Senior Interior Designer

About the role

Our client seeks a Senior Interior Designer to lead project interiors from concept through construction, shaping and growing the interior design practice. This is a Contract to Hire position based in Portland, OR, offering a hybrid work environment with a strong collaborative studio culture. The role involves managing client relationships, mentoring staff, and expanding interior design services across education, hospitality, retail, commercial office, healthcare, and behavioral health sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead interior design efforts from concept through construction administration.
• Manage FF&E selections, specifications, and procurement coordination.
• Produce and oversee construction documentation.
• Collaborate closely with clients, consultants, manufacturers, and architectural staff.
• Coordinate and maintain materials and finishes library.
• Develop creative and thoughtful design solutions.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Conduct programming, space planning, finish selections, and furniture specification activities.
• Mentor junior designers and support team development.
• Represent the firm within professional organizations and industry associations.
• Help grow and expand the firm's interior design practice through client engagement and business development activities.

Skills

• 7+ years of professional interior design experience.
• Degree from a CIDA-accredited Interior Design program or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Revit.
• Strong knowledge of interior architecture, space planning, finish selections, furnishings, and construction documentation.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication, organization, and client-facing skills.

Qualifications

• NCIDQ certification or active pursuit preferred.
• AutoCAD experience preferred.
• Experience with rendering platforms preferred.
• Experience mentoring less experienced designers.
• Business development experience.
• Existing relationships within the Portland design community.
• Participation in IIDA, ASID, CREW, CoreNet, or AIA-affiliated events.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
• SIMPLE IRA with company match

Pay

The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $90000.00 per hour. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.