Monaco
Senior and mid-weight interior designers
at Serenite Luxury
Sérénité Luxury is looking for senior and mid-weight interior designers to join its team in Monaco.
About us
Sérénité Luxury Monaco is an interior design studio, based in Monaco. Our team is a diverse group of cultures and creative skills, who are global in spirit and scope. We design hospitality, wellness and homes with only one goal: improve our way of life. We bring our combined expertise and divergent experiences to all that we do. We take people on journeys in our projects, we imagine design for experiences, from the bigger picture to smallest details.
We are looking for senior interior designers with a minimum of eight years of professional experience in hospitality design to join our team in Monaco.
Overview:
- responsible for a project team (typically consisting of other designers, FF&E and furniture designers)
- lead and develop projects and to inspire project teams to ensure that an initial concept is developed, detailed and successfully delivered through to the final stages on time and on budget
- involvement in every stage of a project and be the main point of contact for the client
- manage and mentor specific team members. Support the design manager in team management generally
Key responsibilities
Creative thinking:
- generate and develop concepts from a brief that provide an original, appropriate and effective solution to the creative brief
- earn the confidence of the client and internal team by creating a clearly defined direction to pursue
- generate solutions and alternatives as problems arise and seek approval from designers and client
Creative conceptualisation
- articulate an idea to both an internal and external audience
- present and sell concepts and design solutions to client
Detail design or planning and scoping:
- formulate a work schedule internally and externally
- develop and prepare scheme designs with input from the design manager for key project stages (drawings, models, images, material & mood boards and other documents relating to the design)
- communicate effectively with key team members and client on a regular basis
- detail, design, prepare and present all furniture, fittings and equipment (FF&E) requirements
- schedule and communicate all costs and specifications internally and externally
- coordinate workload, ensuring that all stages of the project are delivered with clarity on time and on budget
Implementation:
- coordinate and liaise with contractors, subcontractors, local authorities and all other relevant personnel
- attend client meetings, provide minutes/contact report to all attendees
- ensure quality control through regular site visits and record progress
- handover
- ensure that final project delivery runs smoothly and that all FF&E and styling requirements are delivered on brief
- ensure client relationship is developed and maintained
Attributes:
- degree in interior design, furniture design or architecture
- calm under pressure
- effective people management
- ability to undertake the above responsibilities, direct and inspire others
- ability to manage and prioritize tasks and time efficiently.
- ability to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks
- resilient to cope with conflicting demands, able to prioritize duties and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines efficiently.
- excellent organizational skills and ability to work in autonomy
- pragmatic and flexible
- ability to work on many projects at any one time
Experience:
- proven experience and developed creative ability gained from a related design practice (likely to be gained over eight years)
- a good understanding of current trends and experience of working in residential sectors and on luxury residential properties.
- have onsite experience such as: surveying projects, meetings with contractors, vendors and architects as relevant to the project.
- familiarity with a wide range of FF&E sources, vendors and fabricators.
Skills:
- sketching and drawing
- AutoCAD 2D
- presentation InDesign/Photoshop
- communication
- work with designers to prepare, schedule and cost all FF&E specifications
Desirable:
- understanding of financial aspects of running a design project on time and on budget
- experience using project management software
- knowledge of local vendors is a must
Personal qualities:
- must be fluent in French and English, oral and written
- multi-displinarian
- highly organised and efficient with attention to detail
- ability to work effectively, efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines
- curious, have an eye for details
- passionate about design
- flexible approach to work
- ability to motivate and influence junior members of their team.
- team player
How to apply
Apply by sending your CV and portfolio using the ‘apply’ link below.