Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:55:31 +0000

Gensler is one of the world’s leading architecture, design and planning firms, with 2,000 staff in 34 locations across five continents. The firm partners with clients to deliver 3,000 projects every year as small as a wine label or as large as a new urban district or super-tall tower. We serve our clients as trusted advisors, combining localized expertise with global perspective wherever their opportunities lead them.

Gensler’s Northwest Region is seeking an experienced interior designer for the Seattle location. This is a temporary position, with the possibility of full-time employment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform interior design assignments that include conceptual design, schematic design, design development and construction documents

• Provide design support for completion and execution of design projects

• Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents

• Participate in selection of FF&E color palettes & material presentations, and generate specifications

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years relevant interior design experience, including experience in corporate office interiors

• Experience using AutoCAD and Revit

• Knowledge of FF&E, furniture systems and specifications, color and materials

• Proficient in Creative Adobe Suite applications, Sketch up, and other software modeling programs

• Competent communication and relationship management skills

This is an excellent opportunity to apply your design expertise with a leader in the industry. Please submit resume and work samples online: .

http://tbe.taleo.net/NA4/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=GENSLER&cws=1&rid=280

Local candidates only, please.

Gensler is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Tagged as: Design, experience, Gensler, Northwest Region, Planning, Seattle

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Course Duration and Matter

Training programs and courses range from two to four years in professional institutes, colleges or schools. Graduates of two or three year programs are even awarded a certificate as an interior designer or associate degrees. Those with a bachelor’s degree are of course eligible for formal apprenticeship programs in designing.

So what will you be studying while preparing for your career as an interior designer? Your education program will include courses in AutoCAD, drawing, architecture, ergonomics, spatial planning, color and fabrics, furniture designing, psychology, budgeting and time planning as well as ethics. These are the basic skills and qualifications that an interior designer requires to be truly successful and earn them the typically high interior designer salaries