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Design Director – High-End Interior Architecture & Design Studio
Location: Miami, FL
A global interior architecture and design studio known for creating exceptional, one-of-a-kind spaces is seeking a Design Director to lead their Miami studio. This role offers a rare opportunity to join a studio that prides itself on timeless design rooted in history, geography, and architectural vernacular—not fleeting trends. The firm works across residential, hospitality, and commercial sectors, delivering world-class projects from concept through completion.
As Design Director, you will lead multidisciplinary teams across multiple client accounts, set the creative vision for projects, and ensure both design and operational excellence. You will play a pivotal role in upholding the studio's reputation for design integrity, while also contributing to the business's growth and long-term strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Design Leadership
Client & Business Development
Team Leadership
Project Oversight
Qualifications
For immediate review and consideration, contact: Chase McMann – Chase@InteriorTalent.com
For all active Interior Talent job listings, please visit Jobs.InteriorTalent.com
Why work with Interior Talent?
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Chase McMann
Design Director
Posted: 05/18/25
2025-04-24
2025-06-17
Employment Type:
Direct Hire
Job Category: Director of Design
Job Number: 13846
Job Description
Design Director – High-End Interior Architecture & Design Studio
Location: Miami, FL
A global interior architecture and design studio known for creating exceptional, one-of-a-kind spaces is seeking a Design Director to lead their Miami studio. This role offers a rare opportunity to join a studio that prides itself on timeless design rooted in history, geography, and architectural vernacular—not fleeting trends. The firm works across residential, hospitality, and commercial sectors, delivering world-class projects from concept through completion.
As Design Director, you will lead multidisciplinary teams across multiple client accounts, set the creative vision for projects, and ensure both design and operational excellence. You will play a pivotal role in upholding the studio's reputation for design integrity, while also contributing to the business's growth and long-term strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Design Leadership
- Spearhead design direction across all projects, ensuring alignment with client expectations and the studio’s ethos.
- Maintain design integrity from concept through completion.
- Set, analyze, and respond to design trends with an original and forward-looking approach.
- Present and defend design concepts with clarity and conviction.
Client & Business Development
- Represent the studio in high-level meetings, pitches, and stakeholder presentations.
- Cultivate long-term relationships with high-profile clients, consultants, and partners.
- Lead new business meetings and contribute to project fee proposals and programming.
- Manage complex client concerns and provide strategic resolutions.
Team Leadership
- Manage and mentor studio teams, including Associates and Project Leads.
- Foster a collaborative, motivating, and high-performance team environment.
- Take an active role in recruitment, annual reviews, and staff development plans.
- Promote a studio culture of accountability, innovation, and support.
Project Oversight
- Oversee the delivery of 5–10 active projects, ensuring profitability, efficiency, and quality.
- Manage high-level scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, and third-party coordination.
- Identify and address risks, delays, and disputes proactively.
- Collaborate with the Regional Director and Project Leaders to ensure smooth execution.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in high-end interior design and/or architecture.
- Experience working in international design studios or luxury-focused practices.
- Confident, decisive, and highly organized.
- A collaborative leader who leads by example and thrives in a fast-paced creative environment.
- Committed, hands-on, and solution-oriented with a 24/7 mentality.
- Proven experience delivering high-end design projects across architecture, interiors, and FF&E.
- Deep understanding of all project phases and the ability to manage complex, luxury projects end-to-end.
- Impeccable taste and design sensibility, with a portfolio that reflects sophistication and versatility.
- Astute business sense with experience contributing to project fees, studio profitability, and strategic growth.
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire, challenge, and guide creative teams.
- Outstanding client management, presentation, and communication skills.
For immediate review and consideration, contact: Chase McMann – Chase@InteriorTalent.com
For all active Interior Talent job listings, please visit Jobs.InteriorTalent.com
Why work with Interior Talent?
- OUR CLIENTS hire us to FIND YOU
- Exclusively focused on the Architecture and Design industries
- We work with the DECISION MAKERS – Owners, Principals, Directors, and HR
- CONFIDENTIALITY & PROFESSIONALISM: We assist with the entire process so that looking into a new opportunity is DISCRETE and CONFIDENTIAL – we highly value your current position and will never do anything that would bring your future into jeopardy
- EXPERTISE: in the industry since 2003
- We are your advocate and WE GET IT – we know making a career decision is difficult and we’re here for you throughout the whole process
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Job Requirements
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Meet Your Recruiter
Chase McMann
Business Development Manager
Chase brings a depth of leadership, team development, and account management experience to the team. His leadership style focuses on being a resource first. From supporting teams in reaching their goals to providing the best service for clients to succeed, he puts his experience to work to bring immense value to each individual he works with. His recruiting and development experience spans multiple industries including technical services, hospitality/sales, executive leadership, and more. Outside of work, you will find him living the full ‘salt life’ dream from captaining a boat to reeling in ‘fresh catch’ for dinner. If not, he is spending time with his family, his dog Bolen, and cheering on FSU and the Miami Dolphins. You can reach him at Chase@InteriorTalent.com.
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