Interior Designer - Senior

About the role

We design spaces, services and environments for organizations and institutions seeking new ways to innovate and improve their environments. We are searching for a Designer with a focus in interiors in the higher education, academic workplace and research environment to join our team in Chicago.

Responsibilities

• Utilize your experience to perform interior design assignments that include programming, space planning, conceptual design, schematic design, design development and construction documentation
• Generate finish plans, specifications, and material selections needed for construction
• Provide design support and documentation during completion and execution of design concepts
• Effectively communicate design ideas by hand sketching and/or digital graphics
• Lead design conversations with clients, leading concept development and project direction and delegate to Junior designers
• Develop members of your teams and studio by mentoring and coaching those on your team
• Create thoughtful material palettes through a conceptual and sustainability lens
• Work with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, and fabricators
• Support communication between project team, clients, vendors, contractors, consultants, and building and permitting officials
• Communicate design thinking and design concepts by creating visuals utilizing various 3D software – Revit and enscape preferred, other software a bonus

Qualifications

• Experience with Interior Design in the role as described above 8+ years of post-grad interior design experience
• Resourcefulness of creative unique materials, furniture, and fixtures
• Excellent graphic design, organizational, time management, and written and verbal communication skills
• Passionate, self-starting, dedicated, efficient
• Enjoys both taking responsibility and team collaboration
• Understanding and translation of big picture design ideas into documentation of specifications and details
• Facility with 3D conceptualization (digitally or by hand) a plus
• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design or related field from an accredited school
• Must be proficient in Revit and AutoCAD
• Experience in SketchUp, 3D, Rhino, Grasshopper, and other modeling software programs is a plus
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas
• Demonstrated interest to sustainability and sustainable building practices
• NCIDQ/CID required

Benefits

The base salary will be estimated between $90,000-$118,000 plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience. To learn more about our compensation philosophy and full benefits offerings, please visit Great People, Great Rewards | Gensler.