Senior Interior Designer

About the role

We are seeking a talented and motivated Senior Interior Designer to join our Orlando, Florida studio. The role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse range of project types.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and translate the needs and desires of a client as well as any architectural direction set forth into cohesive interior design solutions.
• Production of drawings (2D/3D), and written material to support the conceptual direction of interior design and FFE.
• Present ideas in formal and informal settings with a willingness and desire to hear and respond to constructive feedback.
• Advocate and inspire creativity, critical thought, and design excellence both internally and externally.
• Collaborate with firm-wide leaders to ensure the outcomes are leveraged in the areas of: Education, Application, Visibility/Recognition and Recruiting.
• Support Business Development activities, including marketing proposals, interviews, conference attendance, etc.
• Assist in identification, recruiting, and interviewing of design staff at all levels.
• Foster collaboration between offices while promoting and providing design vision.
• Act as a mentor, teacher, and coach to design staff with the goal of growing and guiding them through their careers.
• Evaluate the quality of design and design activities and assure a high level of design quality throughout the firm.
• Develop and implement firm’s brand, image, marketing collateral and business collateral.
• Participate in performance reviews including setting of job goals.
• Engage staff in dialog on design, ensure design process is followed and influence usage of technological tools.
• Act as a vehicle for the delivery of firm’s message on design.
• Express philosophy of the work with appropriate vocabulary.
• Identify and direct project photography, written descriptions, and other media in support of building the firm’s portfolio.
• Ambassador and steward of the firm’s portfolio of work with ability to guide and educate others.
• Engage with a professional organization outside the firm (i.e. committee chair) that contributes to visibility of the firm.

Qualifications

• Interior Design license preferred.
• Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.
• To produce design at a level that would be perceived externally as excellent.
• To hand sketch and communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively.
• To participate in a project team setting.
• To lead several teams on large complex projects through the development of design concept.
• To receive criticism and respond appropriately and professionally.
• To inspire confidence and garner trust and respect with the project team and with clients.
• To provide a balanced approach and good judgement.
• To check work of others for accuracy and completeness, and manage team to meet project budget and schedule.
• To interpret sketches, drawings, codes, building program and other similar material.
• To review and inform construction specification manuals.
• Strong presentation and interview skills.
• To present abstract ideas to the client and client representatives.
• To exhibit maturity and cultural awareness internally and externally.
• Significant knowledge of building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards.
• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUP, Newforma, most recent modeling software.

Skills

• Interior Design license preferred.
• Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.
• To produce design at a level that would be perceived externally as excellent.
• To hand sketch and communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively.
• To participate in a project team setting.
• To lead several teams on large complex projects through the development of design concept.
• To receive criticism and respond appropriately and professionally.
• To inspire confidence and garner trust and respect with the project team and with clients.
• To provide a balanced approach and good judgement.
• To check work of others for accuracy and completeness, and manage team to meet project budget and schedule.
• To interpret sketches, drawings, codes, building program and other similar material.
• To review and inform construction specification manuals.
• Strong presentation and interview skills.
• To present abstract ideas to the client and client representatives.
• To exhibit maturity and cultural awareness internally and externally.
• Significant knowledge of building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards.
• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUP, Newforma, most recent modeling software.

Benefits

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law). Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.