Design Director

About This Role

Directing the creative vision for restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and lifestyle venues is the core of this role, leading the design and delivery of high-end hospitality projects. This position suits a strong interior design leader with extensive experience in hospitality and food and beverage environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of high-end, premium, luxury, or lifestyle hospitality projects, from concept development through construction and completion
• Manage and mentor a team of interior designers, architects, and creative professionals
• Demonstrate hospitality and F&B design expertise, creativity, commercial awareness, and the ability to develop distinctive concepts
• Work directly with F&B operators, hospitality brands, developers, clients, and cross-functional teams
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, including project timelines, budgets, resources, and design quality
• Utilize strong knowledge of materials, finishes, FF&E, construction processes, and technical design requirements
• Communicate effectively with excellent presentation, negotiation, and client-management skills
• Apply strong design thinking, creative problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
• Work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative hospitality environment and manage projects under tight deadlines
• Incorporate knowledge of sustainable design principles and emerging design technologies

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in interior design, with significant experience in hospitality and F&B environments
• Strong preference for candidates with a proven track record in restaurants, bars, nightclubs, hotels, resorts, lifestyle venues, or other hospitality projects
• Hospitality & F&B Interior Design
• Restaurant and Bar Design
• Design Leadership & Team Management
• Concept Development & Creative Direction
• Brand & Guest Experience
• Project Management
• Design Presentation & Client Management
• Design Review & Quality Control
• Construction & Technical Knowledge
• Budget & Resource Management
• AutoCAD, SketchUp & Adobe Creative Suite
• 3D Modelling / Rendering
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Strong Communication & Presentation Skills

Nice to have:

• Master’s degree
• Experience with high-end restaurants, bars, nightclubs, hotels, resorts, or lifestyle hospitality brands
• Experience working on turnkey hospitality projects