Interior Designer (Commercial Real Estate)

Interior Designer Summary of the Role... The Interior Designer will work with both the sales team and clients toward creating comprehensive design concepts, project development, and construction documents for the interior environment. This includes, but is not limited to specifying furniture, materials and finishes and understanding how these elements are detailed in the space. We are looking for versatile, enthusiastic designers who like to learn, are technically adept and are good with people. Key Responsibilities: • Participate in programming activities (requirements development) with account manager and client to understand office furniture needs and considerations. • Develop drawings (2D and 3D views) of proposed office furniture in client space using AutoCAD, 20/20 CAP Studio, and SketchUp software. • Research products and systems that accomplish the design intent. • Propose office furniture items and finishes to meet client functional, aesthetic and budgetary needs. • Develop proposal materials (e.g., PowerPoint presentations and Excel Budgets) to assist account manager with articulating office furniture solutions to clients. • Develop pricing and budgetary inputs for quotes. • Generate purchase orders (POs) for materials and products. • Develop installation support documents and specifications to ensure compliance with design intent during project implementation. Desired Qualifications: • Knowledge of commercial interiors and office furniture desired, but not required • Must be proficient in AutoCAD • Must be well-versed in Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint, Excel and Word • Positive with an enthusiastic ‘can do’ attitude. • Good sense of humor • Ability to work both independently and as a team player • Strong technical skills in space planning, furniture specification and presentation development • Ability to communicate complex ideas to clients of all levels • Excellent oral, written, and formal presentation skills • Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously • Attention to detail • Natural problem-solving mindset Additional Perks! • Summer hours • Hybrid work schedule • Free office snacks • Bring your dog to work • Annual employee outings • Annual community service month and company donation matching Company DescriptionRightsize Facility, headquartered in Chicago, with multiple offices in metropolitan Chicago, Naperville and Detroit, is a nationwide office interiors and facilities services firm serving corporate clients in transition. Founded in 2004, Rightsize employs an industry leading PLAN, FURNISH and SERVICE approach to ensure seamless workplace transitions and is a single source for space planning, furniture selection and procurement, delivery and installation, facility decommissioning, pallet racking and material handling equipment and commercial flooring