Interior Designer
Design the Places Where People Love to Be Together
At Populous, we design the places where people love to be together.
From stadiums and arenas to entertainment destinations, airports and major civic spaces, our projects are about much more than buildings. They are about creating experiences, and the interiors of those spaces play an important role in how people connect with them.
We’re looking for a talented Interior Designer to join our Sydney studio and become part of our broader APAC interiors and design team.
This is an opportunity for a designer who enjoys thinking beyond individual spaces, someone interested in how interiors, architecture, materiality, movement and experience come together to create memorable places.
You’ll work alongside architects, designers and specialists on major projects in Sydney, across Australia and throughout the APAC region, helping take ideas from early concepts and storytelling through to documentation and delivery.
About Populous
Populous is a global architecture and design practice specialising in places that draw people together.
For more than 40 years, we have designed some of the world’s most recognised sports and entertainment venues, arenas, convention and exhibition centers, airports, mixed-use destinations and major public spaces.
Our work starts with people. We think about how a place feels, how people move through it, what they experience when they arrive and the moments they remember when they leave.
Our Sydney studio is part of a connected APAC practice, giving our people the opportunity to contribute to significant projects locally while collaborating with colleagues and specialists across the region and around the world.
What you’ll be doing
As an Interior Designer at Populous, you’ll contribute across different stages of the design process, bringing creativity, technical capability and a strong understanding of the user experience to our projects.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
- Develop interior design concepts in collaboration with architects, designers and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Interpret project briefs and translate ideas into thoughtful, engaging interior environments.
- Explore materiality, finishes, furniture, lighting and spatial experiences as part of an integrated design response.
- Develop compelling presentations, narratives and visual material that communicate design ideas to clients and stakeholders.
- Contribute to projects from early concept and design development through to documentation and delivery.
- Produce and coordinate construction documentation using Revit in accordance with project standards and technical requirements.
- Work closely with architectural teams to ensure interiors are integrated into the broader project vision.
- Coordinate with consultants, suppliers and manufacturers to develop and deliver design outcomes.
- Bring an understanding of the Australian market, products, materials and suppliers to project teams.
- Contribute ideas, curiosity and a strong design perspective to our Sydney studio and wider APAC interiors community.
What we’re looking for
We’re interested in designers who are creative thinkers as well as capable project contributors – people who can develop an idea, communicate it clearly and help turn it into reality.
Ideally, you’ll bring:
- Around 5–7 years' experience in interior design, ideally within an architecture, interiors or multidisciplinary design practice.
- A Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture or a related discipline.
- Strong design capability and an ability to develop concepts with a clear narrative and point of view.
- Experience contributing to the design and delivery of complex interior projects. Experience across sports, entertainment, hospitality, aviation, cultural, commercial or other large-scale public environments would be highly regarded.
- Strong Revit capability and an understanding of design documentation and coordination.
- An eye for materials, finishes, furniture and emerging interior design trends.
- Strong visual communication, sketching and presentation skills.
- The ability to communicate design concepts and technical details clearly with clients, consultants and project teams.
- Confidence working both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong attention to detail and a practical approach to problem solving.
- The ability to balance creativity with the technical and commercial realities of delivering major projects.
- Curiosity, initiative and a willingness to contribute ideas.
Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who genuinely enjoys design and collaboration and wants to help create places that people remember.
Why Populous?
There are architecture and design practices, and then there are opportunities to help shape places experienced by thousands, sometimes millions, of people.
At Populous, you can build your career while contributing to projects with genuine public impact.
Our Sydney team is connected to a global network of designers and specialists, creating opportunities to learn from different disciplines, collaborate across borders and build experience across sectors and project types.
Our people also have access to benefits including:
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements with one day per week working from home.
- Professional development and learning opportunities.
- Career development through leadership programs, mentoring, CPD and technical knowledge-sharing.
- Enhanced paid leave provisions, including parental, study, community service, blood donation, fertility and adoption leave.
- Holistic Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Opportunities to collaborate across our global practice.
- Social, community, and volunteering initiatives.
- Regular studio events, design chats, and opportunities to connect with colleagues across the APAC region.
We want our people to have the support, opportunities and experiences they need to build meaningful careers.
Interested?
We know a great Interior Designer is more than a list of software skills or years of experience.
We’re looking for someone who cares about the details, is curious about how people experience spaces, enjoys working with others and gets excited by the opportunity to see an idea move from sketch to built environment.
If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Send us your CV and portfolio and come help us design the places that bring people together.
