Interior Architect / Furniture Designer

ABOUT CLINT NICHOLAS DESIGN

Clint Nicholas Design is a boutique interior design firm based in Hollywood, California, specializing in high-end residential interiors and select hospitality and commercial projects.

Led by Clint Nicholas, our studio works on large-scale, highly customized projects throughout greater Los Angeles, with active projects in Aspen, Miami, Austin, Hawaii, New York, and beyond.

We are a collaborative, creative, and hands-on studio passionate about exceptional design, thoughtful execution, and the relationships we build with our clients, craftspeople, vendors, and one another. Our work environment is supportive, fast-paced, flexible, and highly collaborative.

Our work can be viewed at ClintNicholasDesign.com.

THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Interior Architect with a strong architectural foundation, exceptional design eye, and the technical expertise to translate creative concepts into comprehensive architectural drawing sets, detailed renderings, and fully developed, buildable custom furniture.

This role is a balance of interior architecture and custom furniture design and development. A significant portion of the furniture, millwork, and architectural details in our projects are custom designed specifically for each space. We are looking for someone who is excited to be deeply involved in developing these pieces and working directly with makers, fabricators, and craftspeople to bring them to life.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable producing comprehensive architectural drawing packages and taking a custom piece of furniture from concept through fabrication—including design development, detailed drawings and renderings, dimensions, materials, construction details, and coordination with makers. You should understand not only how to draw and render a piece beautifully, but how it will actually be constructed.

This is a highly collaborative, hands-on position working closely with the design team throughout all phases of a project—from initial concept and design development through construction, fabrication, installation, and completion.

We are looking for someone who can balance creativity and a strong design sensibility with technical precision while confidently managing multiple high-end residential projects at various stages of development.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Design and develop custom furniture, millwork, cabinetry, and architectural elements from initial concept through fabrication and installation.Produce detailed furniture drawings and renderings that clearly communicate dimensions, proportions, materials, finishes, joinery, construction, and design intent to makers and fabricators.Work directly with furniture makers, fabricators, craftspeople, and vendors to develop, refine, troubleshoot, and execute custom pieces.Lead production of architectural plans, elevations, sections, details, and construction drawing packages for interior and exterior spaces.Produce highly refined 2D and 3D drawings and renderings of interiors, architectural elements, millwork, and furniture.Translate design concepts into accurate, detailed, and buildable drawings using AutoCAD and/or Revit.Provide architectural leadership within the studio and help maintain drawing standards and accuracy across projects.Coordinate closely with the design team, clients, architects, contractors, consultants, fabricators, craftspeople, and vendors.Participate in day-to-day project management, maintaining clear communication and follow-through across multiple active projects.Prepare and issue client presentations, drawing packages, specifications, and other project documentation.Review construction and fabrication progress, respond to field conditions, and assist in resolving architectural, furniture, and design issues.Participate in client meetings, site visits, maker/fabricator coordination, installations, and project travel.Support on-site installations and help ensure final execution reflects the design intent.Manage multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.This role offers significant creative involvement and hands-on experience bringing highly customized interiors and bespoke furniture from early design concepts through fabrication, construction, and final installation.

POSITION DETAILS

Job Type: Full-time, in-house

Benefits:
Health insurance

Education:
Bachelor’s degree required

Experience:
5+ years of professional experience in architectural/interior design, custom furniture design and development, modeling, drawing production, and rendering required.

TO APPLY

Please email your resume and portfolio/work samples to [email protected], along with anything else you would like to share with us.

Your portfolio must include examples of both:

Architectural/interior drawing work — plans, elevations, details, drawing sets, modeling and/or renderings.Custom furniture design and development — examples that demonstrate your role in taking a custom piece from concept toward fabrication, including furniture drawings, details, renderings, material/construction development and, whenever possible, images of the completed piece.We are specifically interested in seeing how you think and work through both sides of the role, not simply finished project photography.

Applications should be submitted directly to [email protected] for consideration.

Work Location: In person — Los Angeles, California

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Health insuranceEducation:

Bachelor's (Required)Experience:

design modeling and rendering: 5 years (Preferred)Work Location: In person