The face of Darden is our 2,000-plus Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's and Yard House restaurants throughout the U.S. and Canada, and the outstanding men and women who operate them. But behind the scenes at our corporate headquarters in Orlando is an equally talented team of more than 1,400 men and women who work on everything from accounting and finance, facilities maintenance, food and beverage, HR, IT, marketing and communications, operations, purchasing, quality assurance, and real estate development, to the complex logistics involved with supplying our 2,000 locations. We call our corporate headquarters the Restaurant Support Center, or RSC.

Supporting all the managers and employees in our restaurants is a big job and we do it from our new state-of-the-art, LEED Gold certified campus that opened in September 2009. It features each of our brands’ development kitchens along "Main Street" as well as many amenities that our employees helped choose, including:

To learn more about the exciting opportunities available, click on the Apply Now button below to review current openings. You can apply directly for a specific position or complete an on-line application attaching your resume for future opportunities. (NOTE: We have gone paperless so please help us protect the environment by not sending paper resumes.)

Orlando, FL.
Positions are located at our Restaurant Support Center in Orlando, Florida. Internships are a 12-week program beginning in late May/June. Candidates interested in applying must meet the minimum requirements and agree to the terms of the program.

Darden Projects
In addition to the day-to-day work experience, participants will also be involved with projects that may impact our future business. Students will receive valuable feedback about their performance through a mid-point and final evaluation review.

Darden Culture
The Darden Restaurants Internship Program provides students an opportunity to work side-by-side with professionals and executives within one’s chosen field of Marketing or Finance, as well as gaining valuable hands-on experience.

Buddy Program
As part of the internship program, participants will have the chance to meet and interact with key individuals and executives of the company. Interns are also assigned a “Darden Buddy” to help them better understand the company and its culture.

We have partnerships with the following schools:

• University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• University of Florida

MBA Marketing Internship
MBA Finance Internship