Senior Interior Designer

Clear Bracket; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Bracket in Mumbai is seeking a senior interior designer to anchor a dedicated team, reporting to the Lead Architect. The role is hands-on, with about 40 percent of the week at the drawing board, and involves running multiple projects end to end while guiding a small team.

You will lead three to four projects concurrently, liaise with clients, and coordinate with MEP consultants, vendors, and site teams, ensuring designs translate into site reality.

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years in interior design; 6 to 7 considered if already delivering at senior level
• Hospitality, retail or commercial interiors at detail level, including hotel-room or equivalent detailing
• Site handling end to end, including mock-ups and contractor coordination
• Led a team of three to four and reviewed their output
• Run three to four projects concurrently
• AutoCAD and SketchUp, enough to guide juniors; Photoshop and InDesign; MS Office or Google Workspace
• Fluent English across all levels, from Principal to carpenter on site
• Based in Mumbai or settled in Maharashtra

Responsibilities

• Hold interior projects end to end: concept, design development, detailing, drawing sets, vendor and consultant coordination, mock-ups and site delivery
• Run three to four projects in parallel at different stages
• Present to clients and own client communication for your projects
• Lead a team of three to four: plan, delegate, review, and coach the architects and juniors, including in SketchUp and drawing production
• Handle site end to end: visits, contractor and vendor queries, mock-up approvals, on-ground issues
• Coordinate MEP and other consultants and fold their inputs into the drawing set
• Sign off routine design and drawing decisions within intent; escalated finance-heavy or client-sensitive ones to the Lead
• Stand in for the Lead Architect when required
• Bring new materials and detailing ideas into the team's work

Skills

Interior design

Project leadership

Team management

Client communication

SketchUp

AutoCAD

Photoshop

InDesign

MS Office

English proficiency

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Photoshop

InDesign

MS Office

Job description

A Mumbai-based interior design studio, known for its hospitality work across bars, restaurants and hotels, is building this side of its practice into a dedicated team. This role is the second senior designer to anchor that team, alongside the senior already in place, reporting to the Lead Architect.

The role runs projects end to end and stays hands-on, with roughly 40 percent of the week spent at the drawing board.

What You'll Do

• Hold interior projects end to end: concept, design development, detailing, drawing sets, vendor and consultant coordination, mock-ups and site delivery
• Run three to four projects in parallel at different stages
• Present to clients and own client communication for your projects
• Lead a team of three to four: plan, delegate, review, and coach the architects and juniors, including in SketchUp and drawing production
• Handle site end to end: visits, contractor and vendor queries, mock-up approvals, on-ground issues
• Coordinate MEP and other consultants and fold their inputs into the drawing set
• Sign off routine design and drawing decisions within intent; escalated finance-heavy or client-sensitive ones to the Lead
• Stand in for the Lead Architect when required
• Bring new materials and detailing ideas into the team's work

Must Have

• 8 to 12 years in interior design; 6 to 7 considered if already delivering at senior level
• Hospitality, retail or commercial interiors at detail level, including hotel-room or equivalent detailing, not apartment interiors alone
• Site handling end to end, including mock-ups and contractor coordination
• Led a team of three to four and reviewed their output
• Run three to four projects concurrently
• AutoCAD and SketchUp, enough to guide juniors; Photoshop and InDesign; MS Office or Google Workspace
• Fluent English across all levels, from Principal to carpenter on site
• Based in Mumbai or settled in Maharashtra

Good to Have

• Interior work within healthcare projects
• A design-led studio of 20 to 70 people with direct Principal or Lead exposure
• A hotel-specialist or hospitality-led interior background
• Basic familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT or Gemini

Not a Fit If

• Your interiors are apartments only, without hotel, bar or restaurant detailing
• You are a strong drafter or visualiser who cannot run a site, a client or a team
• You have moved into project management and away from drawings
• You need the Lead for routine decisions