Designer Junior (Interior Design or Architecture)

Gensler - Tampa, FL

Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Tampa, FL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Junior Designer at Gensler in Tampa, you will leverage your creativity and technical skills to create functional and aesthetically pleasing spaces for clients. This role involves collaboration with team members on various design projects, from conceptualization to construction documentation, ensuring that client needs are met while adhering to project timelines and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on base building, interior architecture, and interior design projects including programming client needs, conceptual design, schematic design, and design development.
• Coordinate with Interior Designers, Project Architects, and Project Managers on the delivery of project milestones.
• Participate in the selection and presentation of furniture, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and lighting specifications.
• Provide project team coordination for finish plans, specifications, and material selections needed for construction.
• Produce graphic presentations including 3D renderings and construction drawings.
• Contribute to the production of plans, elevations, details, specifications, and material selections needed for construction.
• Assist in managing client expectations, team communication, and consultant coordination.
• Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships.
• Champion Gensler's diversity and inclusion goals with respect to teammates, partners, and consultants.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or Interior Architecture from an accredited program.
• 0-3 years of relevant experience with interior architecture and/or ground-up building architectural experience.
• Proficiency with Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD + 3-D, Enscape, VRay, Grasshopper, Rhino or other visualization software.
• Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and/or SPEXX is a plus.
• Ability to communicate design ideas and direction effectively.
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices.

Nice-to-haves

• Hand rendering skills to communicate design concepts are a plus.
• Knowledge of the design process, including FF+E, furniture systems and specifications, color and materials.
• Conceptual 3-dimensional thinking and graphic presentation skills.

Benefits

• Profit sharing
• Paid holidays
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance