Design Director – Residential Interiors

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for an accomplished residential designer who loves being close to the creative work but is ready to expand their impact beyond their own projects - leading designers, strengthening project performance, elevating the client experience, and helping shape the future of an established design firm. Over time, the Design Director will assume increasing responsibility for the leadership and performance of our design department. We're a collaborative, design-driven team that values trust, accountability, creativity, teamwork, and excellence. Lead complex residential projects from concept and space planning through design development, construction, furnishings, installation, and completion.Provide creative direction and maintain a consistently high standard of design across projects.Lead client presentations, key project meetings, site visits, and complex client conversations.Collaborate closely with architects, builders, contractors, vendors, and trades.Review design concepts, technical drawings, specifications, and documentation for quality and accuracy.Oversee project timelines, design hours, priorities, and overall project health.Mentor, coach, and develop our growing design team.Conduct mid-year and annual performance reviews and establish development goals for design team members.Help manage design-team workload, project assignments, priorities, and capacity.Monitor project performance and profitability while maintaining exceptional design and client-service standards.Participate in and increasingly lead prospective-client consultations.Partner with the Founder and Operations Manager to develop project scopes, estimated design hours, service recommendations, and proposals.Help strengthen design processes, quality-control standards, and accountability across the team.Support the continued growth and evolution of the firm. You'll have a meaningful voice in the future of an established and growing residential design firm - developing designers, strengthening our design department, elevating our client experience, and helping shape what comes next.

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