Senior Designer

IA Interior Architects; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

IA Interior Architects, a leading interiors-focused firm, seeks a Senior Designer for its New York studio. You will lead all interior design phases, set the project vision, guide the design team, and manage extensive client interactions. Strong space planning, detailing, and budget oversight are essential.

Qualifications include architecture/design degree and 8+ years of corporate interiors experience. Proficiency in Revit, Adobe Suite, Affinity, and MS Office is required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of architecture or design school; equivalent experience acceptable.
• 8+ years of corporate interior design project experience.
• Strong leadership and client interaction abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develops overall design for project
• Directs staff to complete design and technical drawing
• Reviews design and technical drawing of junior designers
• Reviews engineering drawings for design compliance
• Collaborates with technical staff to resolve drawing discrepancies
• Selects fixtures and finishes for projects
• Obtains client approvals and integrates into design
• Produces and finalizes space plans
• Develops and delivers design and furniture packages
• Reviews final cost estimates
• Assists with field surveys when needed
• Manages overall design budget
• Monitors budget adherence and flags variances
• Oversees staff and provides feedback
• Conducts client interviews to determine space needs
• Provides information to clients on design specs; uses Affinity tool

Skills

Design principles

Space planning

Furnishings and finishes

Furniture layout

Sketching & rendering

Interior architecture detailing

CDs & procedures

Building codes & ADA

Budget management

Communication & presentation

Leadership & team oversight

Education

Architecture degree

Tools

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Affinity Program

MS Office

Job description

IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.
Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for a Senior Designer for our New York studio. The Senior Designer is responsible for leading all design phases for interiors projects, establishes the vision, leads the team, and has extensive client interaction.
Specific responsibilities will include:

• Develops overall design for project
• Directs staff to complete design and technical drawing
• Reviews design and technical drawing of other more junior designers
• Review of engineering drawings to ensure they comply with design solution
• Works with technical staff to resolve inconsistencies in drawings
• Researches and selects fixtures and finishes to use for projects
• Obtain client approval and ensure integration into overall design
• Produces, reviews and finalizes space plans for projects
• Extensive knowledge of detailing and finalizes details on projects
• Develops and delivers overall design and furniture packages
• Reviews and produces final cost estimates
• In unusual circumstances may be required to assist with support for field surveys
• Manages overall design budget
• Ensures adherence to set budget and immediately informs PM and/or client of any potential variances to the budget
• Manages the work of other Designers
• Oversees tasks and provide feedback on work product
• Organizes and conducts client interviews to determine space needs and requirements
• Continues to provide needed information to client on design specifications; good working knowledge of Affinity program tool
  

Qualifications:

• Graduate of architecture or design school: equivalent experience may be substituted
• 8+ years’ experience in corporate interior design projects
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of design principles and aesthetics
• Extensive knowledge of space planning methodology
• Extensive knowledge of furnishings and finishes
• Proficient with the concepts of furniture layout
• Expert sketching and rendering skills
• Expert interior architecture detailing skills
• Extensive knowledge of CDs and procedures
• Extensive knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements
• Extensive knowledge of contract administration
• Intermediate MS Office Suite skills
• Advanced Revit skills
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills
• Affinity Program skills or equivalent
• Extensive verbal and written communication skills
• Extensive presentation and graphic communication
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead staff through a combination of direct authority and subject matter expertise
• Working knowledge of budget preparation and proven ability to manage projects within budgetary constraints
  

Salary Range: 95,000 - 125,000 based on educational background, licensing and overall years of relevant experience.
Interior Architects, Inc. (IA) provides equal opportunity in all aspects of recruitment and employment to all persons without regard to their race, color, creed, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, nationality, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities.