Senior Designer Jobs in New York
Senior Designer jobs in New York draw strong demand across advertising, fashion, publishing, technology, and financial services, with openings at every level from mid-career designers stepping up to veterans leading cross-functional creative teams. Most hiring concentrates in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the greater New York City metro, where firms like Pentagram, Estée Lauder Companies, and NBCUniversal maintain significant in-house creative departments. Product design, brand identity, and UX are the most consistently sought specializations across industries. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Bring Exceptional Workplace Designs to Life
Are you a commercial furniture designer who enjoys seeing a project evolve from its earliest space-planning conversations through final installation?
Key Executive Recruiting is partnering with an established workplace solutions company to find a talented Senior Designer for its New York City office. This is a highly visible, hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing creativity with technical precision and working closely with clients, sales, project management, and customer service.
You will design across the full furniture package, including systems and ancillary products, and manage approximately $5 million–$10 million in projects annually. As the primary design presence in the NYC office, you will have the independence to take ownership of your work while collaborating closely with colleagues throughout every phase of a project.
The ideal candidate is highly proficient in CET, confident working directly with clients, and comfortable managing multiple complex commercial furniture projects from concept through implementation.
A Culture Centered on People and Community
This company believes that a great workplace begins with its people. It is proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified, a recognition based on employees’ experiences and feedback.
Employees describe a collaborative and welcoming environment where people are trusted to take ownership, encouraged to share ideas, and recognized for their contributions. Giving back is also an important part of the culture, with employees participating in company-wide volunteer initiatives and supporting charitable organizations focused on families, housing, education, veterans, and local communities.
This is an opportunity to join a company that values exceptional work, strong relationships, and making a positive difference beyond the workplace.
What You’ll Do
- Coordinate all phases of the design process with clients, sales, project management, and customer service
- Develop space plans, fit plans, typicals, shop drawings, specifications, and installation drawings
- Work directly with clients to understand their needs and develop final approved plans
- Create and deliver polished client presentations
- Specify systems and ancillary furniture
- Prepare drawings, calculations, cost estimates, and product specifications
- Conduct site visits, field measurements, and product inventories as needed
- Ensure designs comply with applicable codes and regulations
- Manage design changes, revisions, approvals, and signoffs
- Upload current dimensioned plans to PlanGrid for site surveys
- Research ancillary products and assist with final proposals
- Create fabric and finish boards when requested
- Maintain detailed documentation of key decisions, meetings, approvals, and client communications
- Communicate regularly with project managers and leadership regarding schedules, progress, and potential concerns
- Help ensure accurate plans and specifications result in a high-quality final installation
What We’re Looking For
- Strong CET Designer proficiency is required
- Hands-on commercial furniture or workplace design experience
- Experience working with both systems and ancillary furniture
- Proficiency in space planning, furniture specifications, and installation drawings
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office
- Teknion product knowledge is a plus
- Confidence communicating and presenting directly to clients
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to balance multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across departments
- Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Industrial Design, Architecture, or a related discipline or equivalent professional experience
- At least one year of experience in a similar role, with the ability to perform independently at a senior level
Schedule and Travel
This is a hybrid position based in Chelsea, with three days per week in the NYC office and two days remote.
Candidates must also be comfortable attending client meetings and traveling to the company’s New Jersey office approximately once per quarter for collaboration and team-building activities. The company covers eligible travel expenses associated with client visits and quarterly travel to New Jersey.
This is not a fully remote position.
What the Opportunity Offers
- Competitive salary of $90,000–$117,000, based on experience
- Hybrid schedule with two remote days each week
- Transit reimbursement for eligible train and subway expenses
- A highly visible role with the opportunity to become the design presence in the NYC office
- The opportunity to manage significant and sophisticated commercial furniture projects
- A collaborative, welcoming, and community-minded company culture
- Close partnership with clients, sales, project management, and customer service
- The opportunity to contribute to company-sponsored charitable and volunteer initiatives
If you are passionate about workplace design, confident using CET, and excited by the opportunity to independently manage commercial furniture projects from concept through installation, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply with your résumé and, if available, include a link to or attachment of your design portfolio.
Pay: $90,000.00 - $117,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- This position requires working from the Chelsea, NYC office three days per week and traveling to the company’s New Jersey office approximately once per quarter. Are you able to meet both requirements?
- Are you proficient in CET Designer and able to use it independently for commercial furniture design projects?
- Do you have professional experience specifying both systems and ancillary furniture?
- Have you independently created space plans, furniture specifications, and installation drawings for commercial furniture projects?
Experience:
- professional commercial furniture or workplace design: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10014
Bring Exceptional Workplace Designs to Life
Are you a commercial furniture designer who enjoys seeing a project evolve from its earliest space-planning conversations through final installation?
Key Executive Recruiting is partnering with an established workplace solutions company to find a talented Senior Designer for its New York City office. This is a highly visible, hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing creativity with technical precision and working closely with clients, sales, project management, and customer service.
You will design across the full furniture package, including systems and ancillary products, and manage approximately $5 million–$10 million in projects annually. As the primary design presence in the NYC office, you will have the independence to take ownership of your work while collaborating closely with colleagues throughout every phase of a project.
The ideal candidate is highly proficient in CET, confident working directly with clients, and comfortable managing multiple complex commercial furniture projects from concept through implementation.
A Culture Centered on People and Community
This company believes that a great workplace begins with its people. It is proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified, a recognition based on employees’ experiences and feedback.
Employees describe a collaborative and welcoming environment where people are trusted to take ownership, encouraged to share ideas, and recognized for their contributions. Giving back is also an important part of the culture, with employees participating in company-wide volunteer initiatives and supporting charitable organizations focused on families, housing, education, veterans, and local communities.
This is an opportunity to join a company that values exceptional work, strong relationships, and making a positive difference beyond the workplace.
What You’ll Do
- Coordinate all phases of the design process with clients, sales, project management, and customer service
- Develop space plans, fit plans, typicals, shop drawings, specifications, and installation drawings
- Work directly with clients to understand their needs and develop final approved plans
- Create and deliver polished client presentations
- Specify systems and ancillary furniture
- Prepare drawings, calculations, cost estimates, and product specifications
- Conduct site visits, field measurements, and product inventories as needed
- Ensure designs comply with applicable codes and regulations
- Manage design changes, revisions, approvals, and signoffs
- Upload current dimensioned plans to PlanGrid for site surveys
- Research ancillary products and assist with final proposals
- Create fabric and finish boards when requested
- Maintain detailed documentation of key decisions, meetings, approvals, and client communications
- Communicate regularly with project managers and leadership regarding schedules, progress, and potential concerns
- Help ensure accurate plans and specifications result in a high-quality final installation
What We’re Looking For
- Strong CET Designer proficiency is required
- Hands-on commercial furniture or workplace design experience
- Experience working with both systems and ancillary furniture
- Proficiency in space planning, furniture specifications, and installation drawings
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office
- Teknion product knowledge is a plus
- Confidence communicating and presenting directly to clients
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to balance multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across departments
- Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Industrial Design, Architecture, or a related discipline or equivalent professional experience
- At least one year of experience in a similar role, with the ability to perform independently at a senior level
Schedule and Travel
This is a hybrid position based in Chelsea, with three days per week in the NYC office and two days remote.
Candidates must also be comfortable attending client meetings and traveling to the company’s New Jersey office approximately once per quarter for collaboration and team-building activities. The company covers eligible travel expenses associated with client visits and quarterly travel to New Jersey.
This is not a fully remote position.
What the Opportunity Offers
- Competitive salary of $90,000–$117,000, based on experience
- Hybrid schedule with two remote days each week
- Transit reimbursement for eligible train and subway expenses
- A highly visible role with the opportunity to become the design presence in the NYC office
- The opportunity to manage significant and sophisticated commercial furniture projects
- A collaborative, welcoming, and community-minded company culture
- Close partnership with clients, sales, project management, and customer service
- The opportunity to contribute to company-sponsored charitable and volunteer initiatives
If you are passionate about workplace design, confident using CET, and excited by the opportunity to independently manage commercial furniture projects from concept through installation, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply with your résumé and, if available, include a link to or attachment of your design portfolio.
Pay: $90,000.00 - $117,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- This position requires working from the Chelsea, NYC office three days per week and traveling to the company’s New Jersey office approximately once per quarter. Are you able to meet both requirements?
- Are you proficient in CET Designer and able to use it independently for commercial furniture design projects?
- Do you have professional experience specifying both systems and ancillary furniture?
- Have you independently created space plans, furniture specifications, and installation drawings for commercial furniture projects?
Experience:
- professional commercial furniture or workplace design: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10014
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What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior designer jobs across New York.
- Portfolio demonstrating leadership on brand, product, or UX projects at senior scale
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, interaction design, or a closely related field
- Five or more years of professional design experience including team or project leadership
- Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and current prototyping or design-system tools
- Experience collaborating with product, marketing, and engineering stakeholders in a studio or agency setting
- Strong presentation and communication skills for pitching concepts to executive or client audiences
Senior Designer Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a senior designer in New York?
Senior designer roles in New York do not require a state-issued license, but employers consistently expect a degree in graphic design, product design, or a related discipline combined with a portfolio that shows creative leadership. Most New York firms promote designers internally after several years of demonstrated project ownership, or hire laterally from agencies and studios. A strong body of work tailored to the target industry, whether fashion, tech, or media, carries more weight than any single credential.
Which companies hire senior designers in New York?
Employers hiring senior designers in New York right now include Amazon, Headway (NY), and NYC Alliance, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. New York's concentration of major advertising agencies, consumer brands, and media companies means in-house creative teams here are among the largest and most active in the country.
Which New York cities have the most senior designer jobs?
New York, Brooklyn, and New York City account for the largest share of senior designer openings in New York. Manhattan drives the majority of postings because of its density of advertising agencies, fashion houses, and tech company offices, while Brooklyn has grown into a hub for independent studios and brand consultancies, and other metro-area cities reflect the presence of large corporate headquarters and regional media operations just outside the city core.
Are there remote senior designer jobs in New York?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 60% of senior designer openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how much of the work, including brand strategy, UX design, and digital production, happens on screen and in shared tools. Roles centered on physical production, in-person client presentations, or studio-based work tend to require at least a hybrid schedule in the New York area.
How can I get hired as a senior designer in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is landing a junior or associate designer role at a New York agency or in-house team and building a portfolio through real projects. Large New York employers in advertising and media regularly hire recent graduates through junior creative programs, and design-adjacent roles like art director assistant or production artist are common stepping stones. Completing a rigorous design program at a New York institution and participating in local portfolio reviews or design week events helps candidates get noticed before they have extensive professional history.
Where can I find and apply to senior designer jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to senior designer jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the available roles, find the ones that fit your experience and specialty, and apply directly through each listing.
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