Senior Interior Designer

Senior Interior Design Opportunity

A hands-on senior interior design opportunity for a designer who wants to do excellent work and also improve how an interiors practice operates. The role combines sophisticated design, high-touch client leadership, furniture and FF&E work, project execution, and the chance to establish repeatable standards and workflows for a growing interiors team.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Influence beyond a single project: help shape workflows, presentation standards, project-management practices, client communication, and the future structure of the interiors group.
• Work across unusually diverse project types, including ultra-high-end single-family residential, multifamily, corporate/workplace, civic, education, religious, and entertainment/venue work.
• Operate inside an integrated architecture + interiors studio where the architectural team already has strong modeling, rendering, visualization, and presentation resources that can be extended into the interiors workflow.
• Lead sophisticated clients through material, furniture, art, lighting, appliance, and finish decisions with confidence and strong design judgment.
• Join a long-established, award-winning design practice that is deliberately planning for its next generation of leadership and offers long-term growth for high-performing team members.

Key Responsibilities

Design + Client Leadership

• Lead interior design assignments from concept and selections through procurement, installation, and final placement while protecting design quality, schedule, budget, organization, and client experience.
• Develop palettes, furniture plans, FF&E concepts, and selections for finishes, materials, appliances, hardware, plumbing fixtures, lighting, furniture, art, accessories, and window treatments.
• Guide clients through showrooms, vendor meetings, and high-value furniture decisions; provide clear professional direction rather than simply presenting options.
• Collaborate closely with architects on integrated interiors, including kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, built-ins, and other interior architectural elements.
• Coordinate with vendors, showrooms, contractors, fabricators, and project teams; oversee specifications, purchase orders, deliveries, installations, and final placement.
• Produce or contribute to polished digital and physical presentations, furniture plans, schedules, and related documentation.

Department Development + Team Leadership

• Build practical, repeatable processes for interior design projects - not a department from scratch, but a stronger operating system for an established body of work.
• Establish and improve standards for presentations, documentation, selections, specifications, furniture schedules, procurement, project tracking, and client communication.
• Create a more consistent handoff from architecture into interiors so clients experience the same level of responsiveness, clarity, and confidence throughout the project.
• Mentor and guide junior designers; create clearer direction, accountability, and a path for team members to succeed.
• Partner with firm leadership to identify bottlenecks, improve efficiency, and expand the capabilities and business performance of the interiors practice.

Required Qualifications

• Accredited degree in Interior Design or a related field.
• Meaningful professional experience in high-end residential interior design; the firm is open on exact years for an exceptional candidate, but the person must demonstrate maturity, initiative, and the ability to operate independently.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects from design through installation and to manage sophisticated client relationships.
• Strong design sensibility and the confidence to make and defend thoughtful design recommendations.
• Ability to create or improve systems, workflows, standards, and project organization - not simply follow an existing process.
• Hands-on comfort with production and presentation work; this is not a purely managerial position.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD for furniture plans, schedules, and related documentation.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Willingness and practical ability to work in-office on Long Island.

Preferred Qualifications

• Luxury / ultra-high-end residential portfolio with substantial FF&E, furniture procurement, custom detailing, and client-facing responsibility.
• Experience mentoring or managing designers and implementing studio or department standards.
• Knowledge of kitchen design, appliances, custom cabinetry, millwork, and shop drawings.
• Experience with sophisticated presentation methods, digital visualization, 3D plans, or technology-enabled client presentations.
• SketchUp experience; hand-sketching ability is also viewed positively.
• Experience converting an architectural client relationship into a successful full-service interiors/furniture engagement.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The strongest candidate is both a designer and a builder of better ways of working: creative enough to elevate the design, organized enough to make the work repeatable, confident enough to guide demanding clients, and hands-on enough to stay close to drawings, presentations, selections, procurement, and installation.

Compensation + Benefits

Base salary: $70,000-$120,000 per year, based on experience. Benefits listed in the source materials include 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and bonus opportunities.