Your Role
As a Gensler Interior Designer, 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 conceptual and technical delivery/documentation design skills for interior architecture and interior design projects, and you have a portfolio showcasing your innovative designs. A focus for the role will be designing Education and Government projects.
You are an integral member of the design team who itches to contribute a point of view and craves participation in all phases of our projects from conceptual thought process and design exploration through construction administration. With you as part of our team, interiors have never been so engaging.
What You Will Do
Visioning and programming for interior design projects, space planning, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, shop drawing reviews, code compliance, and construction administration
Participate in the selection and documentation of furniture, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and decorative lighting
Generate finish plans, RCPs, lighting plans, specifications, material selections, and millwork drawings and details
Provide design support and documentation during project execution
Coordinate with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, and fabricators
Integrate new technology and tools on projects (AR, VR, computational design, etc.)
Support design presentations and develop effective client relationships as trusted advisor
Support marketing and business development efforts as needed
Guide and mentor teammates
QA/QC specifications and construction document sets
Strive to elevate design quality on every project, and foster and cultivate a culture of design in the office
Champion Gensler’s inclusion goals with respect to teammates, partners, and consultants
Your Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture
Approximately 10-15 years of interior design experience with varying project types with an emphasis on experience with Education and Government projects
Proficient in Revit, SketchUp, 3D Studio Max and other modeling software programs
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Advanced knowledge of furniture, finishes, materials, color selections, and specifications
Advanced knowledge of interior construction documents
Advanced knowledge of applicable codes and safety considerations
Strong storytelling ability, both verbal and written, that conveys purpose and impact
Strong graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas
NCIDQ/CID certification
Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices; Ideally portfolios will include at least one project (especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel, and/or Net Zero Building certification) with this particular focus
For consideration, please submit resume and portfolio (ideally emphasizing your design experience with the aforementioned project types).
This role is not remote or hybrid; we look forward to working with our new team member in our dynamic Charlotte office.
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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