Sr. Hospitality Interior Designer

Position Overview | The Big Picture 

The Sr. Hospitality Interior Designer is responsible for designing cutting-edge interior spaces and exterior facades for permanent hospitality projects.  This position is a key contributor to some of the most unique interior renovations in the hospitality industry. The Sr. Hospitality Interior Designer manages direct reports tasks/projects and receives direction from the President of the company and may receive direction from the Chief Creative Officer, the Product Designers and the Hospitality team.

Our Mission Values | Our Commitments

Each employee works together to strive to create the best event design and tradeshow company by: 

• improving our communication, 
• showing that we care about each other and the company, 
• focusing on delivering quality, and 
• highlighting professionalism thru personal excellence with shared passion, dedication, and commitment to client value.

Traits for Success | #aimsforthestars

• Has a creative eye for design.
• Adept at managing timelines.
• Excellent Communicator.
• Problem solver.
• Detail-oriented.
• Knows how to manage the client.

Essential Duties | What You’ll Do – The Fun Stuff 

• Creates cutting-edge designs for hospitality spaces in collaboration with the President and Hospitality Design team.
• Researches and sources materials, products, furnishings and finishes for hospitality projects and related custom builds to achieve design aesthetics and meet pricing and budgetary expectations.
• Oversees the Hospitality Team to collaborate and conceptualize interior projects
• Adheres to overall project timelines and milestone goals to ensure projects move along according to established deadlines and expectations.

• Supports the design process by overseeing designs to provide consultation related to potential build considerations and obstacles in collaboration with the Project Manager.

• Creates design and site renderings, and floor plans to support the design, construction and installation process.

• Makes good decisions and solves any problems effectively to achieve successful results. 
• Participates in client meetings as needed.
• Acts as a liaison with the client to ensure client’s needs and expectations are met and communication is timely and accurate.
• Provides excellent internal and external customer service with a positive attitude, tact and diplomacy.

• Tracks arriving products with the Project Manager, Processing and Receiving departments to ensure components are arriving as expected and within established timelines.

• May attend design and tradeshows to research and purchase new products. 
• Continually researches design trends to ensure designs are innovative, cutting-edge, and on brand.

Other Duties and Safety Requirements | There’s More!

• Complies with all department and company safety guidelines, procedures, and rules. 
• Mentors safe work practices to co-workers and team.
• Completes all safety training as directed and within established timelines.
• Interfaces professionally with all people, internal and external, in a kind and respectful manner.
• Tracks and enters time and assigns hours and tasks to appropriate events and jobs in time and attendance system. 
• Completes all Human Resources and Payroll tasks and notifications through the Employee Self Service Online Portal on a weekly basis, as directed and within established timelines. 
• Assists in other departments as needed and directed.

• May perform other duties as required.

Qualifications | What You Need to Bring

• 3-5 years’ of Interior Design experience, preferably in the hospitality industry.
• Bachelors’ Degree in Interior Design or related field.
• Established portfolio of design work.
• Highly creative, imaginative and artistic.
• NCIDQ Certification preferred.
• Proficiency in computational design.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, SketchUp, Revit or similar design software.
• Excellent computer skills and Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Excellent project management skills, organizational skills, attention to detail and good follow-up skills.
• Excellent decision making skills.  Takes ownership of projects.
• Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels. 
• Excellent interpersonal, tact and diplomacy and conflict management skills.
• Excellent customer service skills related to internal and external customers.
• Excellent communication skills and the unique ability to communicate artistic vision.
• Excellent ability to deal with pressure, competing demands and deadlines.
• Some travel required.

Physical and Work Environment Requirements | What it is Like in the Office 

• Ability to use a computer 75% the workday.
• Ability to sit up to 75% of the workday.
• Ability to stand/walk 25% of the workday.
• Required to move throughout the buildings and at client locations during the workday.
• Must be able to tolerate moderate noise.
• Must have 20/20 vision with correction.