Designer, FF&E

About the role

Martin Brûlé Studio is an AD100 firm with an international perspective and a deep respect for the beauty of nature. Based in New York, Paris, Miami, and Montréal, the studio specializes in interior architecture and design services.

Job Description

Martin Brûlé Studio is seeking an experienced Interior Designer to support and work closely with the internal Design Team to efficiently execute projects within deadline constraints. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of relevant design experience and will work directly with the firm's principal designers to ensure the facilitation of a project’s completion meeting timelines and budgets. The Designer should be highly organized, detail-oriented, and creative, with a strong understanding of concept development, design, and construction documents, as well as project management skills.

Job Responsibilities

• Source FF&E and produce detailed FF&E specifications with pricing, materials, finishes, and various types of schedules: plumbing fixture, finishes, lighting, door hardware, etc
• Working directly with the Director of Design, Senior Designers, and Junior Designers to see projects through from inception to completion
• Present project ideas, moodboards and project design plans to the Head of Design and President
• Assisting the Director of Design and collaborating with Senior Designers in project management of multiple projects simultaneously
• Attending design meetings and installations with the Head of Design
• Advise and manage clients on interior design factors such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination. Providing presentations and project updates
• Create and develop conceptual designs
• Research and source interior products and relevant interior finishes/materials for review
• Create furniture plans, elevations, RCPs, millwork drawings, custom furniture drawings, etc
• Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce documents
• Manage own timelines and priorities as part of a cross-functional team and collaboratively meet tight deadlines
• Cook up finish plans, specifications and material selections
• Utilize presentation tools including Adobe Suite and basic office software like Microsoft Office, and Keynote
• Utilize project folders with all related drawings, specs, schedules, etc
• Utilize project management tools like Asana and excel
• Site visits to supervise/check-in as needed
• Entering FF&E into Studio Designer in order to generate client proposals, invoices, purchase orders, etc

Job Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of FF&E selection (materials, finishes, detailing, and scheduling), methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, products or other structures.
• High level drafting using AutoCAD, including space planning, schedules, details of custom furniture, lighting, etc.
• Presentation tools including Adobe Suite and basic office software like Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of 3-D computer modeling skills (Sketchup, 3D Max, Rhino etc.) a plus
• Work closely with design team to execute projects but confident in leading a project from start to finish
• Knowledge of New York design resources - furniture, fabrics, wallcoverings, vendors, artisans

Benefits

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Design

Brooklyn, NY