Hotel Interior Designer (Downtown Seattle-Pioneer Square)

Dec. 2, 2011

Seattle, WA

Confidential

At DDA, we are personally committed to continually raising the bar of excellence by pushing ourselves and our team in creating world class hotels that are award-winning, highly published and maximize ROI for our clients. Our demanding culture of mentoring, cross-training, personalized growth and performance give our team members the competitive edge they need to be recognized internationally amongst the best in the hospitality industry.

Are you a Hotel Designer who is looking to challenge hiself or herself as part of a team in a highly intense, fast-paced hotel design firm; a highly-skilled design professional with strong hospitality, most notably hotel, background?

In this position, you will pull appropriate concept packages. In addition you will develop sets of documents from concept to completion including layouts and interior architecture. You must have a thorough understanding of construction methods and produce high quality millwork and cabinet sections and details. You have expert knowledge of finishes and fabrication installation methods. You will be ready to aid in producing CD and specifications packages and budgets; custom furniture drawings, custom lighting, custom carpets and fabric, elevations, RCP and details. ...for high profile hotel properties throughout the world.

The perfect candidate will possess well-developed visualization skills and be able to convey intent of ideas easily and quickly, both verbally and visually; know what is "hot" internationally; works quickly, effectively and within project timelines; enjoys and works well in a team setting, conduct roundtable discussions of ideas with the team, and build consensus for final implementation; and is an adrenaline junkie who thrives in a fast-paced, pressure-filled environment. S/He has a good eye for detail and also possesses a sound knowledge of furniture/lighting/ fabrics/floor covering/drapery/wall covering sources and manufacturers, especially for the hospitality industry. This person will be a multi-tasker and act with a professional level of conduct and behavior at all times as this position interfaces with clients and vendors; customer service and client management savvy is a must. By your proven ability to push forward to the goal under pressure, you will be able to skillfully negotiate around roadblocks and obstacles to follow through and complete tasks on schedule and within budgeted hours and maintaining a billable hour level on a weekly basis.

Success in this position requires a high level of problem solving skills; a flexible, patient and consistent approach; the knack to take the time to teach the 'why's and 'how's, rather than merely assigning tasks; and excellent organization and time management skills.

The qualified candidate will have:

a minimum 4 year degree from a school of Interior Design or Architecture (Bachelors)

a solid work history with a minimum 4 years of experience in concentrated design, preferably hospitality

a strong portfolio of work demonstrating creative spatial design concepts

a strong portfolio containing some hotel projects

a strong knowledge of CAD and ability to produce Construction Documents with sound knowledge of construction methods and needs, millwork sections design, and detailing

had intense exposure to all phases of the design process

proven Project Management skills related to the organization of all interior CAD and specification documents

strong communication, listening and people skills

a passion for creative design solutions and problem solving and a dedication to achieve great things in a team environment

an easy grasp on use of Microsoft Office Suite products: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint

preferably, user knowledge in 3-D modeling tools (e.g. Sketch-up, Revit, etc) and graphics tools (e.g. Photoshop, etc.)