Design Leader I - Interiors

CannonDesign•St. Louis, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a creative leader who has the skills, experience and a growing reputation that reflect the importance of this role in our design practice. You will help us achieve our goal to be one of the most innovative, creative, and highly regarded design firms in the world. You will contribute to office leadership, nurturing and developing our people and culture and being a voice for design excellence to your colleagues, clients and the outside world.

Requirements

Bachelor or Master degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture required.
Minimum of 12 years of experience in related roles.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Must be able to understand and execute business strategy.
Must have professional acumen and maturity demonstrated by the ability to communicate authentically and respectfully.
Travel required.

Nice To Haves

Current US Architectural Registration or Certified Interior Designer preferred.
Additional accreditations and/or training relevant to this role is preferred, including LEED.
Design portfolio of built and unbuilt work for which you were both primary and contributing designer. Must contain 3 or more fully constructed building designs representing a high level of design excellence.
Third party recognition (awards, publications) preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform in a lead design role communicating and representing design goals to the client and the team for the life of the project, with particular emphasis on early phase development.
Partner with team members, co-lead visioning and set conceptual direction.
Collaborate with teams throughout all phases of development to ensure design quality.
Support Senior Design Leaders on significant strategic pursuits.
Create innovative design concepts that synthesize our clients’ culture, goals, and aspirations with the needs of people, community, society and the environment.
Deliver solutions uniquely responsive to this expanded view of design impact.
Prepare and direct the preparation of client presentation materials, including oversight and production of design visualizations, to convey the design in a compelling and sophisticated manner.
Co-lead design presentations, with an emphasis on storytelling and aiding client understanding of the design.
Capture and communicate key client goals and metrics and how our design solutions add value to our clients’ success.
Work within our culture of being an integrated practice by collaborating with technical leaders, subject matter experts and others, creating holistic design solutions that fulfill the complex array of demands our projects require.
Integrate performance-based and sustainable design strategies into design solutions.
Further our goals to decarbonize the built environment and meet the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Engage in activities that strengthen, differentiate, and promote our brand locally, regionally and nationally.
Contribute to the external recognition of our work by identifying opportunities for publication and awards and contributing to submissions.
Mentoring and growing emerging professionals toward future creative leadership.
Assist in nurturing an environment that exemplifies collaboration, experimentation, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.
Recruiting and retaining design talent.
Creating a stimulating and rewarding environment that sets the tone for design excellence and demonstrates it across the firm.
Empowering staff and delegating effectively; building high-performance teams by encouraging innovation and continuous improvement.
Provoking critical thinking and critique of our work.
Leading by example, contributing to project pursuits that represent our future selves and advance our Living-Centered Design philosophy.
Developing and maintaining client relationships; building client trust and loyalty; and collaborating in bringing in work.
Build upon CannonDesign’s legacy clients, as well as your own prior relationships for these purposes.
Seek out and identify new client opportunities for CannonDesign in collaboration with the business development and marketing teams.
Have a contributory goal of $1M in net signed fees, in collaboration with your office practice and market leaders.