Architecture & Design Specialist - Cambridge, MA

Interior Architecture & Design Specialist

Are you passionate about creating spaces that inspire creativity and innovative thinking, and infuse people with energy and the spirit of collaboration? Do you want to create the workplace of the future? CIC's in-house Design Team creates a variety of engaging and creative spaces for the communities we grow and support.

CIC is a global leader in building and operating innovation communities. Founded in 1999 in Cambridge, MA, CIC is one of the first companies to offer flexible office space and coworking options, providing a platform for the world’s most impactful entrepreneurs to innovate better and faster.

We have current locations across North America, Europe and Asia and are always expanding our programming to new locations across the globe. CIC has supported over 6,000 startups, growth companies, and branches of larger organizations, representing for-profit, mission-driven, and non-profit sectors across a wide array of industries.

CIC co-founded a number of mission-aligned organizations including Venture Café, CIC’s primary non-profit programming partner, and CIC Health, offering COVID-19 testing services to companies and the public.

We invite you to explore all our openings and learn more about our teams.

CIC's Design & Construction Team members are closely involved across the full lifecycle of each construction project, from concept design and test fits through design development, construction details, bidding, permitting, construction administration, and project opening. As CIC is expanding across the globe, Design & Construction Team members will be involved in various projects that are completed in a relatively short time frame.

As part of a small, highly collaborative team, you will quickly take on meaningful responsibilities. After building a strong foundation in CIC’s design standards and principles, you will have the opportunity to lead and help shape entire projects. This role offers an opportunity to make an impact, gain broad exposure across all phases of design and construction, and take on greater design ownership earlier in your career than is typical at many firms.

CIC’s Interior Architecture & Design Specialist will be able to create spaces with a strong architectural base and overall style and finesse, finding the small touches/elements that holistically and strategically create a memorable space and experience for our clients. This person will assist with multi‑floor interior architectural projects, capital improvement projects, major renovation projects in existing CIC buildings, and advise external partners on space design and enhancements that enable and strengthen the innovation ecosystems they are activating.

The individual in this position, often in concert with other members of the team, will:

• Create, from scratch, schematic level floor plans ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 square feet, elevations, details, reflected ceiling plans, millwork design, furniture layouts, finish plans, color plans, and schedules (Architect of record documents and details are executed by outside firms)
• Absorb and contribute to CIC’s culture and execute designs that demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the larger design aesthetics across expansion sites
• Simultaneously resource multiple projects of varying levels with different timelines and in different locations across the globe, and offer support and consultation for other design team members' projects
• Perform site analysis, including surveying existing conditions and obtaining field measurements
• Meet with external parties to gather their objectives and vision for a new project and execute a design that balances those project‑specific interests with CIC’s proven best practices and internal stakeholder input
• Provide color/finish/material research and use selection boards and other presentation materials to sell design vision to multiple stakeholders
• Manipulate advanced design elements such as proportion, color, light, texture, and scale
• Coordinate with consultants to ensure material and furniture selections comply with local code…