As the Residential Design & Visualization Lead, you will be the bridge between conceptual imagination and physical reality. You will serve as a key creative partner to the President, translating high-level visions into breathtaking, photo-realistic 3D environments.

This is a high-impact role where you will set the aesthetic tone for our most prestigious model and spec homes. You will lead the design narrative from the first sketch to the final material selection, ensuring that every detail aligns with the "Sharp Homes" standard of excellence.

• Client Collaboration: Lead the conceptual design process for residential projects, collaborating closely with clients to understand their vision, preferences, and lifestyle needs.
• Design Vision & Strategy: Collaborate directly with the President to establish the overarching design direction, mood boards, and inspiration guides for upcoming luxury builds.
• Trend Leadership & Innovation: Act as the firm's "Design Futurist." Conduct continuous research into evolving global design movements to ensure Sharp Homes remains the undisputed trendsetter in the regional market.
• Professional Development: Represent Sharp Homes at national design conferences. This role includes company-paid travel to stay at the forefront of the industry and build relationships with high-end national vendors.
• High-End Visualization: Utilize Revit and Company Max to create sophisticated, photo-realistic 3D renderings that allow clients to "walk through" their homes during the design phase.
• Selection Management: Utilize BuilderTrend to streamline the selection coordination process, ensuring all materials are documented, tracked, and approved by clients with precision.
• Architectural Collaboration: Work in tandem with in-house Architectural Draftsman to ensure aesthetic concepts are structurally sound and functionally brilliant.
• Superintendent & Vendor Coordination: Coordinate with project managers, architects, contractors, and vendors to ensure seamless integration of design elements within project timelines.
• Team Leadership: Oversee the selection coordination and design processes, ensuring all material selections adhere to the approved design direction, and client expectations while adhering to project budgets.

• The "Sharp" Eye: A sophisticated portfolio demonstrating a deep understanding of luxury aesthetics, lighting, and composition and the ability to translate client ideas into compelling visual presentations and finished construction.
• Curiosity & Research: A self-starter mindset with a passion for staying ahead of global design trends.

• Technical Mastery: High level of proficiency in 3D Modeling software such as AutoCAD, Revit, or SketchUP and rendering software like Company Max, V-Ray, Lumion or Enscape.
• Project Management: Proficiency in BuilderTrend or similar software for selection coordination and client approval workflows.
• Presentation & Design: Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign) or Canva to create high-end presentation decks.
• Required Experience:
• No experience required for candidates directly out of college with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Interior Design, Architecture, or a strictly applicable field.
• Architectural or Interior design: 2 years (Preferred)
• 3D Rendering: 2 years (Preferred)
• Company Max, V-Ray, Lumion or Other: 2 years (Preferred)
• Required Education:

Education & Experience: 5+ years of experience in high-end residential interior design or architectural visualization OR No experience required for candidates directly out of college with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Interior Design, Architecture, or a strictly applicable field.

• Accreditations: NCIDQ, IIDA other other certification or membership

Associate (Preferred)

• The Perks
• Top-Tier Retirement: Secure your future with a 401(k) plan featuring an industry-leading 5% company match.
• Full Benefits: Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, plus a company-provided Life Insurance policy.
• Travel & Reimbursement: Comprehensive Mileage Reimbursement for all local travel and 100% Company-Paid Travel for national conferences.
• Modern Tech: Company cell phone provided to keep you connected.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy 80 hours of PTO to start, paid holidays, and a consistent 40-hour work week.
• Why Join Sharp Homes?
• Lead the Market: Work for the #1 volume leader in Wichita's luxury sector.
• Creative Autonomy: Influence the design DNA of the region's most expensive and talked-about homes.
• Professional Growth: We support your growth through national conference attendance and access to the latest design software and research tools.
• Collaborative Culture: Work in a fast-paced, professional environment where your technical skills are respected as a core pillar of the business.
• Innovation-Driven: We invest in the technology and the people necessary to stay at the top of the industry.
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance

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