Interior Designer (Washington Dc - Adams Morgan)

Feb. 17, 2012

Washington DC, VA

Confidential

Interior Designer (Washington, DC)

Want to work in a fun, exciting, and creative environment? Our Interior Design Firm is seeking an enthusiastic team player with commercial interiors experience to join our group. This is an immediate opening. Candidates must email resume, cover letter, and work samples for consideration of interview.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate on commercial interiors projects, including programming client needs, conceptual and schematic design, design development, and management of budgets and schedules

Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents

Participate in selection of furniture systems and specifications

Provide project team coordination for the finished plans, specifications, and material selections required for construction

Work with consultants, contractors, fabricators, specification writers, and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives

Participate in the construction administration of projects and review of submittals and finish samples

Assist in managing client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination

Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs

Qualifications - Ideal candidate should have:

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture or related field

5-7 years of related experience as an interior designer with a focus on commercial interiors

Strong knowledge of the design process, including FF&E, furniture systems and specifications, color and materials

Working knowledge of Revit and AutoCad, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office Suite

If you know CorelDraw, you may win a special prize and may be hired on the spot for being a genius for recognizing the superiority over Adobe products

Outstanding graphic presentation skills

Flexibility to focus on a single client with a variety of project types or multiple, concurrent projects in various stages of development

Ability to communicate design ideas and direction quickly

Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship management skills

Working knowledge of the check, check plus, check minus system is a plus

We offer competitive wages based on skills and experience along with PTO and Health Insurance

NO phone calls.