Design Team Lead/ INTERIOR DESIGNER
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Summary
Leads an interior design team at a Cleveland, OH firm: coaches and trains designers, executes onboarding, assigns weekly project loads, and supports commercial interior/furniture design work. Core tools are AutoCAD, CET Designer, and CAP 2020; the role is fully onsite.
Position: Design Lead
Location: Cleveland, OH
Salary: $65,000 - $70,000
Must-Haves:
- Minimum 8 years in design
- Experience managing reports or in a lead/mentor role
- Comfortable with fully onsite work
- Commercial project experience
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Interior Design/Interior Architecture
- Interior Design and furniture design experience
- Proficient in AutoCAD
- Proficient in CET Designer
- Experience in CAP 2020
- Experience in Core, a plus
Basic Qualifications:
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
- Problem solver and innovator
- Computer literate (word processing, spreadsheets, project applications)
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
Primary Responsibilities as Design Lead:
- Work closely with the design team on a daily basis to coach, motivate, and guide
- Ensure designers are properly trained (new hires as well as experienced designers)
- Execute onboarding for new hires in our processes, products, and procedures
- Coordinate project load distribution and assign projects to design team members weekly
- Ensure time management goals are being met by all designers
- Implement processes and procedures
- Participate in design staff annual reviews with the Managing Director and Director of Design
- Coordinate vacation schedules among the design team
Benefits Package:
- Comprehensive competitive benefits package including:
- Health plan
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- 401k plan with a safe harbor
- Life insurance
- Cell phone stipend
- Laptop
- Paid vacation