Interior Designer

About the role

Gensler Columbus is seeking a talented professional to join our team as an Interior Designer. This role involves tackling complex design challenges, collaborating with integrated project teams, and developing innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on interior and architectural projects, including programming client needs, concept design, schematic design, design development, and documentation.
• Manage budget/schedule adherence.
• Participate in project visioning with the team to create a compelling design narrative that reflects the project story and brand.
• Create and develop materiality and design strategy with the team to support experiential design and brand story.
• Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents.
• Select FF&E.
• Participate in and support project team coordination for the finished plans, FF&E specifications, and material selections required for construction.
• Utilize technical knowledge and delivery experience for effective documentation and detailing.
• Work with consultants, contractors, fabricators, specification writers, and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives.
• Support managing client expectations and coordinating team and consultant communications.
• Support office leadership in business development activities and be present in the market.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related professional experience as an interior designer.
• Experience across multiple practices is a plus: workplace, higher education, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and residential.
• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design or Architecture.
• Proficiency in Revit, Rhinoceros, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS Office required.
• Strong conceptual planner.
• Strong knowledge of the design process, including FF&E + specifications, color, and materials.
• Strong graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas.
• A strong sense of design vision with the ability to craft and communicate compelling narratives through design and storytelling.
• The ability to simultaneously work on a variety of project types or multiple projects in various stages of development.
• A self-motivated individual with strong leadership, organizational, communication, and relationship management skills.
• NCIDQ required.

What You Will Do

Collaborate on interior and architectural projects, including programming client needs, concept design, schematic design, design development, and documentation.

Manage budget/schedule adherence.

Participate in project visioning with the team to create a compelling design narrative that reflects the project story and brand.

Create and develop materiality and design strategy with the team to support experiential design and brand story.

Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents.

Select FF&E.

Participate in and support project team coordination for the finished plans, FF&E specifications, and material selections required for construction.

Utilize technical knowledge and delivery experience for effective documentation and detailing.

Work with consultants, contractors, fabricators, specification writers, and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives.

Support managing client expectations and coordinating team and consultant communications.

Support office leadership in business development activities and be present in the market.