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Interior Design Director
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Driven to create unique home-grown food concepts that bring people together, the Independent Food Company is a UAE-based hospitality company with multiple concepts under its umbrella – SALT, Parker's, Grind, Somewhere, Public, Soil and Kumo.
We're looking for a Design Director to lead the creative and experiential vision of a fast-growing, design-led F&B group operating across multiple brands, formats, and markets. This role is about defining what our brands feel like in space, and ensuring that vision scales with integrity as we grow. You will own brand experience through design, lead concept creation and evolution, and build the systems that allow multiple teams and partners to deliver consistently, without diluting the brand.
Key Responsibilities
Translate brand DNA into clear design and experience principles;
Ensure every location delivers a consistent, intentional guest experience, regardless of size, format, or market
Flagship locations;
Format innovations (kiosks, pop-ups, drive-thru, malls etc);
Brand evolution (2.0 / 3.0 models);
Think beyond aesthetics, balancing experience, operations, scalability, and storytelling
Material palettes and principles;
Layout logic and zoning rules;
Adaptation rules for different site types;
Enable speed and consistency without compromising creativity or brand integrity
Act as the creative authority and quality gatekeeper;
Review concepts, layouts, and adaptations to ensure brand alignment;
Protect design intent across owned and franchised locations
Support expansion pitches, brand presentations, and new market entries;
Contribute to long-term brand strategy through experiential insight
Ensure all internal and external teams are working to a clear, unified design vision and standards;
Own and maintain the design program across brands and projects, including:
Design scope definition, Key milestones and deliverables, Review cycles and approval stages;
Ensure the design program is structured, realistic, and consistently followed across all projects;
Monitor design progress to ensure timelines, quality, and brand intent are upheld;
Identify risks, misalignment, or quality gaps early and intervene to course-correct;
Work closely with Operations / Project teams to ensure seamless handover from design intent to execution
Must-Have Experience
- 10+ years in interior design or experiential design (F&B, retail, or hospitality required)
- Strong creative portfolio showing brand-led concepts and built spaces
- Experience managing multi-location or multi-brand retail/F&B design programs
- Knowledge of materials, sensory design, and space storytelling
- Experience developing design manuals or scalable brand toolkit
- Skilled in leading external architects or agencies to achieve brand-aligned results
- Fluent in concept development, space planning, mood boards, and design presentations
- Comfortable reviewing shop drawings, layouts, and deliverables in collaboration with technical teams
- Strong communicator and team collaborator across creative, technical, and operations
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