What are the responsibilities and job description for the Interior Designer - Hospitality - Senior position at Gensler?
Your Role
As a Gensler Interior Designer, you are passionate about your craft and combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients. You have conceptual and technical delivery/documentation design skills for interior architecture and interior design projects, and you have a portfolio showcasing your innovative designs. A focus for the role will be designing Hospitality spaces.
You are an integral member of the design team who itches to contribute a point of view and craves participation in all phases of our projects from conceptual thought process and design exploration through construction administration. With you as part of our team, interiors have never been so engaging.
What You Will Do
Visioning and programming for interior design projects, space planning, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, shop drawing reviews, code compliance, and construction administration
Participate in the selection and documentation of furniture, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and decorative lighting
Generate finish plans, RCPs, lighting plans, specifications, material selections, and millwork drawings and details
Provide design support and documentation during project execution
Coordinate with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, and fabricators
Integrate new technology and tools on projects (AR, VR, computational design, etc.)
Support design presentations and develop effective client relationships as trusted advisor
Support marketing and business development efforts as needed
Guide and mentor teammates
Manage change orders, VE selections and re-selections, and the procurement process through installation and project close
QA/QC specifications and construction document sets
Strive to elevate design quality on every project, and foster and cultivate a culture of design in the office
Your Qualifications
NCIDQ/CID Certification
Bachelor's degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture
10 years of Hospitality interior design experience
Proficient with Revit, SketchUp, 3D Studio Max and other modeling software programs
Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Extensive knowledge of furniture, finishes, materials, color selections, and specifications for Hospitality projects
Extensive knowledge of interior construction documents for hospitality projects
Advanced experience with construction administration for hospitality projects
Procurement oversight for hospitality projects
Advanced knowledge of applicable codes and safety considerations
Project management and team leadership/mentorship experience
Strong storytelling ability, both verbal and written, that conveys purpose and impact
Strong graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas
Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices; Ideally portfolios will include at least one project (especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel, and/or Net Zero Building certification) with this particular focus
*TO BE CONSIDERED, SUBMIT A CURRENT PORTFOLIO AND/OR WORK SAMPLES IN PDF FORMAT
This position is in-person. Successful candidates will be located in the Nashville, Tennessee area. If you're open to relocating to the area, please apply! Non-local candidates are welcome. U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 study ranks Nashville in the top 3 places to live in Tennessee!
Life at Gensler
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice-annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.
As part of the firm's commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.
At Gensler, the value of our work stems from its positive impact on the human experience. We are a dynamic and collaborative design firm uniting creativity, research, and innovation to solve complex problems for our clients. Our work challenges conventional ideas about architecture and the built environment. We aren't just designing buildings - we are reimagining cities and places that make a difference in people's lives.
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