Job Title: Interior Designer
Reports To: Vice President of Development
Department: Development
Position Type: Salary

Company Overview:

State of Play Hospitality is a highly innovative creator and operator of technology enabled experiential leisure concepts. For a decade since launching its first concept, Bounce, in London in 2012, the State of Play team has gone on to create, launch and operate several more industry leading experiential brands.

Operating in multiple cities across the UK and US, all our concepts offer a highly immersive, tech enhanced take on long-established, much-loved activities. The engaging nature of the gameplay and the quality of the venues combine to create truly playful and memorable social environments. Curating a state of play for our guests is at the very core of our DNA and what our amazing teams deliver every day.

Position Purpose:

The Interior Designer will co-ordinate and design any existing venue refurbishment requirements, internal and external furniture layouts, elevation amends and aesthetic design elements and any other specifically assigned projects.

Position Responsibilities:

• Responsible for any capex approved design changes in the existing venues, to manage the budget and deliver to SPH specification and quality
• Source and maintain specification for furniture, wall finishes, lighting and FF&E items as required
• Design of outdoor areas, planting and soft furnishings and signage opportunities for increased curb appeal
• Manage permitting and landlord approval for any amends requiring this
• Support openings dressing and production design process
• Support any new venue design work as required
• Support the company sustainability focus in sourcing and using circular economy and low carbon options

Requirements & Minimum Qualifications

• Be an action orientated, a self starter and collaborator who develops positive working relationships at all levels
• Proven experience in interior design for a minimum of 1-2 years from a hospitality brand
• Fully proficient in AutoCAD
• Revit and Sketchup skills preferable
• Possess exceptional communication and management skills
• Can lead within a fast-paced environment and deliver amidst demanding timelines
• Be an excellent problem solver with the ability to analyze complex business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Can have fun and showcase that fun personality while being highly organized, with impeccable attention to detail
• Be able to actively demonstrate and encourage the State of Play leadership principles

The Company reserves the right in its absolute discretion to add to your duties or amend this job description at any time. In addition to the above duties, you will carry out such other duties as the Company reasonably directs from time to time.

Equal Opportunity Statement: State of Play Hospitality is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to their actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital or civil union status, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, citizenship, veteran status, genetic information, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.