Studio Designer

About the position

The Studio Designer at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is responsible for producing comprehensive, multi-media designs for clients, ensuring that all FAA and contractual guidelines are met. This role involves direct communication with high-profile clients, managing design requirements, and collaborating with various departments to deliver high-quality design solutions with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with Chairmen/CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and high net worth individuals to meet business objectives.
• Represent the GAC Brand with professionalism and instill confidence within the customer.
• Support the Principal Designer to communicate comprehensive and detailed concepts that effectively satisfy client requirements throughout the sales and design definition process and delivery.
• Request and maintain status of production of design drawings, material selections and concepts, and product development to GAC's engineering and production departments in a timely manner for completion of contracts to ensure that delivery schedules are met with accuracy.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, operations and engineering management, internal shops, and vendors, to keep clear lines of communication and execute on the client’s expectations.
• Work collaboratively with customer completions to produce, maintain, and archive the specification and design package with no supervision.
• Provide design support throughout the entire completion process to ensure design quality and fidelity of design execution.
• Execute material finish schedule and other internal documents required for accurate definition.
• Assist in maintaining design libraries and showrooms.
• Concept development of client presentations.
• Provide guidance to Associate Designers.
• Troubleshoot design related issues with clients and internal departments.
• Provide input to design budget for each account.
• Attend internal and external design reviews.
• Review all documents for accuracy prior to release.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design or related curriculum required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• 3 years aircraft interior experience or related field preferred.
• Proficiency of design principles, color theory, and textile and leather production techniques required.
• Knowledge of FAA regulations relating to interior finish requirements preferred.
• Possess working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.

Nice-to-haves

• Project Management
• Time Management
• Client Experience
• Foreign language proficiency preferred.