Designer - Lifestyle (Retail & Hospitality) - Senior

Gensler is one of the world's leading architecture, design and planning firms. We have a highly creative, collaborative team around the world dedicated to innovative problem solving and design excellence.Our Bay Area Lifestyle Studio operates as a boutique practice within the firm, focusing on iconic hospitality and retail projects. As our diverse client base and project work continue to grow, we are seeking a Senior Designer with 10-15 years of experience to join our team.

Your Role

As a Senior Designer, your job is to lead interior design projects from programming through construction administration. You should have a sophisticated understanding of storytelling, guest experience, spatial design, and materiality, built over a background in architecture with a strong focus on Interiors or Interior Design. Your portfolio should show a deep bench of hospitality and/or custom retail design experience.You must be an integral part of your teams and actively foster a respectful, creative, and inspiring design environment. You must have a passion for design and a great reputation in the design community at large.

What You Will Do

• Lead interior design efforts through all phases of design and construction
• Collaborate with Design Manager and Interior Design Director to ensure Client and project needs are heard and exceeded
• Create compelling story boards and generate conceptual design options including reference imagery, look and feel palettes, furniture, decorative lighting, and millwork
• Develop design and selection of furniture, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), interior finishes, and decorative lighting
• Create FF&E budgets and matrices
• Prepare design presentations with guidance from Interior Design Director and be open to a change in direction when neede
• Lead design presentations with clarity to effectively communicate design intent and technical solutions
• Mentor junior and mid-level designers during the design and implementation process and ensure adherence to approved design intent
• Ensure seamless technical application of selected finish and material palette
• Generate 3D views to communicate design concepts by utilizing modeling software (Revit, Sketchup, Enscape or other) and post-production software (Photoshop or similar)
• Review and contribute when needed to reflected ceiling plans, elevations, details, specifications, and material selections needed for construction
• Work with external consultants, product representatives, procurement agents, and fabricators
• Conduct site visits, field verification, punch walks, and installation oversight as needed
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining design quality, schedules, and budgets
• Contribute to and lead office activities, initiatives, and learning programs

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of design or architecture
• 10+ years of Interior Design experience in hospitality and/or retail practice areas required
• High level of industry knowledge and proven commitment to community and industry organizations
• NCIDQ certification, LEED accreditation, and/ or WELL AP preferred
• Experience delivering highly sustainable design solutions
• Ability to work independently or while leading collaborative teams
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship management skills
• Proficiency in Revit and other computer design programs
• Must have a strong portfolio demonstrating significant hospitality and/or retail projects. Ideally the project portfolio will show a range of projects.

To be considered for this opportunity, you must UPLOAD A RESUME & SAMPLE DESIGN PORTFOLIO to the attachments section of your application.

Learn more about our Oakland, CA team

This is not a remote role; we look forward to working with our new Interior Designer in our incredible Oakland, CA. office.

**The base salary will be estimated between $107,000 - $140,000, plus bonuses and benefits and iscontingent on relevant experience.