Senior Interior Designer (Hospitality)

Aedas is one of the world’s leading architecture design practices with a core mission to create inspiring designs that enhance the built environment and enrich lives — today and for future generations. Aedas leverages on its global network of expertise and deep understanding of local culture to deliver design solutions tailored to the nuances and needs of the communities we design for. We take a holistic design approach to sustainability with the goal of maximising benefits to the natural environment and communities, thereby building a better environment in which to work, live, play, and learn.

Aedas operates from 3 principal Design Centres in Asia, Europe and the Middle East with a global network of 13 offices and over 1,000 staff spanning 4 continents.

With a commitment to design excellence, we offer expertise in Architecture, Interior Design, Master Planning and Urban Design, across a broad range of sectors including Commercial, Residential, Mixed-Use, Education, Hospitality (including Integrated Resorts), Retail, Transportation, Aviation, Civic & Cultural, and Sports & Leisure.

Job Summary

A visionary designer with a strong passion for storytelling and spatial experience. Leads the concept on a project and transforms brand narratives into compelling, immersive hospitality spaces, then holds that intent through to delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead creative brainstorming and the concept stage, from narrative to schematic design.
• Develop narrative-driven concepts, spatial layouts and presentations for clients and operators.
• Produce schematic design packages: inspiration boards, material palettes, sketch planning and 3D massing.
• Lead design development and coordinate documentation, drawings and presentations.
• Work with architects, consultants and branding teams for a cohesive guest experience from entry to exit.
• Conduct site visits and resolve design issues during construction.
• Guide junior team members and uphold design quality.
• Stay ahead of design trends, cultural shifts and innovations in hospitality.

Key Competencies:

• Exceptional concept and visualisation skills, turning abstract ideas into clear design directions.
• Strong presentation skills to pitch ideas to clients and operators.
• Deep understanding of materials, detailing and delivery.
• Effective problem solver under pressure.
• Able to mentor and direct junior designers.

Requirements & Attributes:

• Recognised degree in Interior Design, Architecture or a related discipline.
• 6 to 10 years of experience, with a strong hospitality portfolio showing concept-stage work.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD and SketchUp or Rhino.
• Multilingual candidates are an advantage for regional engagement