Designer - Hospitality - Senior

Gensler; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

Wellness programs

Flexible spending

Paid holidays

Paid time off

401k

Profit sharing

Employee stock ownership

Twice yearly bonus

Job summary

Gensler in Miami seeks a Senior Designer with 10–15 years of interior design experience, specializing in Hospitality interiors. You will lead concept development, documentation, and coordination with consultants to deliver iconic spaces.

As a senior member of the Miami studio, you will mentor teammates, champion design excellence, and drive client relationships while advancing project delivery from concept through construction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture from an accredited school of design.
• 10–15 years of interior design experience, with at least 5 years in Hospitality and/or retail projects.
• Proficiency with furniture, finishes, materials, color selections, and specifications; interior construction documents; applicable codes and safety considerations.

Responsibilities

• Visioning and programming for interior design projects, space planning, conceptual design, and design development.
• Document FF&E, color palettes, finishes, lighting, and millwork details.
• Create finish plans, lighting plans, and construction documentation; lead QA/QC for documents.
• Coordinate with external consultants, product reps, and fabricators; mentor teammates.

Skills

Revit

SketchUp

3ds Max

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Interior Design/Architecture

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Contract: Full-Time

Location: Miami, FL, US

Gensler is one of the world's leading architecture,design,and planning firms. We havea highly creative, collaborative team around the globededicated to innovative problem solving and design excellence.

Our Miami Studio's Lifestyle practice focuses on iconic Hospitality projects. As our diverse client base and project work continue to grow, we are seeking a Senior Designer with 10-15 years of experience to join our team.

Your Role

As a Gensler Senior Designer, you are driven by bold ideas and a passion for design excellence. You blend visionary creative thinking, technical expertise, and strategic business insights to challenge conventions and craft innovative, inspiring environments that elevate the human experience and deliver meaningful value for our clients. You have conceptual and technical delivery/documentation design skills for interior architecture and interior design projects, and you have a portfolio showcasing design excellence and innovation. A focus for this role will be designing Hospitality interiors.

As a key member of the design team, you actively contribute throughout the project lifecycle from concept to project completion. You thrive in a collaborative environment, take ownership, and are passionate about creating lasting client relationships and memorable spaces.

What You Will Do

• Visioning and programming for interior design projects, space planning, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, shop drawing reviews, code compliance, and construction administration
• Select and document furniture, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and decorative lighting
• Generate finish plans, RCPs, lighting plans, specifications, material selections, and millwork drawings and details
• Provide design leadership and documentation during project execution
• Coordinate with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, and fabricators
• Integrate new technology and tools on projects (AR, VR, computational design, etc.)
• Support design presentations and develop effective client relationships as trusted advisor
• Support marketing and business development efforts as needed
• Guide and mentor teammates
• QA/QC specifications and construction document sets
• Strive to elevate design quality on every project, and foster and cultivate a culture of design in the office

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture from an accredited school of design
• 10 - 15 years of interior design experience, inclusive of at least 5 recent years for Hospitality (hotel lobbies, hotel rooms, hotel amenity spaces) and/or retail projects
• High level of industry knowledge andprovencommitment to community and industry organizations
• Proficiency with:
  • Selection of furniture, finishes, materials, color selections, and specifications
  • Interior construction documents
  • Applicable codes and safety considerations
• Strong storytelling ability, both verbal and written, that conveys purpose and impact
• Strong graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas
• Experience delivering highly sustainable design solutions
• Ability to work independently orwhile leading collaborative teams
• Excellentcommunication, presentation, and relationship management skills
• Skilled in Revit, SketchUp, 3D Studio Max and other modeling software programs
• Experienced in Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Must have astrongportfoliodemonstratingsignificanthospitality and/or retailprojects.Ideally,the project portfolio will show a range of projects.
• NCIDQ certification,LEED accreditation, and/or WELL AP preferred

This role is notremote; we look forward to working with ournew Designerin ourdynamic Miami office.

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to "Well-being Awareness Week," our offices reflect our people's diverse interests.

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• disability
• wellness programs
• flex spending
• paid holidays
• paid time off
• 401k
• profit sharing
• employee stock ownership
• twice annual bonus opportunities

Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.

As part of the firm's commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.

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