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This British Company manufactures beautiful bespoke furniture, cabinetry and specialist joinery work for a global network of clients. Their large purpose-built manufacturing complex is home to traditional cabinet making, veneering, carving and gilding skills, complemented by modern design, manufacturing and finishing techniques.

They work on both classical and contemporary interiors including dressing rooms, staircases and libraries, cinemas, wine rooms, games rooms and yachts and have premises both in Norwich and nearer the coast. It is for the latter that they seek a Technical Furniture Designer for their growing design and technical team.

Objectives and requirements for the Furniture Designer:

• To take a brief and/or sketched concept and work into production drawings and 3D CAD renders using SolidWorks
• You will need at least 3 years' experience in a wood based environment - joinery, shopfitting or cabinet making
• Liaising with other departments using your good communication skills
• To work as part of a team to create effective working relationships
• Appreciating the luxury end of the marketplace showing excellent attention to detail and careful considerations of materials and techniques

If this is of interest and you would like to find out more then please send in your CV and portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

This company has a passion for fine furniture and create handcrafted fitted furniture that address all scales of rooms and developments.

With new investment they are opening a brand new and exciting showroom later this year in a multi-purpose building alongside other luxury brands, a hospitality suite and events space. For this venue they have a few openings left for experienced Kitchen Sales Designers (client facing, sales and design role) with knowledge of the luxury end of the marketplace.

Person / Experience Required:

• Professional, well-presented, articulate, motivated and a creative designer with excellent communication and customer service skills gained within the kitchen industry in a showroom environment.

Salary:

• c£35k plus commission, OTE c£100k+

If this vacancy is of interest please send in your CV (and portfolio) to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

This European luxury furniture and lifestyle retailer has its UK flagship showroom based on the prestigious King's Road in Chelsea and is growing year on year. Already well known within the residential marketplace, their plans moving forward are to bring on a specialist individual with knowledge of the contract marketplace to help grow business with the A&D community within the hospitality and hotel markets.

The large showroom offers an extensive collection of international designer brands and displays furniture, lighting and rugs as well as a curated selection of home accessories, technology, jewellery and gifts. Showcasing world renowned designers, the showroom regularly hosts product launches, trade presentations and design related events.

The Candidate will be an enthusiastic and ambitious sales professional with previous experience working with multi-brand furniture and selling to Architects and Designers.

Person / Experience Required:

• Proven track record in sales and new business development
• A genuine interest in furniture and interior design
• Strong sales and negotiation skills
• Enthusiastic, ambitious, creative, sales-driven and team oriented
• Must be proactive and highly organised with the ability to multitask
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• Happy to travel nationwide and also visit their offices in London regularly
• Able to operate self-sufficiently in a partly field-based role

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

Unfortunately this vacancy is tempoarily on hold.

This international design company combine style with day-to-day comfort and superb finishing with functional interior layouts. Working closely with the customer they develop projects reflecting the owner's true character and individuality.

They design premium-class private houses, residential quarters and office facilities and often collaborate with world class architects to create buildings of a unique, individual look, whilst using the latest technological achievements to guarantee comfort and security.

They are currently looking for freelancers who can help them out in the interim until the work grows back enabling them to recruit someone permanently.

Person / Experience Required:

• Candidates should be able to produce drawing packages, create schedules and oversee construction 
• You should be familiar with the top international furniture, lighting, fabric and interior design brands
• The experience and ability will be required to source new and modern collections and materials whilst at the same time being familiar with antique furniture and objects and modern art
• You will need at least 4 years experience to include working on high-end residential projects in a London studio or independantly for top net-worth clients
• CAD literate
• They will expect to see a real variety of design styles in your portfolio.

If this sounds of interest then please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

This interior design consultancy has a large portfolio of clients throughout the UK and Europe and is well-known for their knowledge of workplace design. They are consistently refining and improving their thinking and approach to workplace design and its culture and to help do so are interested in hearing from creative commercial designers.

As a designer you will be involved in the conceptual design, space planning, detailing and designing bespoke furniture and joinery, specifying, attending presentations, coordinating and liaising with contractors and suppliers, attending site meetings and seeing the project through to completion.

Person / Experience Required:

• 3+ years' experience to include workplace design
• Excellent communicator
• Ability to illustrate creative and innovative solutions
• A keen eye for detail
• The ability to take ownership and responsibility from concept to completion
• Good product, furniture and finishes knowledge
• Commercially aware
• Knowledge of building regulation standards
• Proficient in AutoCAD and / or VectorWorks, SketchUp, Photoshop and InDesign

If you would like to find out more please send your CV and samples of work to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

Unfortunately this vacancy is tempoarily on hold.

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.

Unfortunately this vacancy is tempoarily on hold.

This family-run business has been working within the kitchen marketplace for many years and last year refurbished all of their showrooms based around the Midlands to a very high standard.

Due to natural growth they are seeking an additional Kitchen Designer to work from their showroom just South of Birmingham when they are able to reopen for business. The role will allow flexibility with some home working although you must be able to drive to visit customers' homes to discuss designs and take a site surevy.

Person / Experience Required:

• Strong and proven track record within kitchen design and sales
• Able to work to deadlines and targets
• A natural flair for design, presentation and customer service
• Good IT skills and CAD literate 
• 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.

Unfortunately this vacancy is tempoarily on hold.

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.

Unfortunately this vacancy is tempoarily on hold.

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 recruit@careersindesign.com. All applications via our website will receive a reply.

Unfortunately this vacancy is tempoarily on hold.

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.

Unfortunately they are not able to take anyone on board now until later in the year.