Junior Designer – Interiors

Job Description

About the Job: Junior Designer – Interiors, Year One Program

Join SOM’s Year One Program as a Junior Designer – Interiors. Our Year One program is designed to bridge the gap between your formal education and professional practice, offering a suite of events and creative initiatives to maximize your first year at SOM. You’ll be encouraged to expand your learning and propose bold ideas for the future of design, alongside your day-to-day project responsibilities.

SOM offers a unique environment, combining the hands-on experience of small, dynamic studios with the resources and diversity of a global organization. Our interdisciplinary firm provides a wealth of opportunities for emerging designers, valuing your ideas and creativity from day one. In line with SOM’s reputation for innovation, the Year One program invites you to actively shape the future of the practice. This is an opportunity to dive into the profession, chart your path forward, and make your mark.

At SOM, we are a collective dedicated to shaping a better future for our clients, communities, and the planet. We aim to create the most sustainable and impactful work through creative, interdisciplinary teams within a global firm. We value passion for excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusivity, and collaboration, believing that together we can achieve great things.

Instructions For Year One Applicants

SOM is a global collective of talented and passionate people. Help us understand what you would bring to the table.

• Complete applications must include Resume or CV and Work Samples.
• Work Samples shall be one PDF attachment, 10-20 pages, maximum 5 MB.
• Submit Work Samples as part of your application in the section where the application asks for your Resume or CV.
• Applications that do not meet this criteria will not be reviewed.

Success at SOM Means

• Ideas: We believe in a meritocracy of ideas and look to everyone to actively contribute to the discourse in the firm.
• Knowledge: We believe that expertise is the result of lifelong learning. We are not expected to know everything but rather to passionately pursue answers, develop new skills, and deepen our knowledge.
• Product: We strive for excellence in the concept, quality, and delivery of our work.
• Individual: We value individuals who bring the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity to their work. Each person can develop and contribute their wealth of attributes, skills, and knowledge to support the overall health of the firm.
• Team: We value the power of interdisciplinary integration. A positive team culture in which everyone collaborates openly towards common goals is essential.
• Firm: We have a history of making transformative contributions to the profession and our communities. We are constantly innovating and attempting to bring new approaches, solutions, and processes to our work.

Position Responsibilities

• Creates and innovates with a strong conceptual design ability and integrates interdisciplinary criteria to effectively move the design of a project component(s) forward.
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of Interiors and Architectural building materials and finishes, building systems, specifications, current and applicable building, design and detailing standards, and construction techniques.
• Able to enrich design concepts through technical strategies and effectively uses appropriate tools to research, design, and document at all project phases.
• Demonstrates a basic knowledge of Interior Architecture and Architectural design including workplace planning and design concept development (hospitality and/or residential as applicable), design documentation, construction documentation, construction administration, and furniture (FF&E) and materials selection and specifications.
• Manages time and workload to meet project task deadlines and commitments with regular interaction and direction from project leaders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Recent completion of a professional degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or a related field.
• Strong collaborative ability.
• Effectively communicates with the project team and consultants through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means.
• Demonstrates proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Enscape, VR, Adobe Suite, parametric, rendering & graphics software; proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
• Actively implements BIM/CAD project standards and procedures.

Are you ready to join a team of creative professionals working on transformational projects around the world? Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to build a better future with SOM.

Our Benefits

• Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life & accident insurance.
• Savings: 401K matching, pre-tax spending accounts, and employee discount programs.
• Work/Life Balance: Inquire about our approach to flexible schedules, paid family leave, paid vacation, backup child and elder care, and an employee assistance program.
• Professional Development: Reimbursement for professional licenses, associated renewals, and exam fees, as well as specialized in-house career development.

Compensation for this role is based upon experience, qualifications, location, and education and typically ranges from $58,000 to $64,000.

Our Culture

Our creative, interdisciplinary teams work like small, dynamic studios, with all the resources and diversity of a global firm. Here, you’ll collaborate with industry experts on some of the most exciting and transformative architecture, engineering, and planning projects in the world.

We believe an inclusive environment improves our teams, our firm, and our communities and are passionate about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our DEI Action Plan was created to bring meaningful change to our profession, starting with our own culture and practices.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Visit this page to learn more about SOM’s employment policy as well as additional information such as a privacy notice for California residents and how to apply offline.

For more about SOM: www.som.com

Portfolios must be submitted for all design and project management positions (Architecture, Interiors, City Design, Graphics, etc). Applications without work samples will not be reviewed. Portfolios should be one PDF attachment, 10-20 pages, maximum 5 MB. Submit portfolios as part of your application in the section where the application asks you for your Resume or CV.