What are the responsibilities and job description for the Interior Designer - Mid Level position at Gensler?
Your Role
As a Gensler Interior Designer in our incredible Charlotte office, you are passionate about your craft and combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients. You have exceptional conceptual design skills, and a portfolio of innovative design solutions with an emphasis on workplace projects.
You will collaborate with talented colleagues to enhance Gensler's culture for design excellence, elevate the quality of design, and achieve recognition for our clients and the firm. You are a mix of strategic and creative, with the ability to create great form while embracing sound business strategy. Use your unique design perspective to lead design teams, develop next-generation talent, bring new approaches to the design process, and help our clients redesign what's possible.
What You Will Do
- Work in a team environment and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on varying project types
- Collaborate on workplace interior design assignments that include programming, project strategy, client needs, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning, consultant coordination, construction documents, construction administration and management of budgets and schedules
- Coordinate with junior team members and Project Architects on delivery of project milestones
- Participate in the selection and presentation of furniture, furniture systems, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, lighting, and furniture specifications
- Produce graphic presentations including 3D renderings for client presentations
- Contribute to the production of plans, elevations, details, specifications, and material selections needed for construction
- Generate finish plans, specifications and material selections
- Provide design support and documentation during completion and execution of design concepts
- Work with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, contractors, fabricators and other vendors to meet overall project objectives
- Clearly communicate your design ideas to the project team
- Participate and contribute to office and firm culture
- Assist in managing client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination
- Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships
- Champion Gensler's diversity and inclusion goals with respect to teammates, partners, and consultants
Your Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or related field from an accredited school
- 5-8 years of diverse interiors experience with an emphasis on workplace design
- NCIDQ Certified
- Experience in working on all phases of the project from programming & test fits through design, documentation and construction
- Strong knowledge of the design process, including FF&E, furniture systems and specifications, color and materials
- Flexibility to focus on a single client with a variety of project types or multiple projects in various stages of development
- Leadership, communication and relationship management skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Outstanding graphic presentation skills
- Revit skills are REQUIRED
- Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, SketchUp and 3-D Studio Max preferred
- A commitment to the principles of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and sustainable design, and experience integrating them on specific projects
For consideration, please submit resume and relevant work samples. Submittals must include work samples for full consideration.
This role is not remote or hybrid; we look forward to working with our new team member in our incredible Charlotte Office space.
Life at Gensler
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.
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