What is an Interior Designer?
An Interior Designer creates interior working, living and lifestyle spaces appealing, energizing, safe and functional. Professionals in this field typically work with Architects, Engineers, owners and others to conceptualize ideas and bring the space to life.
Interior Designers will use strong communication and creative skills during their workday. They will also use compute aided design tools such as Revit, Adobe and other creative software. The professional may also be responsible for project management, budgeting and client-interfacing meetings.
What does an Interior Designer typically do?
Envision and create interior work, home and lifestyle spaces
Utilize creative software including Autodesk Revit, Adobe Studio and Sketchup
Meet with customers, Architects and Engineers for project meetings
Career Track for an Interior Designer
Interior Designers will typically possess a Bachelors Degree in Interior Design. After several years as an Interior Designer, a professional may move into a Project Designer where they oversee and project manage an entire project. From there, they can move into a department supervisor, manager or leader. After 15+ years of industry progression, interested Interior Designers may elevate into Principal or firm Owner where they’re responsible for a division operations, or entire company.
What Makes an Interior Designer Successful?
- Receive high client satisfaction ratings
- Delivering finished products or solutions under budget and on time
- Pleasant communication style and customer-solutions driven approach
- Attention to detail to translate verbal and written requests into software drawings
Interior Designer Salary
Interior Designer Job Description
Are you a creative Interior Designer who sees what’s possible where others don’t?
Do you love to create exceptional spaces that elevate the human experience?
Konik is partnering with a 100% employee-owned Architectural and Engineering firm seeking an Interior Designer to join their integrated design team. In this role, you will collaborate with the design team on hospitality and workplace projects from programming through construction administration.
In this Interior Designer role, you’ll be empowered to:
- Work in a collaborative team environment throughout all phases of the design process
- Consult with clients with your creative instincts and eye for excellence
- Set the scope of work and prepare proposals and contracts
- FF&E and finishes selection oversight
- Develop design presentations with visualization props
- Utilize creative design and drawing skills for conceptual design thinking and presentations
- Actively participate in the project, site meetings, and presentations
As an Interior Designer, You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture
- 2- 10 years of experience in hospitality, workplace, or commercial interiors
- Professional NCIDQ Certification is preferred
- Proficient with Revit Adobe Suite, Sketch-Up, or other design software
- Ability to work both independently and effectively in a cross-disciplinary team
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills