Senior Spatial Designer $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
You enter a room and immediately sense whether it feels intentional or improvised. You register lighting color, visual noise, exposed cables, how furniture is arranged, and the overall atmosphere. Once you spot what's wrong, you can't ignore it. If you're ready to shape what a "high-performance school" should look and feel like, this role offers that opportunity.
2 Hour Learning is creating AI-powered private schools where students complete core academics in two hours each day, then transition to afternoons focused on life skills and passion-based exploration. As campuses grow throughout the US, the physical setting must reflect the vision: composed, purposeful, unconventional, and distinctly premium. This position exists to establish that standard and ensure it scales reliably across all locations.
You will develop the design framework, transform it into spatial plans that depart from conventional classroom layouts, and document standards to prevent brand inconsistency during expansion. This is not about managing vendors or overseeing facility operations. It is high-judgment, high-speed design execution within real constraints and high visibility.
If you possess the discernment to establish a category and the efficiency to deliver without compromising quality, we should speak.
What you will be doing
- Developing comprehensive campus design vision packages (philosophy, mood boards, material palettes, lighting character, furniture strategy) that convey premium quality and reject conventional school aesthetics
- Generating detailed spatial layout plans that support flexible learning environments, intuitive circulation, and cohesive lighting and environmental logic
- Establishing and maintaining design standards and guardrails that ensure campus-to-campus consistency while accommodating varied building footprints
- Executing rapid iteration cycles on active campuses by identifying retrofit opportunities and delivering prioritized improvement lists that enhance refinement without delaying openings
What you will NOT be doing
- Coordinating vendors, identifying contractors, or handling procurement processes
- Supervising construction activities, maintenance schedules, or executive facilities management
- Creating "attractive" generic private school spaces with bold primary colors and institutional materials
- Pursuing perfection when it compromises launch schedules
Key responsibilities
This role exists to guarantee that every campus launches and matures with a category-defining, premium, non-traditional physical environment that maintains consistency as the organization scales.
Candidate requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience in interior, spatial, environmental, or experiential design
- Demonstrated portfolio of premium physical environments (e.g., hospitality, luxury residential, boutique commercial, cruise ship, or experiential)
- Proven ability to independently create mood boards and end-to-end concept direction for spaces
- Proven ability to create spatial layouts that optimize flow, density, and user experience
- Strong material and lighting literacy (finishes, texture, lighting tone, and how they shape emotion)
- High-caliber aesthetic judgment with clear examples of restraint, proportion, and detail control
- Comfort using AI tools or strong evidence of rapid adoption of new design tools
- Ability to work in the United States in a hybrid setup with 50–70% travel to campuses
Nice to have
- Experience designing repeatable multi-site environments with clear standards and templates
- Experience designing non-traditional learning, community, or wellness spaces with flexible seating zones
- Strong rapid visualization/rendering skills that speed up concept iteration and decision-making
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