Design Director
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: Ashley Levin – Ashley@InteriorTalent.com
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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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Meet Your Recruiter
Ashley Levin
Recruiter
Ashley brings a fresh marketing perspective to the team. Combining her marketing background with her recruitment experience and abilities, she wants every candidate to shine and puts her skills to work to assist them in doing so. Ashley’s recruitment depth spans across multiple industries including hospitality, technology, marketing, sales and more. This has allowed her to become an experienced talent strategist for candidates and clients alike. This University of Central Florida graduate loves to spend her time baking, creating new recipes and finding new techniques to create culinary delights. We are so lucky to indulge in her delightful trial treats in the office.
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