Senior Interior Design Lead — Multi-Project Studio

CannonDesign; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CannonDesign seeks an experienced interior design leader to guide client teams across multiple projects, shaping goals, concepts, and the final space. You will drive design development from pursuit through construction phases, ensuring alignment with code, schedule, and budget while delivering compelling storytelling and visualizations.

You will mentor junior designers, coordinate with architects and engineers, and lead client meetings to maintain strong relationships. Travel as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Interior Design or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of related experience.
• NCIDQ certification preferred.
• Ability to lead interior design across multiple projects.
• Strong design, storytelling, and technical skills with code knowledge.
• Excellent presentation, organizational, teamwork, and communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships.
• Experience leading a high performing team preferred.
• Critical thinker and highly analytical.
• Fully qualified professional able to perform work with latitude and ambiguity.
• Proficiency with Revit, Enscape, Bluebeam, MS Office, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to clients and project team in establishing goals.
• Provide interior design leadership across multiple projects.
• Lead design development through all project phases.
• Evaluate client needs and document design objectives and spatial requirements.
• Lead interior design approach within the project team.
• Conceptual and design development of interior spaces.
• Coordinate design work and code compliance.
• Coordinate with architecture, engineering, and consultants.
• Review drawings to meet time, budget and quality constraints.
• Oversight of and productions of design visualization.
• Assist and/or lead in project planning through development and follow through of work plans/budgeting.
• Develop the schedule of work for interior design components.
• Assist in or lead client meetings.
• Maintain positive client and team relations.
• Enforce interior design standards used throughout interior design team.
• Lead development of FFE throughout all phases.
• Specification development and coordination.
• Mentor less experienced interior design staff.
• Participate in design leadership.
• Collaborate with design leadership.
• Consult with product vendors.
• Lead and/or participate in marketing activities, including proposal development and interviews.
• Participate in construction administration activities, including site visits and submittals.
• May perform other duties as required.

Skills

Interior design leadership

Strong design storytelling

Analytical thinking

Excellent communication

Client relationship skills

Team collaboration

Critical thinker

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Interior Design

Tools

Revit

Enscape

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

CannonDesign seeks an experienced interior design leader to guide client teams across multiple projects, shaping goals, concepts, and the final space. You will drive design development from pursuit through construction phases, ensuring alignment with code, schedule, and budget while delivering compelling storytelling and visualizations.

You will mentor junior designers, coordinate with architects and engineers, and lead client meetings to maintain strong relationships. Travel as required.