Specialist Design Support | IHG Army Hotels

Job Description

About Us: 

Bringing True Hospitality to the world.

We want to welcome you to a world of bringing True Hospitality to everyone. When you join us at IHG®, you become part of our global family. A welcoming culture of warmth, honesty and a passion for providing True Hospitality.

We pride ourselves on letting your personality and passions shine, recognizing the individual contribution you make and supporting your ambition to learn and create your own career path. In making a difference to our guests and owners, colleagues and communities, every day is a chance to create great and unique experiences, in your own way.

With over 370,000 colleagues in nearly 100 countries sharing our values, there’s countless opportunities at your fingertips.

We’re growing; grow with us.

Your Day to Day: 

Role Purpose – 

Assist in the development and implementation of regional brand design initiatives for all Brands. Coordinate production of design materials and assist design manager with internal services, external agencies, and hotels for related FF&E projects.  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities – 

• Assist in the development, sourcing and implementation of FF&E products. 
• Work with vendors and agencies to develop specifications for each initiative, including but not limited to selection of target audience, creative approach, offer/ incentive, and production details; present materials/recommendations to the Manager for approval; implement approved initiatives. 
• Ensure process flow and proper controls in place for accurate measurement and analysis of design solutions; present results and recommendations for next iteration to manager for approval. 
• Manage day-to-day relationship with global and local design agency(s) and fulfillment vendor(s) in evaluating quality of production as well as cost and time efficiencies. 
• Support manager with other brand design projects as necessary.

What We Need From You: 

Education – 

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field of work or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.  

Experience – 

• 3 to 5 years’ progressive experience in commercial interior design or architecture with demonstrated technical proficiency required for the position. 
• Visual and verbal communication of creative designs. 
• Hospitality design experience is preferred. 

Technical Skills & Knowledge – 

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills. 
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing information to clients, design teams, vendors, management and staff. 
• Good organizational and time management skills. 
• Effective communications and interpersonal skills. 
• General knowledge of hotel systems and operations is preferred. 
• Demonstrated presentation and facilitation skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to read and develop interior design, interior architecture and electrical drawings. 
• Demonstrated ability to assemble and interpret design boards, specifications and provide free-hand sketches, interior layouts, and other drawings to clarify design intent. 
• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCad, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Bluebeam Revu, and specification programs required. 
• Proficiency in 3D modeling/rendering software is preferred.  

What We Offer: 

We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits – including great room discount and superb training.

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing, and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve – click here to find out more about us.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual’s, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. IHG is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic and best selves to work.

About Us: 

Bringing True Hospitality to the world.

We want to welcome you to a world of bringing True Hospitality to everyone. When you join us at IHG®, you become part of our global family. A welcoming culture of warmth, honesty and a passion for providing True Hospitality.

We pride ourselves on letting your personality and passions shine, recognizing the individual contribution you make and supporting your ambition to learn and create your own career path. In making a difference to our guests and owners, colleagues and communities, every day is a chance to create great and unique experiences, in your own way.

With over 370,000 colleagues in nearly 100 countries sharing our values, there’s countless opportunities at your fingertips.

We’re growing; grow with us.

Your Day to Day: 

Role Purpose – 

Assist in the development and implementation of regional brand design initiatives for all Brands. Coordinate production of design materials and assist design manager with internal services, external agencies, and hotels for related FF&E projects.  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities – 

• Assist in the development, sourcing and implementation of FF&E products. 
• Work with vendors and agencies to develop specifications for each initiative, including but not limited to selection of target audience, creative approach, offer/ incentive, and production details; present materials/recommendations to the Manager for approval; implement approved initiatives. 
• Ensure process flow and proper controls in place for accurate measurement and analysis of design solutions; present results and recommendations for next iteration to manager for approval. 
• Manage day-to-day relationship with global and local design agency(s) and fulfillment vendor(s) in evaluating quality of production as well as cost and time efficiencies. 
• Support manager with other brand design projects as necessary.

What We Need From You: 

Education – 

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field of work or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.  

Experience – 

• 3 to 5 years’ progressive experience in commercial interior design or architecture with demonstrated technical proficiency required for the position. 
• Visual and verbal communication of creative designs. 
• Hospitality design experience is preferred. 

Technical Skills & Knowledge – 

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills. 
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing information to clients, design teams, vendors, management and staff. 
• Good organizational and time management skills. 
• Effective communications and interpersonal skills. 
• General knowledge of hotel systems and operations is preferred. 
• Demonstrated presentation and facilitation skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to read and develop interior design, interior architecture and electrical drawings. 
• Demonstrated ability to assemble and interpret design boards, specifications and provide free-hand sketches, interior layouts, and other drawings to clarify design intent. 
• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCad, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Bluebeam Revu, and specification programs required. 
• Proficiency in 3D modeling/rendering software is preferred.  

What We Offer: 

We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits – including great room discount and superb training.

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing, and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve – click here to find out more about us.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual’s, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. IHG is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic and best selves to work.