Senior Interior Designer

Department: Marketing Status: Exempt Reports To: VP of Merchandising

Summary

The Senior Interior Designer is responsible for the creative vision, design, execution, and ongoing management of all company showrooms, photoshoot styling, trade partner showroom design, and corporate office display spaces. This role serves as the creative owner of the company's physical brand experience, ensuring every showroom, photoshoot, and customer-facing environment reflects the highest standards of design excellence and supports the company's growth strategy.

The ideal candidate is a highly creative, detail-oriented interior designer with 5+ years of experience in luxury residential and/or high-end commercial interiors and a proven ability to execute complex design projects from concept through installation.

Primary Responsibilities

Market Showroom Ownership

• Lead the design, planning, and execution of High Point Market showrooms for the Spring and Fall Market cycles.
• Develop showroom concepts, floor plans, design stories, and customer journeys.
• Create furniture settings, accessory plans, lighting plans, artwork selections, and styling packages, and execute prop and product styling for showroom displays.
• Coordinate installation schedules, vendor partnerships, and showroom setup activities.
• Partner with the merchandising team to ensure new product introductions are showcased effectively.
• Translate product stories into compelling physical environments.

Corporate Showroom Management

• Own the design and maintenance of the corporate office showroom.
• Ensure the showroom reflects current product strategy, brand positioning, and launch priorities.
• Create presentation spaces for customer visits, executive meetings, and product reviews.

Trade Show & Regional Showroom Design

• Design and execute trade customer showroom spaces and strategic design environments nationwide.
• Develop scalable design standards that maintain brand consistency across multiple locations.
• Travel as needed for installations, walkthroughs, and showroom openings.

Photography & Styling Leadership

• Own the styling direction for all product photography and room scenes.
• Develop shot lists, styling plans, and visual storytelling concepts.
• Select accessories, rugs, lighting, artwork, textiles, and decorative elements.
• Partner with photographers, marketing, and merchandising to achieve the desired brand aesthetic.
• Maintain the photo styling inventory and prop library.
• Ensure all imagery aligns with brand standards and supports sales and merchandising objectives.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in interior design or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional interior design experience in luxury residential, hospitality, commercial, contract, or furniture industry environments.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or SketchUp preferred; strong Microsoft Office and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Collaborative and solutions-oriented.