If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply. This position may be filled anywhere in the United States. Preference may be given to candidates that can work in Minneapolis, St. Louis, Chicago, or Houston.
ABOUT THE ROLE
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Accountable for design excellence and the overall design quality of our work. Perform in a lead design role communicating and representing design goals to the client and the team for the life of the project, with particular emphasis on early phase development.
Partner with our most strategic thinkers, co-leading visioning, and setting conceptual direction. Collaborate with teams throughout all phases of development to ensure design quality.
Create innovative design concepts that synthesize our clients’ culture, goals, and aspirations with the needs of people, community, society and the environment. Deliver solutions uniquely responsive to this expanded view of design impact.
Prepare and direct the preparation of client presentation materials to convey the design in a compelling and sophisticated manner. Lead design presentations, with an emphasis on storytelling and aiding client understanding of the design.
Capture and communicate key client goals and metrics and how our design solutions add value to our clients’ success. Collaborate with marketing and communications team to build strong narratives of our work.
Work within our culture of being an integrated practice by collaborating with technical leaders, subject matter experts and others, creating holistic design solutions that fulfill the complex array of demands our projects require.
Integrate performance-based and sustainable design strategies into design solutions. Further our goals to decarbonize the built environment and meet the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Contribute to the firm’s portfolio with externally recognized design work. Publish projects in design and market-specific media outlets, as well as other potential opportunities for publication such as articles on research and innovation.
You will be expected to regularly submit and successfully win design awards. Engage in activities that strengthen, differentiate, and promote our brand locally, regionally, and nationally. This includes cultivating your personal reputation as a creative leader in the profession.
Presentation at and contribution to conferences is encouraged for our top design leaders. Mentoring and growing emerging through mid-career design professionals toward current and future creative leadership.
You will set the standard for an environment that exemplifies collaboration, experimentation, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Recruiting, retaining and growing entering through mid-career design talent.
Creating a stimulating and rewarding environment that sets the tone for design excellence and demonstrates it across the firm. Empowering staff and delegating effectively; building high-performance teams by encouraging innovation and continuous improvement.
Provoking critical thinking and critique of our work. Leading by example, pursuing and winning design work that represents our future selves and advancing our Living-Centered Design philosophy.
ABOUT YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor or Master degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture required. 18 years minimum experience in related roles, of which a minimum of 5 years are leading others in a design studio or design practice segment required.
Current NCIDQ certification required. Additional accreditation and/or training relevant to this role is preferred, including LEED. Design portfolio of significant built and unbuilt work.
Third party recognition of your work as a lead designer with local, regional or national design awards programs and recognized design publications or digital platforms is required.
Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills required. Must have business acumen and proven ability to define and execute strategy. Must have professional acumen and maturity demonstrated by the ability to communicate authentically and respectfully.
Professional business attire is required for all client meetings. Examples of professional business attire include suits, ties, collared dress shirts, dresses, and skirts. Travel required.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The salary range for this position is $178,000 to $222,500 annually. This salary range is the range we believe is the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the timing of the posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the anticipated salary range for the position. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time summer hours, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs.
For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.
ABOUT OUR FIRM
We’re a design solutions firm that awakens opportunities for impact. Whether creating building solutions, strategic transformations, new experiences or new operational models, we help clients achieve mountain-sized ambitions.
Our Living-Centered Design ethos inspires us to go bigger and do better—for people, businesses, society and the planet. In 2021, 2019 and 2017, Fast Company named us one of the 10 most innovative design firms in the world.
ABOUT WORKING HERE
We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about. We are committed to ensuring our practice