Interior Design Assistant Jobs in Rochester, MI (NOW HIRING)

At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We're not just designers. We're tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve challenging problems. Whether you're into sketching new ideas, hacking a building or growing client relationships in global markets, there's something here for everyone.

Our depth of expertise spans disciplines-from aviation and transportation to education, hospitality, retail, technology and more. Whether we're refreshing a retailer's brand, planning a new urban district or designing a super tall building, we strive to make the everyday places people occupy more inspiring, more resilient and more impactful.

Your Role

As a GenslerInterior Designer, your role is to combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients. With you as part of the design team, interiors have never been so engaging.

What You Will Do

• Lead interior design teams on projects while working closely with Design Director and Design Manager.
• Collaborate oncommercial interiors projects, including developing a design strategy, programming client needs, conceptual and schematic design, design development, construction documents, and management of budgets and schedules.
• Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents.
• Lead, develop, and present schematic and design development design packages for client presentation/meetings
• Lead selection ofcommercial furniture systems and specifications.
• Provide project team coordination for finish plans, specifications, and material selections required for construction.
• Work with consultants, furniture dealers, product reps, and fabricators to meet overall project objectives.
• Guide the design and technical team on necessary design details and documentation to communicate design intent and provide information for bidding/pricing
• Manage client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination.
• Contribute to office activities, initiatives and learning programs.
• Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships.

Your Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as an interior designer, with a focus oncommercial interiors.
• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture or related field from an accredited school.
• Strong knowledge of the design process, including FF&E, furniture systems and specifications, products and materials.
• Outstanding conceptual 3 dimensional thinking and graphic presentation skills.
• Must be highly proficient in Revit and skills to include AutoCAD.
• Strong knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design and Sketch Up required; Rhino and 3D Studio Max preferred.
• Flexibility to focus on concurrent projects in various stages of development.
• Ability to communicate design ideas and direction quickly.
• Strong leadership, organization, communication and relationship management skills.
• Registered Architect or Interior Designer required

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions and hackathons, to "Well-being Week," our offices reflect our teams' diverse interests.

We encourage our employees to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership and twice annual bonus opportunities.Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.

As part of the firm's commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes.We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.