficient.