Senior Interior Designer

Description

The Senior Interior Designer will oversee a team of interior designers, lead project development, and guide projects using WRA’s design process. The ideal candidate is flexible, passionate about diverse design markets, highly organized, self‑prioritizing, detail‑oriented, and able to thrive both independently and collaboratively while maintaining a positive attitude.

Key responsibilities include managing the interior design team, coordinating with project coordinators, managers, and design leads, and aligning design efforts with business objectives. The role also involves understanding client needs, linking them to learning‑space designs, providing staff development opportunities, communicating design strategies to leadership, fostering team building, adapting to change, and traveling regionally for project work and conferences.

• Manage and mentor a team of Interior Designers, providing daily direction.
• Coordinate with Project Coordinator, Project Manager, and Design Lead to align design efforts with business objectives.
• Understand and communicate client needs, linking organizational goals to learning space design.
• Deliver internal training to enhance staff understanding of design impact on student learning.
• Communicate design strategies and results effectively to department leadership.
• Facilitate team building and foster collaborative relationships across departments.
• Travel regionally for project duties and attend relevant conferences.
• Apply a strong sense of form, space, and context in design work.
• Teach, mentor, and train staff; develop multiple design solutions and concepts.
• Collaborate with product vendors and industry leaders to stay current on trends and materials.
• Build and maintain partnerships with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external clients.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in interior design from a CIDA‑accredited program, be a registered interior designer in Texas or Oklahoma, and have 5‑6 years of relevant experience, including at least two years in a leadership role. Advanced skills include a strong sense of form and space, proficiency with Microsoft and Google suites, participation in industry seminars, and the ability to teach, mentor, develop multiple design solutions, and collaborate with vendors to stay current on trends.

• Adapt to changes and handle additional tasks as assigned.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite; participate in industry seminars and trade shows.
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design (CIDA accredited) and be a registered Interior Designer in TX/OK.
• Minimum 5‑6 years experience, including 2 years in leadership/management.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking, strong communication, and presentation skills.
• Thrive in fast‑paced environments, managing competing priorities and change.

Benefits

WRA prides itself on being a great place to work, with raving‑fan clients and a passion for design. With over 70 years of experience, the company fosters an inclusive, diverse environment that blends talents, cultures, and generations to drive innovation, and provides a strong benefits package plus optional work‑from‑home Fridays.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience, and WRA Architects is an Equal Opportunity Employer, welcoming applicants of all backgrounds.

Training + Development

Interview process

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