• Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, and purpose and function.
• Advise client on interior design factors such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination.
• Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success.
• Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans.
• Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval.
• Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.
• Formulate environmental plan to be practical, esthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity or selling merchandise.
• Select or design, and purchase furnishings, art works, and accessories.
• Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
• Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.

• Computer aided design CAD software — 20-20 Technologies 20-20 Design; Autodesk AutoCAD ; Autodesk Revit ; Vectorworks Designer
• Desktop publishing software — Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
• Document management software — Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
• Electronic mail software — Email software; IBM Notes
• Graphics or photo imaging software — Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud ; Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator ; Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop ; iPhotoMEASURE
• Internet browser software — Web browser software
• Office suite software — Microsoft Office
• Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
• Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
• Video creation and editing software — Autodesk 3ds Max; MAXON CINEMA 4D
• Word processing software — Microsoft Word

Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.

• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Operations Analysis — Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.