Senior Interior Designer / Team Lead
London | Competitive Salary + Benefits | Award-Winning Creative Studio
Are you a dynamic and highly organized Senior Interior Designer with a passion for bold, trend-setting hospitality and residential spaces? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary design studio, leading teams and driving projects from concept to completion? If so, this could be your next big career move.
About the Studio
This award-winning design studio is renowned for crafting unique and immersive hospitality and residential environments that push creative boundaries. With an enviable portfolio of stylish bars, restaurants, boutique hotels, and luxury residences, the team blends architecture, interiors, and branding to create standout spaces. Based in a buzzing London creative hub, the studio fosters a collaborative and inspiring environment where innovation thrives.
The Role
As a Senior Interior Designer / Team Lead, you’ll play a key role in shaping the studio’s design output, leading a team of Senior, Mid, and Junior Designers while working closely with the Creative Director. Your mission: to inspire, organize, and drive projects forward with precision and creativity. This is a hands-on leadership role, requiring both design expertise and team management skills.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Leading multiple high-end hospitality and residential interior projects, ensuring creative excellence from concept to completion.
* Managing and mentoring a team of designers, overseeing workflow, project timelines, and deliverables.
* Balancing creativity and technical know-how, ensuring designs are both visually stunning and functionally sound.
* Driving profitability, keeping an eye on scope creep, budgets, and project efficiency.
* Presenting creative work beautifully, with a strong grasp of InDesign and layout principles.
* Developing concepts, creating technical design packs, directing CGIs, and sourcing FF&E.
* Working closely with clients, suppliers, and contractors, leading site meetings and ensuring seamless project execution.
* Supporting new business efforts, assisting with pitches, proposals, and contract negotiations.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
* 5+ years of experience leading high-end hospitality and residential interior projects.
* A strong, trend-focused portfolio with stylish, creative, and contemporary designs.
* Proven leadership experience, mentoring and managing teams.
* Exceptional organization skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
* Strong technical skills, including proficiency in Vectorworks (or willingness to transition from AutoCAD), InDesign, Photoshop, and SketchUp.
* A proactive, problem-solving mindset, always staying ahead of the game.
* Fantastic communication and client-handling skills, ensuring smooth project delivery.
* A passion for bold, boundary-pushing design that stands out from the crowd.
Why Join?
* Be part of a highly creative, award-winning team working on exciting UK and international projects.
* Work in a buzzy London studio surrounded by other top-tier creatives.
* Competitive salary and benefits, with career growth opportunities.
* A supportive and inspiring work environment where innovation is celebrated.
How to Apply
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, we’d love to see your CV and portfolio (PDF or online), showcasing your best hospitality, commercial, and residential design work.