Mid Weight Interior Designer

Studio Details:

https://interiorarchitects.com/find-ia/london/

In addition to your CV a portfolio or work samples must be included with your application. If a link is not included in your CV or in LinkedIn, please email directly to k.shaffer@interiorarchitects.com

Description:

IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brands, and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies, and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling, and sustainable environments to move their enterprises forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology, and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists, and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.

Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert, and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor, and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for an Intermediate Designer for our London studio. The Intermediate Designer, while working with the Junior Designers and under the supervision of a more senior Designer or Project Manager, the Intermediate Designer provides design support primarily in project administration, design development and contract documents.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• At the direction of senior designers, completes technical drawings

• Works with design team to develop design ideas

• Provide a preliminary review of engineering drawings to ensure they comply with the design solution

• Assists senior designers in selecting fixtures and finishes

• Under supervision, develops preliminary space plans at a high level

• At the direction of senior designers, may provide suggested details for interior design projects

• Researches and collects details for furniture and finishes cost estimates

• Develops preliminary plans

• Assists senior staff with verification of site details to support design

• Assists in field surveying of client spaces

• Compiles pricing from manufacturers and representatives

• Is aware of and supportive to the work of the Junior Designer

• Supports the team in collecting information for client assessment; may attend interviews, provide documentation support; developing skills working with Affinity program tool

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an architecture, interior architecture, or interior design programme
• 3-5 years of related work experience
• 3+ years’ experience (corporate workplace and hospitality interior design projects a plus!)
• Experience working on projects in the UK and/or EU.
• Advanced Revit abilities
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite abilities
• Detailed experience of concept design and familiarity with suppliers
• Detailed experience of construction documentation and coordination with engineers
• Must have a right to work in the UK
• Must be in the office at least 3 days a week

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of the range of design principles and aesthetics
• Familiarity with space planning methodology
• Familiarity with furnishings and finishes
• Intermediate sketching and rendering skills
• Familiarity with building systems, codes and accessibility requirements
• Basic Affinity Program skills
• Advanced Enscape skills
• Client facing and professional
• Intermediate verbal and written communication skills
• Basic presentation and graphic communication skills