Interior Designer

Overview

Who We Are JCJ Architecture is a full-service planning, architectural and interior design firm working with public and private sector clients nationwide. JCJ has offices in Boston, Hartford, Las Vegas, New York, Phoenix, San Diego, and Tulsa. With more than 85 years of practice and a reputation for stability and sound business practices, JCJ has consistently been ranked in ENR’s top 500 design and top 100 Green Building firms.

What We Do At JCJ Architecture, we see design as a collaborative process and balance owner/client goals, functional objectives and physical context alongside project scope, constraints and opportunities. Our employee-owners work to create places that strengthen communities, businesses and institutions and to design environments that help organizations and individuals thrive. The firm’s portfolio of experience, comprehensive services and collective knowledge are captured in two overall categories – commercial project types and institutional project types.

What We Are Offering

• 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) (Company-funded retirement plan)
• Exciting & rewarding work
• Highly competitive benefits
• Pay for Performance Philosophy
• Career development & mentorship opportunities
• Incentive Compensation Program
• Hybrid work model
• J.E.D.I mission
• Employee social events
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts
• Employee Referral Program
• Educational assistance

AIA - INTERIOR DESIGNER LEVEL I (3 or more years’ experience) Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, plus three to five years of related experience. Certification as a licensed professional is preferred but not required. Generates architectural concepts for interiors projects such as furniture and equipment planning, special design concepts and requirements, floor plan analysis, condition of building site, personal property, integrated structural components, mechanical and electrical and visual design concepts, including materials.

Responsible to carry out these design assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques or design. Normally works through the project to middle point of construction work, then required to follow up with construction team. Works with a senior-level designer on more complex projects.

• Communication and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Demonstrates working knowledge of conceptual, schematic, design development construction documentation and construction administration phases on assigned projects.
• Maintains and initiates frequent communication with JCJ team members to sustain proper information flow.
• Fully participates in designated project meetings, both virtual and in-person. Participates in coordination meetings with the consultant and internal team.
• Develops proficiency at written communication in email and virtual communication via JCJ virtual meeting software.
• Prepares meeting notes using standard JCJ formats under supervision of Project team leadership.
• Maintains an on-going vigilance about self-checking work and conveying questions or concerns to Project team leadership.
• Adheres to established project schedules and JCJ conventions for digital file keeping.
• Coordinates work with internal JCJ project team and sub-consultants.
• Participates in the preparation and delivery of presentations to clients both physically and virtually.
• Further refines a portfolio in one market sector.
• Demonstrates time management skills required to work on multiple projects of all sizes.
• Assist Design Staff with the upkeep of the resource library.

• Demonstrates creativity in design and the ability to adapt design solutions to a variety of building types.
• Integrates interior design with architecture to create a unified statement under the project leadership.
• Implements design direction cognizant of construction methods and coordination with engineering disciplines.
• Shows knowledge of space planning conventions, human scale and ergonomics, functional organization and three-dimensional implications of planning.
• Assists with development of design solutions and selects/ presents schemes to internal and client teams, considering function, price points, lead times and…