Description

Leo A Daly is seeking dedicated and passionate senior interior designers to join our growing hospitality team, where luxury and design excellence are at the heart of everything we do. With a deeply rooted commitment to innovation and craft, our studio creates transformative guest experiences that reflect the highest standards of hospitality design.

As a Senior Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our hospitality portfolio through confident leadership and a forward-thinking approach. You bring exceptional design talent, a strong technical foundation, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment. Your communication style fosters open dialogue with both internal teams and external partners, and your presence inspires others to pursue excellence. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of what defines a luxury experience, you help translate vision into reality—elevating every project and mentoring those around you.

Business Development & Client Relations:

• Attend client and internal meetings / Client Management.
• Continued client man-agreement & maintaining relationships.
• Conduct presentations.
• Participates in project team interviews for pursuits.
• Participate in industry and professional communities and value-added professional associations, maintain active membership (IIDA, ASID, NEWH, etc.).
• Maintain and nurture existing Client and vendor Relationships.

Leadership 

• Provides leadership and mentorship to Interior Designers.

General Characteristics and Responsibilities 

• Conduct site investigations and observations.
• Prepare narratives, design presentations, boards, drawing, and specification documents in accordance with a high degree of quality, balancing project schedule and budget constraints.
• Assignments will include programming, space planning, design of spaces and finishes, FF&E selection, documentation and bid evaluation, editing specifications, producing deliverable drawing sets for finish plans, interior elevations, room finish schedules, furniture plans, and interior details.
• Perform cross-discipline discussions and coordination with multidisciplinary teammates.
• Performs construction administration.
• Active contributor to marketing/business development activities.
• Travel for project related activities relative to existing building assessments/investigations, client meetings, or construction jobsite observations may be required.
• Technical ability / oversight Overall Focus.
• QA/QC responsibilities Overall Focus.

• Bachelor's Degree from Accredited Program Interior Design and/or Architecture Program      or equivalent experience required.
• 12 +years of luxury design experience inclusive of Hotels, Resort, F&B and Spa.
• Must have a natural eye for innovation and detail across various project types including Luxury resorts or hospitality developments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of design or execution. 
• Demonstrated ability to provide critical design review to design teams, communicating design ideas and direction quickly.
• Experience developing strategies and design ideas that speak to and push boundaries of the Luxury space.
• Experience and ability to lead complex initiatives and to serve as the face of Global Design with executives.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizations and build consensus on large initiatives. 
• Must be proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Programs and 3-D model software. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with design and drawing platforms.
• Formal training on different topics.
• Professional development with Junior and Senior colleagues.
• Community involvement and participation in NEWH, IIDA or affiliated Interior Design organization is a plus.
• Familiarity with DesignSpec & Revit a plus.

Salary range for this position varies between $105,000 $155,000, depending upon applicable experience. 

LEO A DALY offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your health, financial stability, and work-life balance. Highlights include affordable medical, dental and vision plans, retirement savings with company matching and supplemental benefits such as:

• Accident and Critical Illness
• HSA + FSA options
• Commuter Benefits
• Company paid life insurance
• Short-term and Long-term disability options
• Parental Leave

Why Join LEO A DALY?

At LEO A DALY, you will become part of a collaborative design culture and do work that matters. As an integrated design practice, we believe that a diversity of perspectives generates better solutions. We trust and support each other, ask hard questions and solve complex problems.  Guided by a spirit of inquiry, we design for people at every scale, creating spaces that elevate individuals, their communities, and the institutions that serve them. Join LEO A DALY - help us transform the world.

LEO A DALY LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. LEO A DALY LLC, is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the Human Resources Department by phone at 402-391-8111 or by email at Recruiting@LEOADALY.com . For more information about your rights under the law, see Know Your Rights. 

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