Junior Designer - Highgate Hotels Corporate Office - NY : Job Details

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate's portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.  Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry's most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle. www.highgate.com

Highgate Corporate Office New York City, NY

Highgate/ LUCID is seeking a Junior Designer to join our fast paced, high energy and innovative design team. The candidate will provide support to the senior design team and will have the opportunity to work on all phases of the design process from concept, construction administration and hotel openings. We are looking for a creative, detail oriented and self-motivated individual who possesses great communication and presentation skills, a true passion for design and loves to learn, grow, and contribute to exceptional built environments. This is a non-remote, New York City based position.

• Researching materials and furniture specifications
• Prepare test fits, space planning, and schematic design schemes by CAD drafting and/or 3D model
• Develop FF&E packages – participating in the selection and documentation of furniture, fixtures, equipment, and material specifications
• Obtaining and managing samples and relationships with vendors
• Researching and obtaining quotes from various vendors and following up on approvals
• Coordinating design requests incoming from the hotel properties
• Supporting design staff in executing hotel design projects
• Sketching floor plans, details and concepts
• Supporting the development of presentations that include mood boards, FFE ideas, material palettes, etc.
• Design document control for new build projects
• Researching international design firms for project consideration
• Supporting the senior design team as needed and directed
• Contribute to office culture and initiatives

• A professional degree in interior design, architecture, or environmental design is required
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in an interior and/or architecture design firm
• Hospitality experience preferred but not required
• Excellent written, verbal, and 3D communication skills
• Experience in AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, Sketchup, and Microsoft Office. ( Rhino a plus)
• Composition skills with a passion for styling
• Hand sketching skills are a plus
• Ability and willingness to travel which will be around 30%

Salary Range $75,000 - $80,000 per annum, plus bonus, medical, dental and vision benefits, 401K.