Interior Designer - Atlanta, GA

About the role

As the Interior Designer, you'll lead and execute the end-to-end design vision for acquisitions, renovations, and special projects across a multimillion-dollar portfolio of multifamily apartment communities. You'll translate creative concepts into cohesive, buildable, and brand-aligned environments that elevate both resident experience and asset value.

Responsibilities

• Develop renovation and reconfiguration concepts that optimize unit layouts, functionality, and flow
• Design model units, including furniture selection, purchasing, budget management, delivery coordination, installation oversight, and Care Binder creation
• Partner with Investments, Cortland Build, Architecture, and external vendors to ensure design intent is consistent across interiors and exteriors
• Review shop drawings and submittals to verify alignment with approved design intent
• Lead furniture selection, contracts, budget tracking, and installation across projects
• Collaborate with in-house landscape architects to set sitewide design direction and approve finish selections
• Partner with Marketing to align design direction with branding, signage, logos, and color palettes
• Develop interior drawings, millwork details, building guidelines, and MEP specifications
• Create a cohesive design vision for fitness centers, including layout review and coordination with equipment plans
• Coordinate, review, and maintain design documentation across varying scopes of work
• Develop and manage project schedules for construction and furniture delivery/install
• Track budgets and progressive pricing to ensure projects remain on target financially
• Collaborate with Cortland Build and Architecture teams to produce comprehensive construction documents

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional interior design experience, preferably in high-end residential or hospitality environments
• 2+ years of hands-on experience using Revit
• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Decorative Arts, or a related field
• Strong vendor, supplier, and trade partner network
• Deep understanding of measurements and site-specific dimensions
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills
• Prioritization and organizational skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Bluebeam; ability to hand sketch
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%

Benefits

Cortland is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to supporting and celebrating diversity in the workplace. We are committed to equal consideration for all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pay

Competitive salary and benefits package

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible scheduling