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As one of the worlds leading artisans in professional home kitchens, this company takes pride in creating handcrafted pieces in their sleek industrial style, each kitchen showing off a bespoke design, sophisticated mechanisms and the experience of premium restaurant cooking.

They recently moved to a new centrally located showroom and are seeking an additional designer to join the team once the showroom can be reopened.

This role would suit a kitchen designer who has already had exposure to this marketplace and understands luxury products and how important attention to detail is. It will be a client facing role so your presence, communication and interpersonal skills will be important. Regular travel to clients, trade shows and to visit Head Office in Italy will be expected so the ability to speak Italian will be a distinct advantage.

There will be excellent chances of progression as they are still growing their coverage of the UK marketplace.

Person / Experience Required:

• Minimum of 4 years' relevant experience
• Qualifications in Interior Design or similar
• Literate with the Adobe Creative Suite and ideally a CAD package
• Professional and smart in appearance
• Both creative and technically minded
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Spoken Italian preferred

If you are interested in finding out more about this vacancy then please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

This company is a British design-led kitchen and furniture brand and offer a contemporary take on kitchen and furniture design, influenced by their heritage and led by creative innovation central to their design and making process.

They have a few openings left in their latest new showroom due to open soon and are particularly interested in applications from candidates early on in their career with further training provided.

Roles and Experience Required:

• Kitchen Designer (client facing, sales, design and technical drawing role) - professional, well-presented, motivated and CAD literate with good communication and customer service skills gained within the kitchen industry.
• Sales Consultant (front of house, lead generating and welcoming clients) - professional, well-presented with strong customer service and sales skills gained from working with mid to luxury end brands

The showroom will be open 7 days a week so you will be working a 5 day week on a rota basis, virtual interviews will be held once CVs and Portfolios have been considered.

Salaries:

Kitchen Designer - c£20k plus commission, OTE c£80k
Sales Consultant - c£25k plus commission

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

This company has unique and unparalleled knowledge and expertise in the interior architecture of historical and period properties. They work directly with their clients who come to them for their beautiful and detailed pieces of furniture, joinery and workmanship.

Planning ahead they are looking for a Senior Furniture Designer with strong technical and CAD skills, good at coming up with solutions to intricate designs. 

Person / Experience Required:

• The candidate will need good knowledge of historical furniture and architectural details as well as a flair for contemporary design
• At least 10 to 15 years industry experience
• Experience within the interiors marketplace able to use SolidWorks and/or Inventor and ideally AutoCAD
• A basic knowledge of building structure would be an advantage
• Excellent literacy and communication skills, both verbal and written
• You must be well-organised and committed, able to work to deadlines and manage a number of projects simultaneously
• Also a self-starter and able to work on their own or part of a team

If this vacancy sounds of interest please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and we will get back to you as soon as we are able to. This role will have a start date of later this year.

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 one more opening 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:

• £25k to 35k plus excellent 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 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.