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Entry-level Interior Designer resume example

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Cleveland ClinicPosting location: Weston · United StatesIndependent fictional example, not company material.

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Lucas Foster

Junior Interior Designer · Weston · United States

Junior Interior Designer with experience in space planning, materials and furniture, healthcare standards, and project documentation. Practical work includes Space planning, Materials and finishes, Furniture specifications, Construction documentation.

Experience

Cleveland Clinic

Weston · United States

Junior Interior Designer

Jul 2025 - now

  • With a senior colleague reviewing the change, assessed departmental workflows, equipment, furniture, accessibility, and future capacity before developing space plans; connected layout decisions to observed work and patient needs.
  • Within an assigned workstream, coordinated materials, finishes, furniture, infection-control criteria, maintenance needs, and lead times; resolved design and procurement conflicts before purchase orders were released.
  • With a senior colleague reviewing the change, produced plans, elevations, finish schedules, furniture specifications, and revision notes for coordinated review; gave consultants and contractors one current, reviewable design record.
  • Within the assigned scope, compared furniture and finish selections with room use, cleaning needs and accessibility clearances; reconciled sample approvals with the procurement schedule before installation.
  • Within the assigned scope, owned a furniture and materials review using Revit room layouts, resolved an accessibility clearance issue and completed the interior-design package for clinical stakeholder review.
  • Within the assigned scope, published AutoCAD construction details using building-code checks, reduced material-substitution queries by 19% and retained maintenance and cleaning requirements.

Gensler

San Francisco · United States

Interior Designer Project Contributor

Mar 2024 - Jun 2025

  • The team reviewed submittals and site observations against approved selections, dimensions, and accessibility clearances; my scope was data preparation, quality checks, and follow-up documentation under senior review. The team documented deviations and verified corrections before closeout; documented my assigned work separately from the team result and confirmed it with a senior colleague.
  • Within the assigned scope, reconciled consultant comments across plans, sections and schedules, checked the drawing revision against the approved scope, and recorded the outstanding site question before issue.
  • Within the assigned scope, compared a site query with the issued drawing set, checked the affected dimensions with the relevant discipline, and issued a marked-up clarification through the project’s document-control process before work resumed.

Selected project

Interior Designer — independent case study

Project team member

Sep 2024 - Feb 2025

  • Within the assigned scope, the team produced plans, elevations, finish schedules, furniture specifications, and revision notes for coordinated review; my scope was data preparation, quality checks, and follow-up documentation under senior review
  • Used a clearly hypothetical site brief to coordinate a plan, section and schedule; documented dimensions, access constraints and assumed services so another reviewer could trace the same design decision across drawings.
  • Prepared a coordination issue register linking the conflict to its drawing reference, proposed resolution and reviewer; distinguished a portfolio study from permit-ready or construction-approved documents.
  • Owned the independent drawing coordination using a fixed site brief, resolved a dimensional conflict and completed an annotated revision set for professional review.

Education

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio · United States

B.S. Interior Design

Sep 2021 - Jun 2025

Relevant coursework: Interior design studio, materials, lighting, furniture, accessibility

Skills

Role expertise

Space planning · Materials and finishes · Furniture specifications · Construction documentation · Healthcare design

Certifications

Autodesk Certified User: AutoCAD

Autodesk / Certiport

Nov 2024

Publications

  • Published a personal design-coordination note using the study drawings, explaining code assumptions, material choices and decisions that remain subject to licensed professional approval.

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Cleveland Clinic

Interior Designer

Weston · United StatesMid-level

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  • In the posting
      • materials
      Term in work evidence

    Healthcare facility planning experience including developing and coordinating materials, finishes and furniture for projects (expansion, renovation and/or new projects)

    In this resume
    Within an assigned workstream, coordinated materials, finishes, furniture, infection-control criteria, maintenance needs, and lead times; resolved design and procurement conflicts before purchase orders were released.
    Junior Interior Designer · Cleveland Clinic
  • In the posting
      • construction
      • AutoCAD
      Term in work evidence

    Ability to exhibit knowledge of building design, systems, and construction

    Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit skills, Enscape, InDesign, Adobe Creative Suites and Microsoft Products (PPT, Excel, Word)

    In this resume
    Within the assigned scope, published AutoCAD construction details using building-code checks, reduced material-substitution queries by 19% and retained maintenance and cleaning requirements.
    Junior Interior Designer · Cleveland Clinic
  • In the posting
      • Revit
      Term in work evidence

    Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit skills, Enscape, InDesign, Adobe Creative Suites and Microsoft Products (PPT, Excel, Word)

    In this resume
    Within the assigned scope, owned a furniture and materials review using Revit room layouts, resolved an accessibility clearance issue and completed the interior-design package for clinical stakeholder review.
    Junior Interior Designer · Cleveland Clinic
  • In the posting
      • building codes
      • interior design
      • architecture
      Evidence not found

    General knowledge of building codes, ADA requirements and FGI Guidelines

    Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design, Architecture or Healthcare Facilities Planning and Design

    In this resume

    No supporting experience found. Do not add this keyword unless your own work supports it.

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  • In the posting
      • furniture
      Term in work evidence

    Healthcare facility planning experience including developing and coordinating materials, finishes and furniture for projects (expansion, renovation and/or new projects)

    In this resume
    With a senior colleague reviewing the change, assessed departmental workflows, equipment, furniture, accessibility, and future capacity before developing space plans; connected layout decisions to observed work and patient needs.
    Junior Interior Designer · Cleveland Clinic
  • In the posting
      • schedules
      Term in work evidence

    Knowledge of architecture and healthcare planning to develop practical concepts/solutions and assist with project budgets and schedules

    In this resume
    With a senior colleague reviewing the change, produced plans, elevations, finish schedules, furniture specifications, and revision notes for coordinated review; gave consultants and contractors one current, reviewable design record.
    Junior Interior Designer · Cleveland Clinic
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