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About the Role

AIS is seeking a talented, collaborative Designer to join our New York City team and play a key role in supporting some of the region's most exciting workplace projects. You'll work closely with dealers, architects, designers, and end users to transform ideas into functional, beautiful workplace solutions. From initial concepts through final specifications, you'll develop furniture layouts, renderings, presentations, and detailed specifications that balance creativity, functionality, and precision. You'll participate in client meetings, contribute design expertise throughout the sales process, and help deliver exceptional customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop furniture layouts, renderings, presentations, and detailed specifications.
• Balance creativity, functionality, and precision in design solutions.
• Participate in client meetings.
• Contribute design expertise throughout the sales process.
• Help deliver exceptional customer experience on projects of all sizes.
• Share ideas and learn from industry experts.
• Stay at the forefront of workplace design trends and product innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in interior design, architecture, industrial design, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience designing commercial workplace environments for a contract furniture manufacturer, dealership, or architecture and design (A&D) firm.
• Proficiency in CET Designer and AutoCAD.
• Ability to develop accurate furniture plans, specifications, installation drawings, and presentation materials.
• Demonstrated experience creating workplace solutions through space planning, furniture specification, finish selection, renderings, and client presentations.
• Strong understanding of contract furniture systems, ancillary products, workplace planning principles, and the design process from concept through installation.
• Ability to interpret architectural drawings, construction documents, and project requirements.
• Balance design intent, budget, schedule, and functionality.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities.
• Deliver high-quality work consistently.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Confidence to collaborate with sales professionals, dealers, architects, designers, project managers, and end users.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work independently while contributing to a team-first culture.
• Passion for thoughtful design, continuous learning, and creating exceptional client experiences.
• Willingness to travel occasionally throughout New York and New Jersey for client meetings, project support, training, and industry events.

Skills

• CET Designer
• AutoCAD
• Revit
• SketchUp
• CAP
• Giza
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Space planning
• Furniture specification
• Finish selection
• Renderings
• Client presentations
• Contract furniture systems
• Ancillary products
• Workplace planning principles
• Design process
• Interpreting architectural drawings
• Interpreting construction documents
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Problem-solving skills

Location

• New York, NY - New York, NY

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 2-5 years

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in interior design, architecture, industrial design, or a related field.

Salary/Compensations

• $70,000.00 - $80,000.00

About the Company

• At AIS, we have a strong set of values that guide our business and help us align with our customers. We listen to our Customers. We rely on our Employees. We honor Integrity. We embrace Continuous Learning. We lead with Design. We create Value. We work to make the World better.
• At AIS, you'll have the opportunity to work on projects that shape the way people work, collaborate, and connect.
• You'll join a team that values creativity, teamwork, and continuous learning, while partnering with some of the industry's leading dealers, architects, designers, and end users.
• Whether you're collaborating from our New York City showroom or working remotely, you'll have the support, flexibility, and resources to grow your career and make a meaningful impact.

Equal Opportunity

• As an EEO/AA employer, AIS will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected genetic information, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, religion, height, weight, other protected group status, or any other basis protected by the laws where we employ people.
• This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.
• AIS is a Federal Contractor and required to comply with Executive Order 14042.