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Current Job Postings

The following opportunities have been submitted by employers in the region. Please contact the listed person or company directly for more information.

Overview
We are seeking a Lead Interior Designer to spearhead innovative interior design projects across diverse commercial spaces. In this pivotal role, you will lead the design team, collaborate closely with clients, and oversee all phases of design from concept to execution. Your expertise will shape inspiring environments that blend functionality with aesthetic excellence, ensuring each project exceeds expectations. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate design professional eager to make a significant impact through creative leadership and technical mastery.

Duties

  • Lead and manage the entire interior design process, including conceptualization, drafting, presentation, and implementation.
  • Collaborate with clients to understand their vision, needs, and budget constraints, translating ideas into compelling design solutions.
  • Utilize digital design tools to create detailed layouts, renderings, and visual presentations.
  • Research and select furniture and finishings in collaboration with clients.
  • Prepare and provide quotations for clients, retail customers, customer support and sales team.
  • Oversee project timelines, budgets, and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery while maintaining high-quality standards.
  • Conduct site visits for renovation or remodeling projects to monitor progress, ensure adherence to design intent, and resolve on-site challenges.
  • Drive business growth by engaging in sales opportunities and presenting innovative solutions that meet client needs.
  • Manage project documentation including drafting contracts, change orders, and budgeting reports to maintain clarity and accountability.
  • Collaborate with clients, architects, contractors, and vendors along with our sales team and other co-workers to ensure cohesive project execution from concept through completion.
  • Interact with clients through on-site visits, virtual meetings, phone, and email.
  • Incorporate principles of color theory, typography, and layout design to craft compelling visual narratives for interior spaces.
  • Demonstrate furniture products at client’s location and in showroom.
  • Order and receive furniture projects.
  • Provide content and ideas for our interiors website.
  • Maintain furniture showroom.
  • Manage furniture inventory.
  • Assist with furniture marketing.
  • Participate in regularly-scheduled sales meetings.
  • Support and follow company priorities and programs.
  • Perform other job-related duties as required or need is observed.

 

Qualifications

  • Interior Design degree
  • Proven experience in interior design with a strong portfolio demonstrating leadership in diverse projects
  • Proficiency in interior design software
  • Solid understanding of drafting techniques, construction processes, renovation practices, and remodeling procedures
  • Excellent project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders effectively
  • Strong grasp of color theory and interior design fundamentals to craft harmonious spaces
  • Exceptional communication skills for client presentations and team collaboration
  • Ability to lead a team confidently while fostering a creative and productive work environment

 

Join us as a Lead Interior Designer where your creativity meets strategic execution! Bring your expertise in interior design tools along with your passion for transforming spaces into inspiring environments. If you thrive on leading projects from concept through completion while managing budgets and teams effectively—this is your chance to elevate your career in a vibrant setting dedicated to innovation.


Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off

 

Apply by emailing your resume to joel.vockrodt@officepeeps.com

Intermediate Interior Designer
Department: Furniture
Location: Minneapolis, MN — based out of our brand‐new, showroom at International Market Square
Status: Full Time | Exempt
Reports To: Furniture Manager

Design That Makes Work Better

As an Interior Designer at Innovative, you’re more than a designer, you’re a creative partner, problem solver, and trusted advisor. You bring ideas to life, guide clients to smart, beautiful solutions, and help shape workplaces where people can truly thrive.

You’ll work from our exciting new space at International Market Square, a bright, inspiring environment that shows off the best in workplace design and fuels creativity every day.

Our clients rely on your design insight, product knowledge, and ability to connect the dots between vision, budget, and function. If you love collaboration, enjoy variety, and thrive where creativity meets strategy, this role was made for you.

What You’ll Do

Discovery

  • Partner with Account Executives on projects of all sizes from quick wins to complex, large‐scale installs
  • Actively engage with customers and influencers to identify project needs and solutions
  • Support client meetings, showroom tours, and on‐site visits
  • Assist with site measurements, inventories, and space assessment
  • Confidently explain product benefits and guide clients toward the best solutions
  • Create preliminary budget pricing
  • Stay current with trends, vendors, and CEU opportunities
  • Build strong, collaborative relationships with vendor partners

Design & Solutions

  • Solve real client challenges through thoughtful design and product selection
  • Create space plans, layouts, and renderings
  • Develop engaging customer presentations
  • Produce finish packages and detailed product specifications
  • Maintain proactive communication with project team
  • Source installation quotes and navigate contracts to deliver best‐value pricing
  • Support RFP responses with professional documentation
  • Finalize pricing and installation documents

Team & Showroom Experience

  • Collaborate with the Design Manager to develop design solutions, contributing ideas that support both the client vision and team goals
  • Engage with teammates sharing ideas, asking questions, and supporting one another
  • Assist walk‐in customers in selecting furniture solutions
  • Manage priorities with a customer‐first mindset
  • Contribute to a positive, energized, and solution‐driven work environment
  • Step in where needed, knowing the best work happens when teams work together
 
What You Bring

Education & Experience

  • 2–4 year Interior Design degree
  • 4+ years of relevant interior design or contract furniture experience

Technical Skills

  • Strong proficiency in:
    • Core
    • Microsoft Office
    • CET
    • Cyncly Worksheet

Professional Strengths

  • Able to work independently and collaboratively
  • Strong problem‐solving and organizational skills
  • Comfortable managing deadlines and competing priorities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Persuasive, professional, and client‐focused
  • Detail‐oriented, reliable, and punctual
  • Open to occasional travel in support of projects
Why Innovative Office Solutions?
  • Work from a brand‐new, beautifully designed showroom at International Market Square
  • Be part of a collaborative, creative, and supportive team
  • Design spaces that truly impact how and where people work
  • Grow your skills alongside experienced professionals and industry partners

As an Innovative Office Solutions employee, you are eligible for medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance, Voluntary Benefits and 401(k) if you work 30 or more hours per week. Benefits are effective on the first day of the month following or coinciding with 30 days of employment. Innovative also provides a discretionary yearly bonus based on company profitability.

Innovative Office Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Apply Here!

Interior Designer 2 ($50,000-$65,000 salary pay band)

Job Summary:
The Interior Designer at Kaas Wilson creates functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing spaces by assessing space requirements, determining optimal furniture placement, and selecting decorative items, all while adhering to relevant drawings, building codes, and inspection requirements.

Direct Supervisor: VP of Interior Design
Direct Report: None

 

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Train, coach, and counsel, the Interior Designer 1’s and Interior Design Interns.
  • Work independently to make design decisions and coordinate with the Project Manager and client directly.
  • Determine timelines and project costs and present accurate estimates to clients.
  • Assist the Interior Design Project Manager with writing fee proposals for new projects.

 

In addition to the duties/responsibilities of Interior Designer 1:

  • Work with the senior interior designer and clients to determine initial goals and requirements for the space to be designed, such as budget, architectural preferences, and purpose and function.
  • Develop designs and details that enhance a living space functionally and aesthetically.
  • Coordinate and present the living space implementation plan, layout, utilization of furnishings or equipment, casework, lighting fixtures, and color coordination to senior designers. May present to clients with a more senior interior designer for approval.
  • Advise clients on interior design factors including planning, color coordination, and layout and utilization of furnishings or equipment.
  • Collaborate with the design team, architect, engineer, and general contractor to further understand the function, appearance, and furnishings of a space.
  • Use design applications or other visual aids to demonstrate preliminary designs for presentation documents.
  • Assist with modeling design concepts/components in Revit to match the design intent and use Enscape to create preliminary 3D views for presentations.
  • Order or obtain necessary materials, adhering to project and budget specifications.
  • Use Revit and related software to produce construction documents.
  • Create sets of interior drawings with Revit that accurately and clearly describe the design intent, materials, and technical components of the design, including any necessary revisions during the bidding and construction process.
  • Meet deadlines, and self-check work for accuracy, completeness, and legibility.
  • Assist with coordination, installation, and arrangement of accessories, draperies, artwork, furniture, and related items.
  • Prepare accurate specifications and documentation for project finishes, furniture, and light fixtures. Assist with reselections when required.
  • Ensure interior drawings are up-to-date, complete, and vetted by senior designers.
  • Conduct a preliminary review of shop drawings and construction plans for final approval by a senior designer.
  • Review construction photos and reports from the Construction Administration team; advise on any issues as needed. Attend on-site construction meetings as needed or requested by the senior interior designer.
  • Communicate and coordinate with product and material representatives.
  • Oversee the installation of materials, furniture, and other design elements.
  • Support business development activities through assistance with aids such as PowerPoint or InDesign productions. In lieu of an ID Intern, assist with finish boards when required.
  • Maintain current knowledge of trends and materials, techniques, and other developments in interior design.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

 

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving, organizational skills, and motivation to learn.
  • Ability to apply a sense of style to create aesthetically pleasing interiors.
  • Strong visual design skills including proportion and aesthetics.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
  • Ability to use Adobe Creative Suite, Revit, and Enscape.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
  • Basic understanding of building codes and inspection regulations related to interiors.
  • Some local and out-of-state travel may be required.

 

Education and Experience:

  • Three to five years in a commercial/architectural firm or related experience preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design or a related field from a CIDA-accredited program is strongly preferred.
  • NCIDQ Certification is highly preferred or must have an interest in pursuing certification.

 

Physical Requirements: 

  • Prolonged periods sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
  • Must be able to distinguish between colors.

 

Apply here!

Disclaimer

All job postings are provided by employers and have not been edited or verified by IIDA Northland.