Architectural Interior Designer

About the Role

Role Overview

We are looking to work with a new Senior Architectural Interior Designer at Journey. You'll work closely with our design teams, clients, and project consultants to develop and deliver compelling projects across multiple sectors. You'll bring creative leadership to the team, fostering a collaborative process where ideas are shared, challenged, and pushed further. 

Drawing on your hospitality design experience and technical expertise, you'll help move projects seamlessly from concept through completion while balancing big-picture thinking with the details that bring a design to life. You'll be expected to bring a strong point of view, thoughtful design sensibility, and the rigor needed to uphold Journey's high design standards.

Key Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following

• Lead and collaborate with your project team to create and develop projects through all design phases with minimal supervision from more senior members of the design team.  
• Be able to conceptualize ideas for projects and communicate them clearly and strategically with clients through compelling narrative presentations as well as 3D models and sketches, while continuously contributing fresh ideas to the team.  
• Lead the coordination and production of technical BIM documentation including models and interior design drawing sets, while providing technical guidance and innovative solutions to resolve complex design challenges. 
• Select and specify architectural finishes as well as design, detail and specify custom FF&E. 
• Review design documents including drawings, FF&E specifications and material schedules to ensure they incorporate design intent and technical accuracy. 
• Coordinate and communicate design intent between the design team, client, project consulting team and vendors.  
• Address RFI responses, perform shop drawing and submittal reviews and participate of punch list reviews during design coordination/CA phases led by the project AOR. 
• Coordinate with the Design Managers to ensure the design meets our scope of services as well as project budget and schedule. 
• Support the Design Manager in the supervision and mentorship of more junior interior designers. 
• Support the Desing Manager with resource management and project schedules efforts.   
• Be an active participant and a positive influence on the creative culture of the studio.

Candidate Qualifications & Skills