Are you a talented Interior Designer ready to step into a Design Lead role?
Ascend Recruit are seeking a Design Lead to guide creative direction, lead the interior design team, and elevate design excellence across commercial fit-out projects throughout Brisbane. This is a standout opportunity to step up, influence design outcomes, mentor designers, and bring innovative, high-quality spaces to life.
About the Role As the Design Lead, you will lead the interior design team, own the creative direction, and drive design outcomes across a diverse range of commercial projects—from concept through to completion. You'll collaborate with clients, project managers and contractors while ensuring every space is functional, stylish and aligned with client expectations.
What You'll Do
* Lead and mentor the interior design team, managing workflow, resources and design quality.
* Drive creative direction and design innovation across commercial fit-outs.
* Collaborate closely with clients, contractors and internal project teams.
* Maintain consistency, accuracy and high standards across all design outputs.
What We're Looking For
* 7+ years' experience in commercial interior design, fit-out or architecture, with senior or lead responsibilities.
* Strong design portfolio highlighting creativity, technical strength and project success.
* Proficiency in Revit and Adobe Creative Suite.
* Excellent communication, leadership and multi-project management skills.
Why You'll Love This Role
* Lead exciting and design-focused commercial projects across Brisbane.
* Competitive salary up to $180k + super.
* Opportunity to shape creative direction and take a leadership step forward.
* Supportive, collaborative studio environment.
For more information please call Lauren Ostler:
Lauren Ostler