Midweight Interior Designer

About the Practice

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Our client is a boutique interior design and architecture practice working predominantly across commercial and workplace interiors. Recent and current projects include a full building refurbishment recently reaching practical completion, alongside work for major names in tech, retail and financial services.

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The studio is known for its close-knit, design-led culture, with directors deeply involved in project delivery and a strong emphasis on developing talent internally rather than hiring fully-formed seniors.

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The Role

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Due to continued growth - a high volume of projects and fee proposals currently in motion — our client is looking to appoint a strong midweight or new senior Interior Designer, initially on a temp basis (approximately 3–4 months) transitioning to permanent for the right candidate.

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This is a predominantly design-focused role. The practice has its own in-house technical team, so the successful candidate won't be producing technical packages directly — but will need a solid understanding of how technical delivery works, holding the back-and-forth with the technical team and knowing when a technical solution compromises design intent.

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The trajectory for this role is towards running projects independently over time, reporting initially to a senior team member and ultimately to the directors.

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead design across the full project cycle: client meetings, taking the brief, concept, material and finish palettes
• Liaise closely with the in-house technical team, balancing design intent against technical constraints
• Take ownership of projects with growing independence over time
• Contribute to a fast-paced studio with multiple live projects and proposals in motion

Key Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' genuine, continuous experience in commercial/workplace interiors - measured by capability, not just years since qualifying
• Well-rounded exposure across the full project cycle, from brief to delivery
• Confident, proactive communicator, comfortable pushing back on technical solutions that compromise design intent
• Proficient in AutoCAD; working knowledge of Revit useful but not essential
• Highly proactive and self-sufficient — comfortable taking ownership of a project without hand-holding
• Design and build background considered, but not a primary fit for this role

Why Join?

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Our client offers a genuinely design-focused studio with real scope to grow into running projects independently.

• Full equipment provided
• Close, collaborative studio culture with strong director involvement

Clear path to increasing project ownership and autonomy