Senior Associate, Residential

Canvas Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Canvas Careers in London is seeking a Senior Associate for one of the capital’s most admired interior design studios renowned for understated elegance and exceptional craftsmanship. The role combines hands-on design with leadership, overseeing interiors and FF&E from concept to completion.

You will manage important client relationships, guide project teams, and maintain rigorous design standards while collaborating with the Founder and Creative Director.

Qualifications

• Senior designer with extensive experience delivering high-end residential or luxury hospitality interiors.
• Leads projects from concept to completion across interiors and FF&E.
• Strong understanding of materials, furniture, craftsmanship and architectural detailing.
• Experience managing client relationships, consultants and contractors.
• Commercially aware with experience managing project fees, budgets, resources and risk.
• Demonstrates clear direction, constructive critique and leadership to develop designers.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple projects from concept through to completion across interiors and FF&E.
• Translate creative vision into resolved schemes while managing client relationships.
• Oversee design teams delivering day-to-day work and maintain overall design quality.
• Contribute to design reviews and uphold studio design standards.
• Support development of the wider team and nurture junior designers.

Skills

Senior designer

Interiors & FF&E

Client relationships

Budget & risk

Team leadership

Design reviews

International travel

Job description

This is an exceptionally rare opportunity to join one of London’s most admired interior design studios at Senior Associate level.

Internationally renowned for its understated elegance, exceptional craftsmanship and unmistakable creative identity, the studio delivers extraordinary private residential projects for a global clientele. Its work encompasses interior architecture, decoration, bespoke furniture and lighting, bringing these elements together to create spaces of remarkable depth and longevity.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Associate, you’ll take responsibility for several exceptional projects, leading each from concept through to completion across both interiors and FF&E.

Working closely with the Founder and Creative Director, you’ll translate the studio’s creative vision into beautifully resolved schemes while managing important client relationships. You’ll oversee the designers responsible for day-to-day delivery, retaining accountability for the overall design, quality and successful outcome of each project.

Alongside leading your own portfolio, you’ll work with the studio’s senior leadership team to maintain design standards across the practice. You’ll provide creative direction, contribute to design reviews and support the development of the wider team.

This is a practising designer role rather than a purely managerial position. It offers the chance to remain closely connected to the creative process while holding genuine influence within one of the industry’s most respected studios.

The Candidate

• An established senior designer with extensive experience delivering exceptional high-end residential or luxury hospitality interiors
• Accomplished across interior architecture and FF&E, with the ability to lead projects cohesively from initial concept through to completion
• A sophisticated designer with a strong understanding of materials, furniture, craftsmanship and architectural detailing
• Experienced in overseeing several complex projects while maintaining an exceptional standard of design
• Confident managing relationships with discerning private clients, consultants and contractors
• Commercially aware, with experience managing project fees, budgets, resources and risk
• Comfortable directing project teams without becoming removed from the design itself
• Able to review and elevate drawings, specifications, materials and presentations at key project stages
• A thoughtful and assured leader who develops designers through clear direction, constructive critique and example
• Available for international travel and occasional out-of-hours work when required