International Executive Service Corps is hiring: Designer in Chicago

Interior Architects translates client goals, brand, and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies, and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling, and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology, and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists, and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm focusing exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.

Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert, and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor, and a love of design. We are currently seeking a Designer for our Chicago studio. The Designer, working under the general supervision of a Senior Designer or Project Manager, provides design support primarily in project administration, presentations, concept design through design development, and contract documents.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop architectural concepts for interior and exterior repositioning and/or adaptive projects
• Create design ideas and produce presentation and construction drawings
• Draft technical drawings
• Oversee all design and drawing for smaller projects
• Review engineering and landscape drawings to ensure compliance with design solutions
• Research and select fixtures and finishes in collaboration with Senior Designer
• Ensure integration of fixtures and finishes into overall design
• Develop preliminary concept plans for larger projects
• Develop and finalize conceptual designs for smaller projects
• Review space plans and address complex issues with Intermediate Designer
• Provide detailed interior and architectural design work
• Develop and deliver design and furniture packages for interior and exterior projects
• Assist in developing packages for larger projects
• Obtain and produce cost estimates
• Manage the design budget for assigned projects

Qualifications:

• Graduation from architecture or design school; equivalent experience may be considered
• Minimum of 6 years' experience in workplace design, focusing on building repositioning, adaptive reuse, and corporate interiors

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of design principles, workplace trends, and aesthetics
• Deep understanding of repositioning and adaptive reuse projects
• Strong presentation skills
• Advanced space planning skills
• Extensive knowledge of furnishings and finishes
• Proficiency in furniture layout concepts
• Advanced sketching and rendering skills
• Strong architecture detailing skills
• Knowledge of construction documents and procedures
• Understanding of building systems, codes, and ADA requirements
• Familiarity with path of travel requirements
• Knowledge of contract administration
• Intermediate skills in MS Office Suite
• Advanced skills in Revit and Adobe Creative Suite