Interior Designer II / Interior Architect II - New York
Our clients interiors practice is driven by a collaborative, conversation-led design ethos—balancing architectural rigor, craftsmanship, and creativity to produce spaces that are timeless, contextual, and compelling.
Who You Are
You’re a designer who cares deeply about creating meaningful places. Visionary but detail-oriented, collaborative yet self-directed, you push ideas forward with clarity, curiosity, and respect. You communicate well, welcome feedback, and bring both authenticity and generosity to the studio.
The Role
As an Interior Designer II / Interior Architect II, you’ll help shape design concepts and carry them through documentation and early construction coordination. You’ll contribute to multiple projects at once, producing interiors that are both conceptually strong and technically sound. You’re comfortable working across all project phases and can generate coordinated construction documents with limited oversight.
What You’ll Do
Design & Planning
- Support design from concept through documentation
- Create presentations, renderings, elevations, and FF&E/material selections
- Build FF&E packages, coordinate with vendors, and refine designs based on feedback
Project Coordination
- Assist with client and internal meeting materials
- Help develop work plans and track progress against schedule and budget
- Coordinate with consultants and integrate BIM deliverables
- Support responses to RFIs, submittals, and contractor questions
- Offer guidance to junior team members
Documentation
- Produce DD and CD sets with moderate-to-minimal oversight
- Develop finish and fixture schedules
- Review consultant drawings for alignment and accuracy
- Contribute to specs and maintain document consistency
- Redline and self-check work to ensure quality
Quality & Construction Support
- Follow studio standards, checklists, and QA/QC processes
- Maintain knowledge of codes, ADA requirements, and BIM protocols
- Participate in site visits, existing conditions surveys, and CA documentation
- Help track RFIs, submittals, and punch-list items
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Interior Design, Architecture, or related field
- 6+ years of professional interiors experience with a strong portfolio
- Proficient in Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, Enscape, Procore, Bluebeam, and MS Office
- Strong design, communication, and organizational abilities
Studio Culture & Benefits
Our client is an award winning New York based practice situated in the heart of Manhattan. They foster a collaborative, design-driven workplace built on openness, shared ideas, and a commitment to community. As a practice based around it's people you can expect weekly studio lunches, design presentations, offsite explorations, and in-house arts programming. Benefits include competitive compensation, paid time off, health insurance, 401(k), professional development support, and assistance with licensure and certifications.
Please note to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in the USA and past experience working to NY building codes and regulations is highly desirable.
Benefits
Medical insurance, 401(k)
Requirements
• 5+ years of experience in Design
• Bachelor's Degree
• Commute to this job’s location
• 1+ years of work experience with AutoCAD
• No need for visa sponsorship
• 5+ years of work experience with Revit
If you meet the criteria listed above, please apply with a copy of your CV by pressing the apply button to be considered. We receive many applications so if you do not hear from us within 5 days, please consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies.
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*Where we indicate a band of PQE for a role, this indicates how long we would expect an architectural professional to take to gain the level of experience required in an appropriate context. It does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE who can demonstrate that they have acquired the relevant experience.
