AvroKO is hiring: FREELANCE SENIOR DESIGNER in New York

Description:

The Freelance Senior Designers core responsibilities are:

Design

• Leading the AvroKO team in conceiving of the project design to meet the client’s program, quality objectives, project constraints as well as AvroKO’s brand of design.
• Liaison between the Principal in Charge and the design team during the design process.
• Organize and run regular in-house design sessions presenting to the P.I.C and with the team.

Development

• Responsible for the development of the whole design of the project according to the design intent.
• Reviewing all documents to ensure they incorporate the design intent.

Coordination

• Represent AvroKO and the design for all coordination meetings.
• Manage design coordination within AvroKO i.e., between architecture, FF&E and graphics, and between Owners consultants and AvroKO.
• Manage and coordinate all communications to and from consultants.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager in providing services per scope, budget and schedule.

Documentation

• Responsible for creating and delivering presentations based on AvroKO’s deliverables standards for presentations and contract documents.
• Oversee the production and delivery of quality and timely sets of contract documents being drawings, specifications, budgets, and reports as proscribed by the contract.

Execution

• Partners with Project Manager to ensure conformance with Architecture Standards’ checklist requirements specific to each project design phase.
• Lead the AvroKO team in performing it’s construction administration services including:
• Responding to RFI’s and interpreting the contract documents to ensure the design intent is met.
• Reviewing submittals, substitutions and field conditions for conformance with design intent.
• Attending and reporting on field visits.
• Conducting punch lists reviews
• Resolving problems and issues that arise during construction.

Requirements:

• Over 8 years of post-graduate design experience with significant experience in high end, bespoke hospitality design restaurants and hotels.
• Demonstrated conceptual approach to design.
• Experience leading design teams.
• Persuasive presentation skills
• Excellent organizational skills with a strong attention to detail. Outstanding communication skills.
• Proven industry experience with common industry software applications such as Adobe Creative Suite, 3D modeling applications, AutoCAD and Microsoft Office, Spexx specification writing software a plus.
• Experience building, nurturing and fostering client relationships.
• Strong writing skills (narratives, strategy, meeting minutes, proposals, etc.)
• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design or Architecture. Master’s degree a plus
• Strong Modelling