SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER
Your design aesthetic is respected and called upon consistently. Your intense passion and borderline obsession for design freaks some people out. Tenacity is your mantra, learning and teaching aren’t mutually exclusive. Relatable? Keep reading.
About the Opportunity
We are currently seeking a Senior Interior Designer with a minimum of ten years’ experience at architecture or commercial interior design firms. The ideal candidate will bring Blitz’s core design values to each project, combining creative vision with disciplined project delivery. Senior Interior Designers nurture their clients, play well with contractors and consultants, manage deadlines like a boss, and rock their job hard. At Blitz, we uphold the highest standards of project delivery and professionalism, and the Senior Interior Designer will lead by example. This position demands a quick-thinking design leader conversant in space planning and furniture and material specification, with stellar technical skills and dogged persistence.
EXPERIENCE
10+ years professional experience.
Accredited degree in Architecture, Interior Design
NCIDQ Certification.
LEED and/or WELL Accreditation a plus.
REVIT proficiency is required.
Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
Experience in commercial interiors.
Experience with core/ shell, hospitality, and retail a strong plus.
DESIGN/TECHNICAL SKILLS
Excellent technical and design skills.
Expert knowledge of the California Building Code and/ or Local Building Codes.
Experience with programming and space planning.
Experience with materials research and selection.
Experience in construction documentation and detailing.
Experience as the key design decision-maker for projects
Experience leading a team of designers.
Experience with Furniture and Systems Furniture Specification and management of associated budgets and schedules.
Ability to review construction for general conformance with the design concept.
Strong presentation skills.
Experience coordinating with public agencies and jurisdictions related to planning and building approvals.
Experience designing to a construction budget.
Applies rigor and elegance to the resolution and execution of their design ideas.
Experience with the development and maintenance of technical standards.
SOFT SKILLS
Demonstrated history of Tenacity (our core value).
Ability to work within a team environment.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate with clients, consultants, and contractors.
Ability to work on several projects simultaneously with multiple deadlines.
Ability to advise and facilitate decision making amongst clients.
Upholds the highest standards of project delivery and professionalism.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must currently reside in California and have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
Excellent verbal, written, and graphic communication skills, as well as excellent organizational skills.
Candidates must be able to travel to other studios as required.
BENEFITS
Full-time employees receive four weeks PTO (including the week between Christmas and New Years when the firm is closed).
Nine paid holiday days.
Flexible working hours with a 4-day work week option.
Distributed work model.
Full medical, dental, and vision coverage.
401(k) with generous matching.
Strong continuing education support on both a firm-wide and an individual basis.
Salary range 95k to 110k.
Salary increase upon licensure (successfully passed licensing exams are reimbursed too).
HOW TO APPLY
Email your cover letter, resume, work samples inclusive of rendering samples, and salary requirements in a single document in PDF format to careers@studioblitz.com. No phone calls or drop-ins please.
ABOUT BLITZ
Blitz is an award-winning architecture and interior design firm headquartered in San Francisco. From start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, we are privileged to work with some of the best and brightest companies in the world, and hope you will join us. The Blitz team works hard and we make sure we take time to have fun and keep learning. We support our industry through a variety of events and enjoy being part of the design and construction community. Blitz is delighted with the attention we get through awards and press, which highlight our workplace, hospitality, bio-tech, retail, higher education, international, and ground-up portfolio. Not to mention, our parties (virtual and in-person) are awesome.
Learn more about Blitz via Instagram (we love photos), LinkedIn, and of course our website.