Interior Designer - Commercial studio

AO-Architects Orange Employer:
Orange, CA, USLocation:
Tue, Aug 22 '23Posted on:
$20 - $53 hourly Pay:

ABOUT AO:

At AO, WE are better together.

In addition to competitive pay and benefits, flexible work schedules, and Work From Home options, AO offers an absolute one-of-a-kind culture with collaborative workspaces and driven coworkers. AO welcomes creativity, learning, and lasting relationships. Everything we do is motivated by what it takes to be effective and successful for our clients. We value service, our people, a roll up your sleeves attitude, and continuous improvement.  If you are young in your career, grow with us.  If experienced, get better with us.  There is no one like you, and there is no place like AO.

Benefits:

We offer all the benefits of a big firm, with all the human connections of a small one.  You will never be a number at AO.  Join our community.

Partial list of benefits:

• Full Suite of Medical, Dental, Life & Supplemental Insurance             
• Ongoing Education and Exam Reimbursement
• Most Medical Plans fully paid for employee-only coverage 
• Company Paid Basic Life Insurance & Long Term Disability
• Retirement Plan, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts      
• Overtime Compensation for Hourly Employees
• Paid Vacation, Holidays and Sick Time        
• Flexible Schedule
• Rail Station one block from campus      

Qualifications

Summary:

AO is seeking a  Interior Designer with Experience in FF&E specifications to join our amazing Interior Design Team. This person should be detail-oriented and passionate about design, with extensive knowledge of Revit and CAD. The  Senior interior designer's key responsibilities include visualizing and sketching design plans per client goals, sourcing products and materials, determining costs, and inspecting construction to ensure alignment with design specifications and, in addition, managing the project lifecycle from beginning to finish, working with the other designer and senior designers to ensure the successful delivery of projects.

PROJECT DESIGN SUPPORT ACTIVITIES:

• Based upon direction given by Client, Project manager, or other senior staff, develop to completion the design drawings, tabulations, documents, and other services as required for the assigned project(s).   This typically includes sketching schematic and detailed site plans, floor plans, building images, building elevations, materials selections, color selections, and other aspects of the design and presentation process.  
• Assist in preparing the drawings, sketches, and related documents to accurately represent the project to the client, approving agency, and contractor in sufficient detail to allow the subsequent preparation of project construction documents and specifications by other AO technical staff.

DESIGN TEAM INTERACTION:

• Coordinate their project design efforts with the other senior staff and design team members.
• Assist senior staff in the scheduling of the project and individual tasks.
• Present, discuss and receive design review comments from other Senior Designers and senior staff on assigned projects/tasks.

PERSONAL TIME MANAGEMENT:

• Organize and prioritize individual projects or multiple projects independently or in conjunction with other Senior designers or other senior staff.

Core Expectations:

• 5-7 years of experience working in Interior Design 
• Casino Experience preferred
•  FF&E specifications
• Proficiency in Revit
• Portfolio of design work.
• Experience with computational design.
• Highly creative, imaginative, and artistic.
• Excellent communication skills, especially regarding communicating an artistic vision.