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This furniture company with its own dedicated workshop works with the luxury end of the residential marketplace are looking to move to newer, larger premises nearby. Wanting to concentrate more on both their individual designs and their furniture ranges they seek a Senior Furniture Designer who is looking for the next step in their career. Here you can join a forward thinking company who can offer genuinely good long term career prospects.

The ideal candidate will be someone who is looking to help grow a business. You will be someone with a strong desire to succeed and develop within the company, and who understands the marketplace, furniture design and the importance of strong communication with the workshop and its skilled craftspeople.

Requirements and skills for the Senior Furniture Designer:

• A strong understanding of furniture design and production methods and materials
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• An ideas person with plenty of enthusiasm and energy
• Commercially aware with both a practical and creative mind
• Able to hold their own in meetings and explain their thinking

To find out more please call 01920486125 or send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. All applications made via our website will receive a reply.

An unusual opportunity has arisen for an Interior Designer who is attracted to a role designing decorative lighting.

This people centric business designs, manufactures and supplies exceptional decorative lighting to the Hospitality and Residential sectors. They have a strong client base, regularly winning large projects to supply decorative lighting to major names within the hotel and restaurant sector.

You will be attending briefings with the clients' designers to discuss their requirements and offering "intelligent" proposals based on your understanding of both the product and the space it will inhabit. You will then be creating the drawings and visuals for the manufacturing engineers to put into production drawings.

This highly creative and unusual role would suit an Interior Designer who has a genuine interest in decorative lighting and wants to work with prestigious clients in a company that is growing rapidly and has an exciting future.

Requirements and skills needed from the Interior Designer:

• Interior Design experience within the hospitality sector
• Creative with great conceptualising skills
• Excellent sketching and drawing skills
• The ability to translate an idea into 3D visuals
• Good presentation and client handling skills
• Articulate and able to communicate designs / ideas clearly

To find out more and to apply please send us your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. All applications made via our website will be looked at by a consultant and receive a reply.

This company specialises in the design and manufacture of lighting and furnishing products and as one of the leading suppliers to the interior designer and specifiers market, their products have earned a reputation of being extremely well made and beautifully designed.

The company is looking for a Junior Product Designer to work on the design and development of new product ranges as well as the improvement of existing products. This will include developing new products, reverse engineering and optimising existing products, and generating technical drawings for manufacture. You will also be required to solve design and engineering challenges and manage your time and projects in a fast-paced design environment.

Experience and Skills required for the Junior Product Designer role:

• Educated in a relevant degree discipline such as Product Design or Design Engineering
• Experienced user of SolidWorks or similar (Creo, NX, Fusion 360 etc.)
• An understanding of manufacturing processes and designing for production manufacture
• A keenness to learn and develop skills and knowledge with in product design
• Competent user of Illustrator, Photoshop and Microsoft Office
• Must be able to organise their own time to meet project deadlines
• The ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and suppliers
• Experience of design for manufacture and understanding of engineering concepts and materials
• A keen eye for quality and design with attention to detail

This role for a Junior Product Designer is ideal if you have recently graduated and gained some work experience or if you have a couple of years' product development experience.

To apply and find out more please send your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. All applications made through our website will be looked at by a consultant and will receive a reply.

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic technically minded junior furniture designer to join a design-led manufacturer of vanity units, wardrobes and dressing rooms designed for housebuilders, main contractors and developers.

With the mark of the FSD, all their wood based products are from sustainable sources. They have invested heavily in a state of the art biomass plant which recycles all their wood waste and uses it to heat the factory. This means minimal landfill and reduced fossil fuel usage.

Responsibilities for the Junior Furniture Designer will include:

• Designing products on the CAD system from client specifications
• Modelling components on AutoCAD
• Producing drawings from models
• Producing costings from models
• Producing manufacturing data from CAD
• Thoroughly checking all work at every stage
• Liaising with clients to co-ordinate design / installation including other trades

Full training on Imos CAD system, AlphaCAM CAD system and AutoCAD can be given where required.

Requirements for the Junior Furniture Designer:

• Degree in Furniture Design or related subject
• A good understanding of furniture construction, ideally fitted
• Fluent in AutoCAD
• Able to produce accurate technical drawings with good hand sketching skills an advantage
• Keen and enthusiastic team player

If this sounds of interest then please send us your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. All applications via our website will be looked at by a consultant and will receive a reply.

This family-run business has been working within the kitchen marketplace for many years and recently refurbished all of their four showrooms to a very high standard.

Due to natural growth they are seeking an additional Kitchen Designer for their showroom just South of Birmingham. The role will allow flexibility with some home working and although all the leads will be provided, you must be able and be prepared to drive to visit customers' homes.

Person / Experience Required:

• Strong and proven track record within kitchen design and sales
• Able to work to strict deadlines and targets
• A natural flair for design, presentation and customer service
• Good IT skills and CAD literate (they use Compusoft Winner and EQ)
• A confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with a positive work ethic
• Full driving licence essential

If you would like to apply and find out more please send us your CV and Portfolio to recuit@careersindesign.com. All applications through our website will receive a reply.

This Interior Design Consultancy creates luxury interiors for both the residential and commercial marketplace nationwide, always striving to exceed their clients’ expectations. They provide turnkey solutions, consultancy and procurement services for a variety of sectors, with specialist knowledge in residential and retirement homes for the elderly and with dementia care.

With a steady growth in business, they are currently seeking an FF&E Designer to join their busy team responsible for all FF&E elements of projects. This will include collating artwork and accessories, ordering samples and handling fabric suppliers, listing and specifying, and inputting into schedules. Working closely with the team you will be seeing your projects through to installation on-site. They use EstiMac for procurement.

You will have a modern approach with a passion for working in the high-end sector and delivering luxury design. The preferred candidate will have proven experience in all aspects of residential and commercial design and you will have worked from concept to completion in accordance with the clients brief with the proven ability to work independently. You must also be confident collaborating with design and architectural teams and working in a client-facing role.

Experience and Skills required for the role of FF&E Interior Designer:

• Ideally 3 to 6 years’ industry experience
• Experienced as an FF&E Interior Designer rather than an Architectural Interior Designer
• Proficiency with Microsoft, Photoshop, AutoCAD, InDesign or similar program for the production of drawings, mood boards and presentation material
• Eye for colour and design
• Good organization and administration skills as there will be documentation and listing
• Ideally knowledge of using EstiMac or similar
• Excellent communication skills and a strong team player

To apply and find out more please email your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. All applications via our website will receive a reply.

This bespoke interior design practice over the last 10 years has flourished into a multi-million pound business with a reputation for great original ideas and design. They work for many major and high-end developers across the country, with their core business being forged in London.

In order to develop further, they are seeking a dedicated sales manager / account manager with the main remit to help in securing new business from the mid-range market with national housebuilders and developers nationwide.

They are looking for someone already working within the design or property development industry with a proven track record in sales. They may consider a designer however who is ready to move their career forward into a new business development role and has strong client liaison, negotiating and sales skills.


Requirements for the Sales Manager:

• Proven experience with selling to the interiors marketplace
• A strong appreciation or past experience within design
• Experienced in handling and presenting to clients
• Organised and numerate with strong administrative skills for keeping records / diary entries
• Strong interpersonal communication skills (oral, written and presentational)
• Happy to travel nationwide but to visit their studio in the Midlands regularly
• Able to operate self-sufficiently in a partly field based role

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV to recuit@careersindesign.com. All applications via our website will receive a reply.

This specialist is known for their expertise and experience encompassing every aspect of the workplace environment. They are part of a global knowledge community focusing on the changing nature of work and workplaces.

Due to an internal promotion they are currently searching for a confident Senior Interior Designer to join their Design team. This is a permanent, full-time role, starting as soon as possible.

The Senior Designer will be providing design solutions from initial brief to handover of a project and all stages in between. A trustworthy and safe pair of hands is required as a large portion of their upcoming work will be delivering on some of their latest and largest business wins to date.

The main responsibilities of the Senior Interior Designer include to:

• Take and question briefs and then develop them into a design schemes
• Keep abreast of new products including features and benefits for future specification
• Utilise knowledge through design process to improve saleability and cost margins
• Use experience and knowledge to aid furniture specification singularly or within team groups
• Provide space plans to aid the specification, procurement and installation processes
• Create visuals and presentations to aid the sales / tender process
• Keep abreast of IT innovations and update / manage in-house IT issues
• Retain and improve relations with suppliers

Candidates must have proven experience and records of winning and working on large projects. They must have commercial office interior experience and have worked on projects c£1m plus. Proficiency on AutoCAD, PowerPoint, SketchUp, InDesign and Photoshop will be essential. In return there is an excellent benefits package on offer along with social events, birthday day off and charity days.

The Senior Interior Designer will be a confident individual who can take the lead. Along with a strong passion about design and delivery, a proactive, dedicated and ambitious attitude is sought. They must have the ability to work with a number of colleagues outside of the Design department and have good communication skills.

If this is of interest please send us your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. All applications via our website will receive a reply.

This atelier design studio and workshop produces unique, custom-made sculptural design. Initially producing furniture and lighting they have expanded their work and today their pieces can be found in some of the most fascinating and beautiful properties in the world.

They are recruiting for an experienced and talented metalsmith craftsperson to join their creative and friendly production workshop team. This is a position which would suit a person who is time-served working in fine art bronze foundries or artist / design studios, involved in manufacturing high quality functional interior products or sculpture, in metals such as bronze, brass and steel.

Duties and Responsibilities for the Metalworker

• Fabrication of brass lighting or furniture from raw materials
• Fabrication of steel or iron lighting or furniture
• Ability to train others in metalwork processes
• Assembly of cast bronze components to create functional sculptural products
• TIG Welding, Silver Soldering, Soft Soldering and Metal Chasing
• Jig and pattern making
• Fabrication of brass components
• Lathe Work and polishing

Person and Experience Required for the Metalworker:

• Typically 10 years' experience particularly in bronze and brass
• Experience within the arts or interior product manufacturing is important
• Proven experience in making high-end sculptural products
• Knowledge of luxury furniture and lighting manufacturing
• Demonstrable skills, taking a brief through to completion
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication and teamworking skills
• Showing integrity, focus and professionalism
• London based

If this sounds a good fit then please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com. All applications via our website will receive a reply.

A new and exciting opportunity has come up for a Junior Furniture Designer to join this well-established company of furniture designers and makers who manufacture custom made furniture for high-end residential projects in the UK and abroad.

Main areas of responsibility for the Junior Furniture Designer would include:

• Client liaison
• Design Development
• Site surveys
• Researching and integrating fittings
• The production of presentation and working drawings to the highest standards
• Briefing makers and regular visits to workshop to ensure work is being made as intended

Experience and Skills Required for the Junior Furniture Designer:

• Qualification in Furniture Design / Manufacture to HND or Degree level or similar
• Good knowledge of AutoCAD or SolidWorks for producing working drawings
• A basic understanding of furniture production methods and materials
• Experience of making furniture would be advantageous

If the location and job are of interest then please send us your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. All applications via our website will receive a reply.