Interior Designer

Populous•Kansas City, KS

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Populous is a global design firm that specializes in creating civic, sports, and entertainment buildings, including iconic stadia, live music venues, convention centers, and transportation facilities. The firm focuses on designing places where people love to be together, crafting experiences that engage all senses. Populous offers the resources of a large design company combined with the growth opportunities typically found in smaller firms. They are seeking an Interior Designer with prior experience in the AEC industry and an interest in public assembly building types. This role involves providing design and documentation across all aspects of the interiors process, requiring strong hospitality design experience, creative design thinking, and expertise in spatial and environmental design, branding development, story creation, and graphic design. The successful candidate will manage multiple concurrent projects, interact with clients, lead presentations, and direct large consultant teams.

Requirements

Prior experience in the AEC industry
Interest in working in a dynamic global design environment with a diverse range of public assembly building types, including sports venues, convention centers, and transportation facilities
Strong hospitality design experience
Creative design thinking with expertise in spatial and environmental design, branding development, story creation, and graphic design
Strong conceptual design, organizational, presentation, and technical skills
Deep passion for design
Superior visual, written, and spoken communication skills to express concepts in captivating ways
Detail-oriented and comfortable working in demanding environments
Strong sketching and freehand drawing skills, with the ability to create quick sketches to convey or sell ideas effectively
Master's or Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture
NCIDQ certification
7+ years of relevant experience
Proficiency in Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Experience in rendering, both computer-generated and freehand
Ability to travel

Responsibilities

Work in a dynamic, creative environment, providing design and documentation across all aspects of the interiors process in various media formats
Own multiple concurrent projects with resilience to switch gears quickly in a fast-paced environment
Interact with clients, participating in, and leading presentations, meetings, and collaborative sessions
Quickly earn trust, build partnerships, and direct large consultant teams
Manage multiple projects with minimal supervision
Give and take directions effectively
Express concepts in captivating ways using superior visual, written, and spoken communication skills
Create quick sketches to convey or sell ideas effectively