Design Director

**Design Director Job Roles & Responsibilities
**Responsibilities:
Serves as the design leader and mentor to conceptualize, develop, and implement innovative design solutions.

He/she develops pioneering solutions and overall strategies to address client goals resulting in consistent, high quality and exceptional design experiences. It's very much a people-oriented job, involving development of high-level concepts for design projects. It also involves working with internal and external clients, pitching designs, and understanding client needs. At times, we require you to develop designs, and at other times, the Design Director will be responsible for managing third party design firms as well as internal design resources.

The Design Director will have extensive experience in all phases of interior architectural projects and management. The Design Director is expected to demonstrate creative design skills, high standards, sound judgment and professionalism. It is also essential to help Company become a learning organization by passing on your knowledge to others and by supporting a continuous learning environment. Coaching and mentoring employees must be regarded as a high priority. Team building, motivation and quality control are also key responsibilities. Additionally, the Design Director will be expected to focus globally as well as locally; to cross-sell services; and to demonstrate strong commitment to collaboration and resourcefulness throughout the firm.

Through proper utilization of resources and personnel this position has total responsibility for thorough completion and overseeing of the following:

- Lead creative sessions for project kick-offs
- Manage multiple projects from concept through completion
- Develop creative programs and design concepts that meet the business objectives of the organization
- Establish creative direction for the Interiors services and programs
- Supervise, manage, and inspire the team
- Work with internal teams to generate ideas for pitching and proposals
- Integration of service lines,
- Project conceptualization / definition
- Client Presentations
- Internal business practices (standards, specifications, quality control)
- Provide and promote learning and development opportunities to raise the capabilities and quality of design of the staff through coaching and mentoring
- Complements and works with the Managing Director and Studio Director on regional office issues and resolutions

**Requirements:
- B.A. in Interior Design, Interior Architecture or Architecture and over 4 years of extensive experience in designing large interior projects including urban and resort hotels is required.
- Extensive experience and proven ability in Business Development/Client relations
- Extensive experience and proven ability in the use of AutoCad, Photoshop, Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Extensive experience and proven ability in interior design and, graphic design concepts such as, but not limited to hand sketch case work, vignette scenes, hand coloring, rendering interior drawings, area take offs and shop drawings.
- Extensive proficiency and understanding of FFE Quantity Matrices.
- Extensive proficiency and understanding of imperial and metric measuring and drawing.
- The substantial ability and experience in independently designing major areas within the hotel and or commercial interior design project arena.
- Substantial experience in interaction with clients regarding proposals, negotiations and budgets and client presentations.
- Extremely strong project management skills.
- The willingness and ability to travel.
- Must have the ability to motivate and inspire others.
- Substantial and proven abilities in interfacing with clients, consultants, vendors, and internal staff.
- The substantial experience in coordinating, delegating, mentoring, and giving feedback to project team.
- The ability to understand and implement complex concepts, practices, and procedures within the interior design field.