Mid-Weight Designer. 12 Month Mat Cover

Soho House & Co; City of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in London is seeking a Mid-Weight Designer for a 12-month maternity cover. You will be responsible for project design deliverables from concept to completion, collaborating closely with project teams to meet milestones. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in project design management and teamwork. Benefits include competitive compensation, training programs, and staff discounts.

Benefits

Soho Friends Membership

Free lunch at Store X Café

50% off Food & Drink at Soho Houses

Private health and dental care

Birthday day off

Season ticket loan

Christmas office closure

Free counselling sessions

Qualifications

• Experience in producing high-quality design deliverables.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills for team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality project design deliverables from concept phase to manual.
• Coordinate with design teams to ensure deadlines are met.
• Manage project timetable and budget effectively.

Skills

Project Design

Collaboration

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Job description

The Role

A Mid‑Weight Designer at Soho House is responsible for producing high‑quality project design deliverables from concept generation to both FF&E specification and construction documents. They work on one large, or multiple smaller projects simultaneously overseen by the Senior Designer / Lead Designer on tasks and deliverables to ensure the facilitation of a project’s completion.

Note: This role is a 12‑month maternity cover contract*

Key Responsibilities

• Producing high‑quality project design deliverables from concept phase to construction packages.
• Works closely with the project team following efficient design management processes and implementation initiatives.
• Ensures project milestones and deadlines are met with the overview of Senior/ Lead Designer where appropriate.
• Creates project schedules, design drawings and facilitates the prototype process by liaising between the design team and suppliers.
• Responsible for the project timetable and interior design budget and works closely with Procurement Agent to ensure smooth delivery of projects.
• Ensures that the integrity of the agreed design solutions are maintained by taking responsibility for the development of the design and the project.
• Undertakes an ongoing review of subsequent stages with input from the Lead Designer & Design Director for key project stages.
• Assigns project hours to Harvest on a daily level.

Team Management

• Monitors resources on projects.
• Helps maintain a general staff well‑being and a happy and positive work environment.

Standards / Project Running

• Ensuring projects follow office standards, and helps keep standards up to date with project info, project admin, maintaining design programme.

Project Responsibilities

Stage 1: Initial Concept

• Familiarises with internal project programme / deadlines / budget.
• Responsible for overall concept direction with the overview of Senior Designer / Lead Designer.
• Responsible for organising regular reviews with Lead Designer / Design Director.

Stage 2: Detailed Concept

• Responsible for final layout plan, ensuring that it meets all client / operational requirements.
• Creates FF&E proposals, schedules with the review of Senior Designer / Lead Designer.
• Review of FF&E budget with Procurement Manager.
• Responsible for ensuring all finishes meet technical, financial and operations requirements.

Stage 3: Detailed Design Package

• Creates tender packages.
• Collaborates with Project Design Team to ensure coordination between drawings.
• Involvement in V.E workshops.
• Liaises with Procurement Manager to ensure understanding of design intent.
• Manages RFIs.
• Creates construction drawings.
• Collates and coordinates workshop drawings with the overview of Senior Designer / Lead Designer.
• Organises prototype development and reviews with the overview of Lead Designer / Design Director.

Stage 4: Site Attendance

• Attends site meetings.
• Attends all design team meetings.
• Works with procurement team to coordinate delivery / installation.

Stage 5: Installation & Handover

• Manages and coordinates site installation.
• Creates detailed and user‑friendly handover documents.
• Responsible for snagging and follow‑up process.

Benefits

Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks... We offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career.

• Soho Friends Membership
• Free lunch at Store X Café in 180 Strand on Mondays
• 50% off Food & Drink at Soho Houses, 7 days a week
• Staff bedroom rates
• Private health and dental care
• Life assurance
• Birthday day off
• Up to 50% staff discount on Cowshed & Soho Home
• Dog policy on Fridays
• Season ticket loan
• Christmas office closure
• In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice.
• Free counselling sessions
• Cookhouse & House Tonic – unique food and drink training, events and opportunities to inspire and educate.
• Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally
• Exclusive access to our benefits platform with hundreds of discounts on shopping, gym memberships, holidays, insurance and much more
• Team events: from fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to.

Seniority Level

• Entry level

Employment Type

• Contract

Job Function

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industry

• Hospitality