Interior Designer - Mid Level

About the Role

As a Gensler Interior Designer, you are passionate about your craft and combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients. You will collaborate with talented colleagues to enhance Gensler’s culture for design excellence, elevate the quality of design, and achieve recognition for our clients and the firm. You are a mix of strategic and creative, with the ability to create great form while embracing sound business strategy. Use your unique design perspective to lead design teams, develop next-generation talent, bring new approaches to the design process, and help our clients redesign what’s possible.

Responsibilities

• Utilize your experience to perform interior design assignments that include programming client needs, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning, and construction documentation
• Participate in the selection and presentation of furniture, furniture systems, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and lighting
• Create initial concept packages with a strong design story to guide the design process through project completion
• Conduct programming efforts through space planning studies to arrive at a final approved plan that meets the goals of clients
• Sculpt interior spaces as a holistic experience including specification of furniture, lighting, artwork, and finishes/materials
• Lead day-to-day project coordination efforts with the ability to prioritize deadlines, manage communication, and coordinate with clients and consultants
• Communicate conceptual design ideas through 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings
• Work with consultants, contractors, fabricators, specification writers, and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives
• Participate in the construction administration of projects, including review of submittals and finish samples as well as value engineering efforts to maintain design intent

Requirements

• NCIDQ or RID Certification required
• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or related field from an accredited program
• 5+ years of interior design experience
• Strong proficiency in Revit, 3D modeling, visualization, and graphic software
• Detailed understanding of FF&E design and deliverables (furniture, finishes, materials, color selections, and specifications)
• Flexibility to focus on concurrent projects in various stages of development
• Ability to communicate design ideas and direction quickly
• Passionate, self-starting, intelligent, dedicated, and efficient

LEED Accreditation a plus. To be considered, please submit a current portfolio and/or work samples in PDF format.

This position is in-person. Successful candidates will be located in the Kansas City, Missouri area. If you’re open to relocating to the area, please apply.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage
• Wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off
• 401k, profit sharing, and employee stock ownership
• Twice annual bonus opportunities
• Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
• Tuition reimbursement for certain eligible programs or classes

Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.