SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER (CONTRACT / DESIGN PARTNER)

South Loop Loft is seeking a Senior Interior Designer to partner directly with the Founder in executing a new flagship showroom and our operational hub. • Partner with ownership to refine the floor plan and spatial layout in real time (SketchUp required) • Translate the Founder’s design vision into clear, buildable decisions across all phases of the project. Responsibilities will include: • Designing and sourcing signage and experiential details throughout the space • Fully furnishing secondary spaces such as offices, kitchen, and back-of-house areas • Supporting space planning for back-of-house operations, ensuring functionality and efficiency • Helping coordinate the company’s transition into the new space, working alongside a logistics partner to ensure a seamless, considered, and fully resolved move • Ensuring the final environment feels complete, intentional, and aligned with the South Loop Loft brand experience • Agile, confident, and deeply knowledgeable • Comfortable operating at both high-level design and granular execution • Understands that this role extends far beyond drawings—it includes problem-solving, sourcing, coordination, and hands-on decision-making • Has experience sourcing unique materials and working with artisans • Strong point of view, with an appreciation for European design, vintage, material richness, and restrained, editorial environments • Moves quickly, communicates clearly, and adapts in real time • Comfortable stepping into a fast-moving environment where decisions have real financial implications • Thrives in a collaborative, high-expectation environment • Has previously operated at a senior level and is comfortable owning both the operational sides of a project without the support of a design assistant or procurement manager This role is ideal for someone looking for a consistent, high-level contract engagement through the end of the year, with the opportunity to be deeply involved in a design-forward space.