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Adjaye Associates is looking for an intermediate interior designer to join its team in London.

Adjaye Associates

Adjaye Associates was established in June 2000 by founder and principal architect, Sir David Adjaye OBE. Receiving ever-increasing worldwide attention, the firm has offices in London, New York and Accra.

We are an award-winning and innovative architecture and design firm with work ranging from furniture, exhibitions and private houses to civic buildings and urban masterplans. The truly multicultural and multinational team at Adjaye Associates draws inspiration from a broad cultural discourse, resulting in a compelling body of work in Europe, USA, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Intermediate interior designer

The position would be based in the London office, from where we oversee projects in Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia.

The candidate should have:

• minimum of two to five years’ experience in the role of an interior designer or interiors architect
• professional degree in interior design, interior architecture, or architecture
• thorough knowledge of furniture and finishes
• excellent design, presentation and graphics skills
• technical knowledge and ability to deliver technical drawing packages, including bespoke detailing
• good understanding of high-end design and custom design processes
• confidence in liaising with outside suppliers, contractors and specialists as required
• an interest in keeping up to date with new developments and design trends in the design industry
• the ability to visualise concepts and confidently explain and present them to others
• interest in cultural, commercial and hospitality sectors; prior experience in these sectors is a plus

The candidate will work with the Interiors team on the following:

• work with the design team to produce furniture plans, elevation drawings, diagrams and details
• assist with all phases of the project including conceptual, schematic, design development and construction documents
• render furniture plans and views to create presentations with the ability to create cohesive documents
• research and source architectural and interior finishes, fabrics, furniture, sanitary ware, ironmongery, etc.
• produce schedules for specified items
• coordinate internally with teams, as well as externally with consultants and suppliers
• present ideas both internally and externally

Essential skills:

• strong organisational and communication skills – written, verbal, interpersonal
• ability to multi-task and work to deadlines in a fast-moving environment
• proactive and can work both on individual tasks and within a project team
• a desire to push the firm ahead of its competition
• enthusiastic and flexible with a ‘Can-do’ attitude
• self-motivated, highly organised, detail-oriented and team player who can quickly adapt when necessary
• calm under pressure
• strong proficiency in the following programs essential: Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Adobe Suite, MSOffice
• must have the existing right to work in the UK

Please submit applications along with salary expectations via the apply for job button below, ensuring total file size does not exceed 10MB.

Adjaye Associates believes in the power of a shared table to bring people together as we are committed to building an inclusive team. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and take affirmative action to employ equally regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender.

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