Designer - Interiors

Interior Designer

At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We're not just designers. We're tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators, and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve the world's most challenging problems, like designing a more resilient, inclusive, and equitable future for our communities and cities.

Our people-centered, "People First" culture and "One Firm-Firm" motto promotes integrated teams that unite to shape the future of cities. Gensler's vision is to "Create a Better World through the Power of Design," and we do that by our deep commitment to our clients and by fostering a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive environment that enables our people to create impactful solutions together.

Your Role

Gensler Columbus is seeking a talented professional to join our team as an Interior Designer. In this role, you'll tackle complex design challenges—both conceptually and technically—while collaborating with integrated project teams to develop innovative solutions. You're self-motivated, team-oriented, and recognize the value of every contribution throughout each phase of a project. Your strong work ethic, problem-solving mindset, and commitment to making a meaningful impact—both in the studio and the community—align with Gensler's collaborative and growth-focused culture, making this an ideal opportunity to advance your career.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate on interior and architectural projects, including programming client needs, concept design, schematic design, design development, and documentation, and manage budget/schedule adherence.
• Participate in project visioning with the team to create a compelling design narrative that reflects the project story and brand
• Create and develop materiality and design strategy with the team to support experiential design and brand story
• Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents
• Selection of FF&E
• Participate in and support project team coordination for the finished plans, FF&E specifications, and material selections required for construction
• Utilize technical knowledge and delivery experience for effective documentation and detailing
• Work with consultants, contractors, fabricators, specification writers, and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives
• Participate in the construction administration of projects and review of submittals and finish samples
• Support managing client expectations and coordinating team and consultant communications
• Support office leadership in business development activities and be present in the market.

Your Qualifications

• 5+ years of related professional experience as an interior designer. Experience across multiple practices is a plus: workplace, higher education, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and residential.
• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design or Architecture
• Proficiency in Revit, Rhinoceros, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS Office required
• Strong conceptual planner
• Strong knowledge of the design process, including FF&E + specifications, color, and materials
• Strong graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas
• Must possess a strong sense of design vision with the ability to craft and communicate compelling narratives through design and storytelling
• Ability to simultaneously work on a variety of project types or multiple projects in various stages of development
• Ability to communicate design ideas and direction quickly
• Self-motivated with strong leadership, organizational, communication, and relationship management skills
• NCIDQ preferred but not required; working toward licensure is supported and encouraged

To be considered for this opportunity, you must upload a portfolio to the attachments section of your application.

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 Week," our offices reflect our people's diverse interests.

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and 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.