Natalia Miyar Atelier is hiring an FF&E designer to join its team in London.
About the company
Natalia Miyar Atelier is a luxury interior architecture and design firm based in London, known for its exquisite residential projects worldwide. The studio, led by architect and designer Natalia Miyar, balances creative vision with architectural precision to craft beautifully expressive interiors that blend comfort, elegance, and functionality. From Chelsea townhouses to international residences, each project reflects a meticulous approach to detail, enhancing the property’s unique qualities with custom finishes and thoughtfully selected materials. The firm’s work is widely celebrated for its sophistication and is featured in notable design publications.
Job summary
The senior interior designer leads multiple, and complex, projects from concept through completion, providing creative and strategic direction to the mid-weight and junior designers. Reporting to the design manager, the senior designer collaborates across teams to deliver precise, technical and creative design solutions. This role includes direct client interaction, project management, and mentorship, ensuring junior team members’ growth through supportive task delegation. The senior designer is expected to maintain exceptional standards across all project phases.
General responsibilities:
* Uphold the studio’s design standards, ethos, and reputation by delivering consistent, high-quality work and fostering positive, professional relationships with clients, vendors, and collaborators.
* Lead design initiatives and project teams with a commitment to excellence and innovation.
* Maintain excellence in all aspects of projects from design quality, from initial concepts to project completion.
* Manage multiple teams and projects, ensuring budgets, timelines, and quality standards are met.
* Ensure the team delivers functional and aesthetically compelling designs that align with client needs and project goals.
* Be responsible for effective and efficient project planning, execution, and preparation for client presentations.
* Provide mentorship and guidance to mid-weight and junior members.
* Foster positive client and supplier relationships by representing the company professionally.
* Act as a brand ambassador for the studio, embodying the studio’s values and commitment to exceptional design in every interaction, project engagement, and public representation.
* Proactively support and communicate the studio’s mission, aesthetic vision, and dedication to innovation and client satisfaction.
* Participate actively in project meetings and client consultations.
* Win the confidence of clients, external consultants, and internal team through effective communication skills and clearly defined direction.
Role responsibilities:
* Oversee the design process from concept through installation, including design development, drawings, and final specifications, as directed by the senior designer and design manager.
* Review all project proposals, and documentation, and be responsible for allowing time for review, and issuing on time to relevant parties.
* Demonstrate excellent commercial awareness, and contract terms, for design proposals, and ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget.
* Directly manage client relationships, leading project meetings and presentations.
* Act as the main point of contact for clients and contractors.
* Attend site meetings, with relevant team member(s), ensuring meeting minutes have been recorded by Midweight or Junior Designer, and formally issued.
* Deal with any project/site concerns effectively; communicating to relevant parties to ensure issues are dealt with in a timely manner.
* Develop tasks and activities within projects that support continual development of individual, and team, skills.
* Provide regular and constructive feedback, on performance, in a timely manner.
* Be open and available to support any team issues and queries.
* Prepare a weekly progress report, to share via email, for submitting to the founder/creative director.
* Prepare, review and issue weekly progress report to clients.
* Ensure team efficiency with coordination of deliveries to site, liaising with contractors and sub-contractors.
* Preparation of and/or review site observations report, following any site visit, and report on snagging/de-snagging; issuing to relevant parties.
* Manage mid-weight and junior designers on final dressing/styling of any completed project, ensuring the property is looking its best for handing over to the client.
* Participation in photoshoots as/when required.
Project running:
* Prepare all project planning/timeline documentation.
* Report to, and collaborate with, design managers to ensure correct resourcing for all projects.
* Provide technical guidance to the team, reviewing and ensuring design accuracy.
* Ensure mid-weight and junior team have a full understanding of their role and project deliverables.
* Ensure project excellence in terms of creative thinking, and design & technical solutions.
* Ensure all budget/estimate information is reviewed and accurate.
* Review of project reconciliation.
New business:
* Recognise new business opportunities with new or existing clients, and industry peers; sharing information with design manager and founder/creative director.
* Support the preparation of pitch presentation documents, collaborating with design manager and founder/creative director.
Education, experience and competence
* Education: degree, or equivalent, qualification in interior design, architecture, or a related field.
* Experience: five plus years of experience in interior design, with a focus on FF&E.
* Tangible professional experience as a designer, with excellent knowledge of the design process.
* Strong portfolio of varied, and complex, projects.
* Excellent industry knowledge, with a flair and passion for design, and an eye for detail.
* Understanding of target markets.
* Proven track record of project management and delivery, on time and on budget.
* Good technical understanding of FF&E design.
Competence and skills:
* Advanced user of design software; AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office packages, and Studio Designer.
* Advanced understanding of colour theory and spatial planning principles.
* Ability to lead direction and execution of project tasks, with efficient project planning and resourcing.
* Ability to ensure workload is prioritised for the team.
* Manage and work across multiple projects, with various members of the team.
* Managerial skills: ability to guide and manage mid-weight and junior designers effectively, with a focus on delegating tasks responsibly to ensure accountability and development without relinquishing oversight.
* Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills; quick lateral and forward-thinking capabilities, with the ability to stay calm and positive under pressure.
* Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to work within a fast-paced work environment, and get along with a diverse group of creative, technical, and administrative professionals.
* Excellent organisational skills, to ensure project deliverables are achieved in timescale.
* Excellent budget management skills.
* Excellent knowledge of materials.
* Excellent English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Willing to continuously develop skills, knowledge, and behaviour, to improve own level of performance.
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