Creative Specialist III

Overview

We are One Workplace. We believe that people with a purpose need great spaces to perform their best work. We think big but work small, innovate through relentless curiosity, and treat each other – and our clients – like family. Over the past 100 years, we haven’t forgotten who we are, and we’ve never stopped changing. From big city skyscrapers to the west coast's premier universities and medical facilities, we design insightful work spaces with the latest technology to provide our clients an environment that embodies their image and encourages success. Our drive and dedication to providing our clients with innovative spaces and solutions has helped us expand our footprint, and now it is time to expand our team.

One Workplace is committed to the development of empathetic leaders, diversification of talent and increased representation at every level of our business. We believe in cultivating a culture of inclusion and are dedicated to building and retaining teams through removing unnecessary barriers to employment and providing opportunities for career growth. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

Location: Roseville, CA

Position Summary

This is a career level design consultant position. Works both independently and collaboratively with internal and external partners to develop creative interior space solutions to meet customer needs. Includes a high degree of customer engagement, creative decision making, non-linear decision making and autonomous project ownership. Responsible for design discovery, co-creation, design validation and documentation. Involved in design projects and related tasks from inception to final installation.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Distill and analyze project information.
• Conduct product research and contact vendors for pricing and information.
• Engage with customer to gather project information (surveys, interviews, data collection, observations) and to uncover customer challenges.
• Facilitate design discovery and co-creation sessions with project stakeholders.
• Assist with creative engagements and workshops.
• Engage in creative problem solving.
• Perform field measurements and inventory product.
• Specify furniture and finishes required per final layouts.
• Produce and present design concepts to customers.
• Validate design concepts and finalize design development.
• Generate, organize, and maintain CAD/CET files.
• Produce furniture block plans, space plans, finish palettes, furniture specification, and installation drawings; create, revise, and plot design drawings.
• Develop validation packages and spreadsheets.
• Estimate budgetary hours and manage and monitor project hours.
• Prepare design budgets and design proposals.
• Responsible for individual tasks and duties as well as overall project results and outcomes, including shaping the customer experience.
• React to customer needs and expectations in developing working relationships.
• Attend industry events and peer networking opportunities.
• Membership in industry professional organizations recommended.
• Serve as a mentor for other designers.
• Assist in the on-boarding process.
• Track and manage time entries daily.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Interior or Architectural Design, Associate Art’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college will be considered, with at least 5-years related design experience.
• Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) or National Architecture Board (NAB) accreditation preferred.
• Prior experience with system furniture products a plus.
• One or more professional certifications encouraged: NCIDQ, CID, LEED AP, WELL AP, EDAC, 6 Sigma, PMI, etc.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Composed and cool under pressure; thrives in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to learn quickly when facing new problems.
• Practices attentive listening.
• Customer focused; dedicated to meeting the expectations of internal and external customers.
• Adapts to ambiguity; copes with change; can act without the entire picture.
• Clearly and comfortably delegates both routine and important tasks to design support partners.
• Pursues tasks and projects with energy, drive, and a need to finish and overcome obstacles.
• Picks up on the need to change personal, interpersonal, and managerial behavior quickly.
• Uses logic, heuristics, and intuition to solve difficult problems.
• Quickly learns new technical skills and knowledge.
• Uses their time effectively; values the time of others; sets important priorities.
• Plans and accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals.
• Prioritizes and spends time on what is important; quickly zeros-in on critical elements.
• Works for continual personal and professional improvement.
• Approaches tasks, project, team, and customers with optimism, enthusiasm, and creativity.
• Must be cooperative; works with and learns from others.
• Must believe in the ability of physical space to have a positive impact on the lives of others.

Employee Benefits:

• 15 days of PTO
• 9 Paid holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k + Employer Match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness App with reimbursement of up to $500/year
• Profit Sharing

Physical Requirements

Seeing, color perception, hearing/listening, clear speech, hand and finger dexterity, and ability to move distances within and between warehouses/offices, ability to get to project sites.

Working Environment

Regularly works with others face to face, over the phone and through email. Generally works in an office environment with moderate noise. Nature of work may require working off hours and significant time spent (50%) out of the office. Periodically works outside and may work around moving objects, dust and dirt.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to apply with your resume today. We look forward to connecting!

The base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. Actual total compensation will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, and qualifications.

Compensation Range:

$88,184—$107,781 USD

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