Associate, Design

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with our FFE design team to assist in managing and balancing multiple projects from design to all stages of FF&E production and installation coordination.
• Understand space and scale while ensuring a seamless alignment with all furniture and loose material selections support the design intent and RCG standards.
• Collaborate/assist with FF&E design manager to design and development of custom carpets, furniture and other architectural materials.
• Selects and specifies various FF&E catalogued pieces and/or custom relevant to the design brief.
• Reviews and tracks all FF&E submittals of each project.
• Coordinates with purchasing/procurement agent all specified furniture and accessories.
• Covers furniture reviews, factory visits and practicality reviews.
• Understands and applies FF&E design guidelines & standards, CADD & drawing standards, and contract references, assisting Supervisor with oversight that project materials are delivered on a timely basis.
• Thrives in a collaborative, innovative, forward thinking, and proactive environment that brings design, and operations disciplines together and creates favorable results.
• Commitment to learning & growth of oneself and others.
• Occasionally attends meetings with sponsors (clients).
• Understands importance of maintaining client / consultant relationships studies, collects, shares, compares, and stores statistical information. Creates presentations for design management.
• Possesses cost consciousness in all aspects of work and understands importance of cost complexity balancing along with other cost control needs.
• Occasionally supports shop drawing review process, and yard / contractor coordination meetings and inspections during newbuilding process.
• Takes ownership of all assignments.
• Occasionally accepts assignments for design concepts, space planning, design development, drawings & details (elevations, sections, details) of designated venues.
• Represents department and self in a competent professional manner Is highly motivated, efficient, and organized.
• Has fundamental understanding of time management, with priorities being established by supervisor.
• Works on multiple projects, and multiple tasks under various team members. Has strong ability to maintain focus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in interior design or interior architecture.
• Hospitality design or cruise ship design experience Cruise a must.
• 1 – 3 years FF&E specialist preferable.
• Keeps up with social and hospitality trends.
• Highly creative, resourceful and self-confident.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Understands materiality, space and scale with the ability to sketch.
• Knows furniture, fabrics, accessories, drapery, decorative lighting and other architectural finishes.
• Budget management skills.
• Positive attitude with an ability to adapt to a fast paced, dynamic, deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to prioritize tasks with great time management skills.
• Auto CAD
• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Physical Demands

• Ability to travel internationally or domestically 10% of the time at minimum.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those requirements employees must meet to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.
• While performing job functions the employee is regularly required to sit, and stand, write, review and type reports, compile data, operate a pc, communicate, listen, and assess information.
• The employee may move about the office complex, may travel to other office locations, and may lift, push, pull or move 20-25 pounds.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
• The environment includes work inside/outside the office, travel to other offices, possibly travel domestic and international, and work in shipboard functions.
• A high noise level and reduced air conditions are possible if visiting shipyard construction site, shipboard or offsite locations.