Interior Designer

Your Opportunity

Join a Top 10 global design firm in our Carolinas buildings practice that provides Interior Design, Architecture, and Building Engineering services with a long history and deep commitment to the Corporate Workplace, Federal, Higher education, and Healthcare sectors. Our Raleigh North Carolina office is seeking a mid-level Interior Design professional to join our interdisciplinary team.

The primary role of the Mid-level Interior Designer is to interpret and translate the needs and desires of a client as well as any architectural direction set forth into a cohesive interior design solution with moderate guidance and supervision. An individual at this level in their career is expected to perform their role within the standard of care acceptable to their peers in the industry. A Mid-level Interior Designer is expected to work collaboratively with the architectural team, conceptualizing, developing, and documenting varying aspects of the interior design of a project, including but not limited to space planning, interior architecture, interior materials and palette, specifications and FFE.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Advocate for design excellence and creativity within the practice of interior design both internally and externally.
• Collaborate between offices to support multiple project teams while maintaining the established project design vision.
• Participate in interdisciplinary teams.
• Engage team in dialog on design and ensure design process is followed.
• Share knowledge with team members, clients, and partners.
• Anticipate client needs to consistently deliver excellent client service.
• Solicit input from team members and seek guidance to address challenges.
• Follow established standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Comply with professional ethical standards and codes.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Able to engage in and advance creative and critical thought.
• Produce design at a level that would be perceived externally as excellent.
• Inspire confidence and garner trust and respect with the project team and with clients.
• Review own work for accuracy and completeness to meet project budget and schedule.
• Interpret sketches, drawings, codes, building program and other similar material.
• Exhibits maturity and cultural awareness internally and externally.
• Integrate the design principles that impact human experience of interior spaces into all projects.
• Knowledge of building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards.
• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUP, and recent modeling software.
• Thorough knowledge and application of accessibility codes and applicable building codes.
• Thorough understanding of all phases of architectural document production through construction administration and the relationship between drawings and specifications.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to lead guide junior staff and take responsibility for accuracy and completeness of documentation.
• Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting through all phases of document production.
• Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Ability to present to client groups and create design solutions that interpret and fulfill the needs of the client.
• Ability to interpret sketches, drawings, building program and other similar material and communicate abstract ideas (verbal/written).

Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Interior Design or related field is required.
• Certified or pursuing NCIDQ and IIDA certification is required.
• Portfolio required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience is preferred.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.