Senior Interior Designer

Senior Interior Designer

Join the powerful combination of Areté Collective/Denton House Design Studio. As a valued team member of Areté Collective/Denton House you'll be working with an award-winning group of architecture, design, and development professionals, creating high-end hospitality, commercial and multifamily residential projects. Areté Collective draws upon the creative power of Denton House Studio. Denton House is a globally recognized planning, design, and architecture firm dedicated to transforming the human experience through the power of design. For more than 25 years, we've created innovative places that inspire wonder and connect communities. We embrace a philosophy that respects nature, sustainability, and culture. Our projects are designed not only to bring well-being and happiness to those who call it home, but equally to enrich and revitalize the environment and local communities.

We are seeking a senior interior designer to join our team and work on residential and commercial projects. The candidate should have design experience in luxury or hospitality projects. The ideal candidate would be a gifted designer who can lead a team, envision, manage and execute all parts of a project.

What You'll Do:

• Manages the development, creation, and pitch of client presentations with minimal Director oversight.
• Presents to clients and firm leadership with complete confidence and knowledge of project scope and direction.
• Creates effective budgets, proposals and handles negotiations with clients.
• Provides design support, solutions and manages team through the completion of projects.
• Applies understanding of a direct link between design choices and build-out costs while maintaining accountability to the budget.
• Reviews and delivers accurate document packages to contractors, vendors, and clients according to the project timeline.
• Coordinates work with contractors and Project Manager to maintain project timeline and budget compliance.
• Prepares floor plans and elevations, ensuring conformance to design guidelines and brand strategy.
• Prepares sketches, perspective views, elevations and details as necessary in support of the design solution to facilitate presentation.
• Ensures design intent is upheld and all details are coordinated.
• Maintains and monitors project profitability, both in hours and product procurement.
• Establishes long-lasting relationships with clients, vendors, and consultants.
• Contributes to the firm's business development efforts by promoting the firm with existing and future clients and contacts.
• Attends various client, vendor, software, company training, tradeshows, and meetings.
• Works traditional hours but able to flex to weekends and nights during peak times.
• Performs additional tasks as needed to support supervisor.
• Reports to the Design Director or Senior Project Designer.

Who You Are:

• Leader: You develop a compelling vision to attract and develop talent and understand the viewpoint of the firm's leadership. You effectively analyzes complex problems and are quick to adapt and react to new business knowledge.
• Skilled Communicator: You communicate effectively with colleagues, vendors and clients through strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills. You read the subtleties and adapt messaging according to the audience.
• Design Sensibility: You have a keen eye for color and detail and demonstrates a strong knowledge of a diverse range of styles, aesthetics, techniques, and color theory.
• Productive: You thrive in a fast-paced environment, manages time well and oversees multiple projects simultaneously. You pivot priorities when needed.
• Creative: You discover new opportunities and solutions for problems by looking beyond current practices and using innovative thinking.
• Professional and Team Player: You effectively communicate with clients, vendors, and coworkers. Able to self-manage and demonstrate a high level of professional maturity when faced with challenging situations. You create a cooperative team atmosphere, listen to and value the opinions of others, help the team meet goals, support coworkers, and create a welcoming environment where creativity can flourish.

What We Offer:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Telemedicine benefits
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Plans
• Company-paid STD and LTD benefits
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid parental leave

Requirements:

• 4-year degree in Interior Design and NCIDQ license desired.
• 5-7 years of experience in luxury residential and/or hospitality.
• Strong understanding of codes affecting design and documentation.
• Proficient in Revit or CAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS Office Suite.
• Knowledge of LEED or Well Building Standards preferred but not required.
• Able to lift 50lbs, stand for long periods, and willing to travel internationally.

To be considered for this position, please include a copy or link to your portfolio as part of your application.