Careers In design

design | Interior / Environmental Designer (Amsterdam)

Reports To: Executive Creative Director
About Downstream:

Downstream is a community of visionary designers, technologists, graphic and content designers, developers, account directors, and project managers.  Collectively, we are a company on the forefront of brand communications, reaching around the globe, building compelling brand experiences for some of the largest and most dynamic companies in the world.
 
Downstream’s design team are the driving force in the creating of this work. We embody the vision, ideation and creative process of the company, and it’s employees to lead, grow and innovate.

Primary Job Description:

The Interior / Environmental Designer is responsible for executing the creation and implementation of  environmental designs for Downstream projects. The Interior / Environmental Designer is responsible for executing the creation and implementation of designs for Downstream projects related to interior architecture, interior space planning, environmental brand design and environmental experience design. The role is responsible for the creation of interior design concepts for projects that include space planning, 3D visualization, interior conceptual plans and zoning, 3D environmental display design / joinery. The qualified designer will have experience with interior workspace design, and executive briefing centers for recognizable brands.

Key Responsibilities

  • Visualize and document the interior spaces
  • Support content strategy activities including project framing, the definition of design themes and crafting of experience principals
  • Take a human-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs
  • Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders
  • Present concepts to internal design teams
  • Research and design concepts that continue to push the creative team in its pursuit of new ideas
  • Take smart risks and champion new ideas
  • Work with key production leads and design leads, including, project managers and producers, and environmental design team to ensure the design vision is executed in a consistent and quality manner
  • Be aware of budgets and schedules for projects at all phases of development
  • Become involved in the local and national design communities.

Work Experience & Education

  • 2 + years of experience working as an Interior / Environmental Designer or Architect on branded environments (corporate preferred)), showrooms and exhibits
  • Bachelor's Degree in Interior Architecture; Interior Design; or Architecture (Master's Degree preferred)
  • Exemplary ability to clearly communicate concepts to internal design teams
  • Experience/interest working with major brands weaving in layers of technology and graphic systems
  • Experience/interest in working with story overlays related to interior architecture projects
  • Experience leading design teams
  • Exceptional ability to visualize 3D concepts
  • Advance level experience creating 3D models with Sketchup, 3ds Max, Rhino
  • Advance level experience creating drawing with VectorWorks or AutoCAD
  • Advance level experience with Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Experience documenting construction/fabrication details.

If hired for this position would you be willing to relocate yourself at your own expense?

If the position requires it, would you be willing to submit to a criminal background check? (If required, you will be notified by the recruiter when contacted for a phone interview.)

Are you legally eligible to work for Downstream in the Country where the position in which you are applying is located?

*Submissions are for independent candidates only and we do not accept solicitations from placement firms or agencies.

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