Los Angeles, USA
Senior interior designer
at March and White Design
March and White Design is seeking a senior interior designer to join its team in Los Angeles.
Award-winning international design studio seeks talented senior interior designer for a position in our LA studio!
Who we are
March and White Design (MAWD) is an award-winning international design studio with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London. We specialize in interior design for luxury residential developments, five-star luxury hotel brands, and commercial interiors in the tech, life-sciences and coworking sectors working for a range of exceptional clients globally.
What we are looking for
Our Beverly Hills studio is seeking a talented senior interior designer with a background in high-quality design across luxury residential, hospitality and commercial development, to join a talented, boutique and fast-growing studio. The opportunity is to lead a team taking ownership over a range of high-quality design projects working closely with the director of interior design and cofounder.
The ideal candidate could either have an interior design or architectural background with the proven ability to run projects from concept to completion supported by a team. This candidate will work closely with a team of skilled designers and is expected to have a ‘hands-on’ approach whilst utilizing their project planning and resourcing skills to ensure tasks are completed with their team. Prior experience of coordinating with an AOR and outsourcing drawings packages would be an advantage.
In time, the candidate upon successfully demonstrating an aptitude for delivering within the role would have the opportunity to progress to design associate.
Responsibilities:
- working accurately to a written or verbal brief
- leading a team to complete all phases of a project from concept to completion
- produce, as part of a team, interior design presentations
- manage, as part of a team, cohesive design development packages including drawings, schedules, and specifications (note MAWD always works with an independent AOR)
- coordinate with architects and outside consultants throughout all project phases
- review AOR’s drawings, shop drawings, and submittals to ensure design intent is achieved
- maintaining and inspiring creativity
- delivering great work
Required skills:
- bachelor of fine arts (BFA), a BFA in interior design, BSc in interior design, architectural degree or similar, with a minimum of eight plus years’ post-graduate experience
- experienced in working in all phases of a project from concept to completion
- needs to have diverse skill sets – Ability to design, prepare presentations, space plan, and schedule & manage a detailed drawing set with a team
- knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, and AutoCAD – Sketch Up and Blue Beam not essential but beneficial
- comfortable developing interior concepts into a design presentation
- proven ability to pull together a cohesive drawing set and guide more junior designers through the process
- understanding of construction details (prepared by others) and ability to review shop drawings and submittals
- competent in producing material, plumbing fixtures, hardware, and lighting schedules
- an understanding of FF&E specifications
- strong communication skills both with internal team and outside consultants, clients, and vendors
- understanding of basic US codes
- self-motivated with the ability to manage time to meet deadlines
- exceptional attention to detail
- mature, responsible, and reliable, positive attitude, team player with a hands-on approach
Benefits:
- private medical health cover
- WFH policy
- generous vacation allowance: 15 days’ vacation in addition to usual public holidays
- one extra day vacation for employee’s birthday
- employee will be entitled to paid vacation for days between Christmas and New Year
- parking subsidy provided
- remuneration is dependent on experience
We invite you to apply and look forward to reviewing your resume and portfolio. Please send your resume and portfolio using the ‘apply’ link below.