Director of Interior Design

Department: Design

Reports to: Vice President, Interior Design

Location: Nashville, TN

This role will be performed onsite in the Nashville office.

Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (“AJCP”) is seeking a Director of Interior Design for its internal design team, which helps support its rapid growth across various investment platforms focused on the hospitality, mixed-use, and single-family rental sectors.

ABOUT AJCP

Adventurous Journeys ("AJCP") Capital Partners is a vertically integrated real estate investment manager founded in 2008. The firm repositions real estate to build timeless, scalable businesses and brand platforms. We deliver returns on transformative real estate by applying placemaking, inspired design, and hospitality principles to spaces overlooked or undervalued by traditional investment firms. The firm’s current portfolio includes $5.3 billion of assets across 100 properties and 50 geographic markets. With a mission to humanize hospitality through handcrafted projects made by people for people, AJCP delivers spaces that evoke emotional connections and become backdrops for enriching life experiences. Our headquarters are in Nashville, with offices in Chicago, London, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. For more information on AJCP, please visit www.ajcpt.com.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Director of Interior Design will be responsible for the execution of several projects, alongside the larger team, as outlined through the tasks below.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Serve as the overall interior design leader for various projects at AJ, including setting, monitoring, and adjusting project budgets, design standards, schedules, and milestones
• Develop holistic vision for property in collaboration with the Head of Design through outsourced photo-realistic renderings including units, common areas, amenities and F&B offerings
• Execute the vision through developing interior design specs, finishes and drawings that will be utilized for the procurement of FF&E and construction of the project.
• Preparing and expanding upon design concepts developed alongside the Head of Design
• Review, comment and markup all shop drawings, millwork packages and submittals related to the interior design of the project.
• Work closely with internal and external partners, including head of design, brand, architects, real estate development managers, contractors, and vendors, to balance competing needs and priorities and ensure that all projects are delivered on time and budget
• Partner with AJCP interior design team to infuse the AJ parent brand and design standards into the multifamily / office portfolio execution
• Develop and continually refine AJ design standards and processes to increase efficiency and improve operations
• Collaborate with the brand and property managers to execute marketing collateral for the properties
• Provide architectural and interior design input / troubleshooting to support the development managers as needed – including value engineering revisions to meet budget
• Provide AJ’s leadership team with regular updates on all projects; create and update tools to show project progress, track important milestones, and identify potential risks

WHO YOU ARE

AJ is seeking a highly-motivated individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, but disciplined, entrepreneurial environment. This role also requires the following capabilities:

• Natural communicator –when it comes to your projects, everyone is always on the same page; you don’t believe in surprises
• Detail-obsessed – you like keeping track of lots of details and notice when one small thing is missing or isn’t right
• Organized – you take pleasure in creating organizational solutions that make your teams more efficient and/or effective
• Budget mind-set – you enjoy managing budgets down to the penny and take pride in developing creative solutions to budget risks
• Collaborative problem solver – you think fast, are adaptable, and proactively facilitate the solving of any cross-functional problems that arise
• Expert at prioritizing – you aren’t frazzled by impossible deadlines and competing priorities; you make plans and allocate resources to ensure critical milestones are always met
• Flexible – you are comfortable working in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment and in a role that will change and evolve over time based on the direction of the business
• Down-to-earth – while you like being recognized and rewarded for your work, you are comfortable being the person behind the designer or the brand; you understand that your role is to uphold AJCP’s design aesthetics in all of your work

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• 12 years of relevant Hospitality Design experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or related field
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Spexx, BlueBeam, Smartsheet, Revit, Adobe Creative suite, and Microsoft Office suite
• Experience specifying custom FF&E, and how custom furniture & lighting is built
• Solid architectural and interior design skills
• Working knowledge of construction methodologies and fluid understanding of processes from concept design through construction administration
• Experience managing a team with multiple projects and deadlines all while being an integral part of the execution of the work.
• Excellent understanding of design concept to execution, including color theory, furniture and material selections, and rendering development
• Excellent understanding of shop drawings, elevation mock-ups, and 3D modeling when necessary
• Excellent understanding of architectural finish schedules and reading drawing sets
• Deep understanding of budget, schedule, and project coordination

Equal Employment Opportunity:

AJCP is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on an individual’s race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, reproductive health decision-making, sex, gender, age, sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. AJCP is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy in regard to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.