Interior Designer 3

LJC

Illinois

On-site

USD 95,000 - 117,500

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Discretionary annual bonus

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

A leading design and construction firm is seeking an experienced Interior Designer to support diverse projects. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in interior architecture and design, be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, and have exemplary communication skills. This full-time position offers a collaborative work environment and competitive compensation ranging from $95,000 to $117,500 annually.

Qualifications

10+ years’ experience with interior architecture and design projects.
NCIDQ certification or actively working toward licensure.
Interest in obtaining LEED- and/or WELL-accreditation desirable.

Responsibilities

Participates in the conceptual design and provides full support throughout the project.
Develops and represents the technical viewpoint on projects.
Responsible for ongoing client correspondence and communication.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

3D modeling / rendering

Interpersonal relationship-building

Communication

Education

Bachelors degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, or Interior Design

Tools

Enscape

Job description

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

About Lamar Johnson Collaborative

Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC) is a team of high-energy professionals. We share a passion for design, a collaborative approach, and a casual culture. We solve challenges by leveraging the collective expertise and ingenuity of the best and brightest minds across development, design, and construction. Lamar Johnson Collaborative attracts a dynamic and diverse group of people who work together to realize our clients’ vision. LJC is a growing firm and is recruiting top talent to join our growing team.

The Role We Want You For

As an Interior Designer, you will contribute to a variety of design projects to support our diverse and innovative Interior Design practice. This role is collaborative with colleagues and will work across LJC disciplines and our parent company Clayco’s construction and real estate arms to complete projects that are independent as well as that are vertically integrated in the enterprise.

The Specifics of the Role

Participates in the conceptual design and provides full support through the entire project in collaboration with the project team.
Develops and represents the lead technical viewpoint on projects, recommending appropriate technical solutions and product strategies. Contributes to creation of marketing and presentation materials.
Can be relied upon to present directly to the client on design and technical solutions and will be responsible for ongoing client correspondence and communication.
Represents LJC in the community and civic events.
Practices LJC’s core values of integrity, humility, and fearlessness.
Contributes to LJC’s Core Councils (Design, Culture and Sustainability).

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, or Interior Design.
10+ years’ experience with interior architecture and design projects sufficient to present a portfolio demonstrating design and technical capabilities.
NCIDQ certification or actively working toward licensure.
Interest in obtaining LEED- and/or WELL-accreditation desirable.
Demonstrated competence with Adobe Creative Suite, Enscape, and 3D modeling / rendering.
Prior experience with AI tools preferred.
Exemplary written and spoken communication.
Comfort and poise presenting to external and internal audiences.
Excellent interpersonal relationship-building and colleague-coaching skills.

Some Things You Should Know

Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
The pace is fast!

Why Clayco and LJC?

2024 Best Places to Work – Crain’s Chicago Business, St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
2024 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
2024 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation

The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The Clayco Nationwide salary range for this position is approximately $95,000 - 117,500 +/- annually (not adjusted for location).

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