Senior Exhibition Designer

• Do you want to be part of a design team inspiring generations with powerful stories and beautiful design?
  
• Do you like working on every part of the design process and leading design teams?
• Are you looking to start work as soon as possible?

We are a small, lively design practice looking for a talented, motivated and hardworking exhibition designer, from an architectural background, to join our team.

We have an exciting range of new projects, including large masterplans for national institutions, prestigious premanent gallery re-designs and thought-provoking temporary exhibitions.

We specialise in storytelling, and support our clients to educate audiences, provoke conversations and inspire change through creative storytelling and innovative design.

Metaphor has recently relaunched with a new management team so there has never been a more exciting time to join us! You can find out more about who we are and what we do by visiting www.metaphor-design.co.uk.

If this sounds like you, please read the full job description and person specification and apply today!

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Senior Exhibition Designer
Responsible to: Director of Architecture and Design
Duties and Responsibilities: (including but not limited to)

Tender
• Producing reports, presentations and attending interviews for new work
• Project management of complex teams (internal team, external sub-contractors etc.)
• Developing and producing conceptual designs for competitions and tenders
Job management
• Liasing with clients and being the main point of contact for clients across multiple projects
• Managing multiple projects at once and prioritising tasks to meet tight deadlines
• Leading design teams through RIBA Stages 1-4 efficiently and effectively
• Overseeing projects on site from Stage 5 to practical completion
• Effectively communicating and collaborating with sub-consultants to meet project and client requirements
• Technical capabilities to produce tender drawings for exhibition fit-out contractors
• Producing all design materials necessary to develop an exhibition and masterplan project
• Collaborating with the team in the development of new conceptual ideas and scheme designs
• Producing sketches, rendered drawings, visualisations, architectural plans/sections/ elevations, diagrams
• Building models (digital or physical) for concept, scheme and detail design

General:
• General administrative tasks and line management duties as required by the business
• Demonstrating initiative in your own personal development and learning about the company, clients and industry

Location: We are currently based in Croydon, London. Remote working will be available but a mix of home and office working will be required.
Contract: Full time, yearly rolling contract. Start date ASAP