Elevate
Director Of Interior Design, North America
Elevate - Director
Nashville · TN · Hybrid
Architecture · Exhibits Specialist · Product Design
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ABOUT ELEVATE:
Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting, sales strategy, data-driven insights, and talent optimization, Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for people’s precious time and attention. Established in 2018, Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive performance. In the years since, the world of sports has transformed, today standing at the convergence of media, entertainment, and consumer brands, with Elevate supporting some of the world’s most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevate’s proprietary technology, data sources, and software products combined with our thoughtful insights, and people-centric approach give clients a 360-degree view of their customers, underpinning intelligent decision-making on marketing spend, growth strategy, and more.
Our team of 700+ employees spans the globe with in 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting diverse individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process. To learn more and see what we’ve been up to, follow Elevate on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
Elevate Creative is the creative arm of Elevate—we are a best-in-class sports and entertainment firm that partners with the world’s most recognizable teams, brands, and properties. We work together to forge unforgettable moments of connection, uniting storytelling and emotive design to create dynamic experiences and spaces that amplify brands and drive revenue.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe that boundless creativity, rooted in core truths and lived experience, creates transformative experiences for fans, translates a brand to three dimensions, and brings a space to life. While most people look at something head-on, we tilt our heads to change perspective. We love building things – brands, experiences, stories, relationships, and moments that demand to be re-lived. We believe that creativity never stops.
We believe that boundless creativity, rooted in core truths and lived experience, creates transformative experiences for fans, translates a brand to three dimensions, and brings a space to life. While most people look at something head-on, we tilt our heads to change perspective. We love building things – brands, experiences, stories, relationships, and moments that demand to be re-lived. We believe that creativity never stops.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a Director of Interior Design, North America to lead our Interior Design group focused on interior environments across our experiential sports portfolio.
This is a hands-on design leadership role responsible for elevating the quality, craft, and execution of interior design across the experiential studio, as well as growing and developing talent. You will lead by doing—shaping concepts, guiding teams, and ensuring every space we design is both beautiful and buildable.
You are a designer with exceptional taste and technical depth—someone who cares as much about materials, details, and spatial flow as you do about big ideas.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Creative & Design Leadership
Creative & Design Leadership
- Serve as the design authority for interior environments, setting the standard for quality and craft
- Lead and shape design direction on key projects from concept through execution
- Elevate the studio’s output in materiality, detailing, and spatial storytelling
- Partner closely with Creative Directors to shape cohesive, narrative-driven environments, ensuring every element, from material selection to brand activation, contributes to a unified experience.
- Remain hands-on in design—contributing at critical moments across projects
Project & Delivery Leadership
- Oversee interior design execution from concept through design development and documentation
- Ensure design intent is maintained through to fabrication and installation
- Collaborate with architects, engineers, and fabricators to ensure designs are functional and buildable
- Lead design reviews and uphold quality across all deliverables
Team Leadership & Development
- Help build a team of world-class designers in collaboration with leadership
- Manage, mentor and develop designers with a focus on craft, critical thinking, and design excellence
- Lead design critiques and conduct performance reviews that are rigorous, constructive, and inspiring
- Help elevate team capabilities, standards, and design culture
- Hire and onboard new team members
Design Excellence & Innovation
- Champion a culture of design excellence, curiosity, and continuous improvement
- Introduce new ideas in materials, sustainability, and experiential environments
- Stay at the forefront of interior and environmental design trends
- Raise the bar for how we translate brand into physical space
Client Collaboration
- Present design concepts and articulate decisions with clarity and confidence
- Build trust with clients through strong design rationale and thoughtful execution
QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience
- 10+ years of experience in interior design, experiential design, or architecture
- Proven experience delivering high-design, detail-driven interior environments
- Strong portfolio demonstrating built work, materiality, and spatial thinking
Skills
- Exceptional design sensibility with a refined eye for detail, proportion, and materiality
- Deep expertise in spatial planning, interior systems, and environmental design
- Management / Leadership of small to medium-sized teams
- Proficiency in tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, and Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong understanding of materials and finishes, FFE, specifying, sourcing and documenting
- Excellent storytelling, presentation, and communication skills
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Environmental Design, or related field
WORKPLACE:
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Travel: As needed (~20–30%)
POSITION AND BENEFITS DETAILS:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance + FSA, HSA, and more
- 401k Employer Match after meeting eligibility requirements
- 14 Paid Holidays
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid Parental Leave
This position is open to all qualified candidates. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability in connection with the application process, you may contact us at [email protected]
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/veterans/disabled/ LGBT employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Job Questions:
Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the US?
Will you ever in the future need sponsorship for work authorization in the US?
