Interior Designer - F&B

Role title: Interior Designer F&B – Time Out Market
Location: London, UK
Department: Time Out Market Development
Reporting to: Co-CEO – Development & Director of Special Projects

We are looking for an artistic, detail-oriented candidate with good interpersonal skills for the position of an interior designer for the Time Out Market development team. This role will support the sales and design efforts of Time Out Market by spearheading the creation of the initial space planning and concept visioning for new market locations. The role will work with external design resources to pull through this vision, coordinating with the TOM technical team to ensure the highest quality market design and build outs.

We are looking for a design professional who can think creatively about the use of space, color and movement and will draw on other artistic mediums for creative inspiration. They will also be effective communicators with the ability to persuade in communicating a design idea. The right candidate will inspire the project design teams, bring new ideas, help source materials, furniture and design details, and bring original and fresh thoughts to the Time Out Market design process.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong design leadership and a cohesive brand vision to new market designs.
• Deliver confident, experienced and skilled space planning, applying knowledge of the planning process, incorporating the TOM team’s technical expertise where appropriate.
• Attend regular internal and external design team meetings and assist the designers on the conceptual and technical side of the design process.
• Produce initial test fit drawings and design inspiration presentations during the sales and development process
• Review and provide feedback on the project’s interior design documentation, ensuring comments and revisions from the development team are effectively communicated.
• Support the project management team in producing project timelines with internal milestones. Provide regular and timely updates and progress reports to the Co-CEO, Development and Internal Development team.
• Manage and check information produced by consultants, sub-contractors and suppliers
• Respond effectively to complex questions and troubleshoot problems, whilst working and switching between various projects.
  
• Contribute to setting the internal design standards and guidelines, ensure they are implemented by our partner design teams and contractors
• Streamline processes and procedures to increase quality and efficiency.
• Monitoring the project team’s output, report back to Senior Management in a constructive manner, highlighting successes and failures.

Experience

• A degree or equivalent in Interior Design/Interior Architecture.
• At least 4-6 years post-graduate experience with work in the restaurant or food and beverage discipline.
• Full proficiency using CAD, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite & Microsoft Suite.
• A strong background in Interior Architecture, a high standard of technical ability and broad knowledge of materiality.
• A passion for FF&E with solid knowledge of suppliers, product and specialist finishes. Experience in procurement would be a plus.
• Experience working on all aspects of projects, through all stages of work, from concept to completion.
• An understanding of project programs and deadlines.
• Financial understanding of project costs and budget awareness.
• An exceptional eye for scale and balance, detail and colour.
• Impeccable and concise communication and presentation skills, verbal and written.
• Must be fluent in spoken and written English.

What we look for in a candidate

Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we live in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you’ll want to…

• Be commercially astute
• Either have experience at or want to dive headfirst into a fast-paced transformative company in pursuit of excellence
• Think globally
• Have excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive
• Be a team player

About our culture

At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.

About Time Out Group plc

Time Out Group is a global media and hospitality business that inspires connection and joy by capturing the soul of the world’s greatest cities through its two divisions – Time Out Media and Time Out Market.

Time Out launched in London in 1968 with a magazine to help people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the city. Today, Time Out’s professional journalists curate the best things to do, see and eat in 333 cities in 59 countries.

Time Out Market is the world’s first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city’s best chefs, restaurateurs and unique cultural experiences together under one roof. From cooking classes with top chefs to installations from local artists and live entertainment, Time Out Market captures the soul of the city.

The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in a historic market hall in Lisbon, quickly turning into the most popular destination in the city with 4.1m locals and tourists visiting in 2019. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion in North America, with Time Out Market opening in five major cities in 2019: Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago and Montreal. In 2021, Time Out Market expanded into the Middle East with Time Out Market Dubai, and more Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline including Porto, London, Prague, Japan and more.

Time Out Group was named International Brand of the Year 2021 in the Campaign Publishing Awards – awarding bravery, editorial innovation and forward thinking. While Time Out Market won the Most Innovative Food & Beverage Concept Award at the Global RLI (Retail & Leisure International) Awards 2021

Work perks

• Competitive holiday / PTO allowance

• Pension / 401K

• Complimentary tickets to events and shows

• Staff socials & happy hours

• Employee Assistance programmes ❤

• Cycle to work schemes

• Perk Box, giving you access to over 4000 perks and discounts