Interior Designer (Hospitality)
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Develop compelling hospitality design concepts through research, mood boards, material palettes, and renderings to translate strong ideas into coordinated, buildable environments. Create and coordinate interior design drawing packages including plans, elevations, finish schedules, and FF&E plans while maintaining accurate material libraries. Source, evaluate, and specify furniture, fixtures, equipment, and decorative lighting appropriate to each project's concept, budget, and operational needs. Coordinate with vendors, fabricators, consultants, and contractors to confirm design intent, review submittals, and support construction administration through site visits and punch-list reviews. Manage client presentations, vendor meetings, and stakeholder communications to ensure design intent and quality standards are met. Assist with procurement activities, including proposals, pricing, lead times, and purchasing documentation.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, or a closely related field
- Minimum of 3 years of professional interior design experience
- Meaningful experience on hospitality, restaurant, hotel, bar, or other guest-focused commercial projects
- Portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking, refined material sensibility, spatial awareness, and the ability to translate a design concept into a coordinated interior environment
- Experience developing design presentations, material palettes, finish schedules, FF&E packages, specifications, and interior drawing sets
- Working knowledge of FF&E sourcing, specification, budgeting, procurement coordination, lead-time management, and vendor communication
- Familiarity with construction administration tasks including submittal review, RFI support, site observation, and punch-list coordination
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, and Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong understanding of materials, construction detailing, interior finishes, and code considerations
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-moving, collaborative environment
- Highly organized and detail-oriented working style with strong file management, documentation, and follow-through
- Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills with the ability to present ideas professionally to clients, consultants, contractors, and vendors
Desired Qualifications
- Experience designing hospitality-focused environments including restaurants, bars, hotels, multifamily amenity spaces, or other guest-centric commercial projects
- Experience coordinating custom furniture, decorative lighting, millwork, upholstery, and specialty finishes
- Experience supporting project procurement, installation, and project closeout activities
- Experience utilizing rendering and visualization platforms such as Enscape, Twinmotion, Lumion, or V-Ray
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