Architecture & Design Specialist

CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)

CIC seeks an Interior Architecture & Design Specialist to create innovative commercial spaces in Cambridge, MA. The role involves design, project management, and collaboration with various teams.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeCambridge • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $80,000 - $85,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create, from scratch, schematic level floor plans ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 square feet, elevations, details, reflected ceiling plans, millwork design, furniture layouts, finish plans, color plans, and schedules (Architect of record documents and details are executed by outside firms).
Absorb and contribute to CIC’s culture and execute designs that demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the larger design aesthetics across expansion sites.
Simultaneously resource multiple projects of varying levels with different timelines and in different locations across the globe, and offer support and consultation for other design team members' projects.
Perform site analysis, including surveying existing conditions and obtaining field measurements.
Meet with external parties to gather their objectives and vision for a new project and execute a design that balances those project-specific interests with CIC’s proven best practices and internal stakeholder input.
Provide color/finish/material research and use selection boards and other presentation materials to sell design vision to multiple stakeholders.
Manipulate advanced design elements such as proportion, color, light, texture, and scale.
Coordinate with consultants to ensure material and furniture selections comply with local code requirements and CIC’s operational standards.
Provide design oversight for the finished plans, specifications, and material selections required for construction.
Provide construction administration services for projects on behalf of CIC, including answering and reviewing RFIs, review of submittals, finish samples, and shop drawings.
Research and participate in FF+E selection, creation of specifications, and procurement while being sensitive to the confines of project budget and schedule.
Act as design liaison between CIC internal teams such as construction, finance, operations, labs, and sales, as well as external teams such as local architects, engineers, and partner companies for specific projects.
Coordinate with consultants related to HVAC, electrical, low voltage, plumbing, fire protection and safety.
Problem solve innovative solutions to issues that arise throughout the design and construction process in order to maintain CIC’s goals.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum 2 years experience working (not including internships) in the field of design or architecture, preferably with a focus on commercial projects.
Fluency in AutoCad, Revit, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign, Bluebeam, Sketchup, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, and rendering software.
A degree in interior design or architecture.
Experience producing layouts and space plans from scratch.
Advanced knowledge of furnishings, materials, and unique fixtures and features; experience with branding, signage design, and wayfinding is a plus.
Strong 3D modeling, graphic design and presentation skills.
The ability to travel (up to 20% of the time, depending on the specific project) to sites in new and existing locations around the world.
The ability to participate in business meetings outside of normal business hours in your time zone (estimated to be less than 20% of the time, but does happen due to the global nature of the role).

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% company paid premium healthcare and dental benefits.
100% company paid long and short-term disability, and life insurance.
401k (must be 21+).
Three weeks vacation from the start (more with seniority), plus thirteen paid holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

AutoCadRevitAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignBluebeamSketchup3D modelinggraphic designpresentation skills

Soft Skills

problem solvingcommunicationcollaborationtime managementdesign oversight

Certifications

degree in interior designdegree in architecture