Filled design jobs

WE HAVE FILLED THIS VACANCY.

This leading manufacturer of kitchens and bathrooms has built a reputation for quality craftsmanship. They supply into the new build and affordable housing sector and have a number of retail brands, which are sold in independent retailers throughout the UK. They also manufacture furniture for builders merchants and large DIY stores.

They are currently looking for both a permanent and a maternity cover kitchen designer to work from their head office as part of their creative team. You will be part of a company who are taking a leading role in enhancing customer experience through effective communication, design excellence and market expertise. This is not a sales based role.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Communicating with the customer and sales team
• Creating high quality designs
• Producing customer presentation packs
• Achieving high quality output

Person / Experience Required:

• Excellent communication skills
• Good IT literacy and GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
• An ability to work on own initiative
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Experience of using Fusion 2020 software is ideal
• Kitchen design experience is an advantage
• Product knowledge is desirable

Please forward your application and CV / portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com or contact Pippa on 01920 486125.

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Established over 40 years ago, this company has an excellent reputation with both national and independent developers and house builders as a creator of inspirational showhomes and marketing suites. Working closely with their clients they offer a unique and personal approach to help clients to achieve their goals by providing innovative design solutions. Based in the Midlands and with a t/o of £6+m, they have over 30 staff and their portfolio of clients includes: Barratt Homes, Bellway, Cala, Crest Nicholson, David Wilson, Linden, Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey.

They can boast a high level of repeat business and recommendations and are currently seeking a creative designer to join their growing team.

Person / Experience Required:

• Design qualified
• 3 - 5 years' experience on residential / showhome projects
• Understanding of fabrics, colour and styling
• Spatial awareness
• IT literate
• Photoshop and InDesign
• Creative design flair
• Organised and a team player
• Driving Licence

Please forward your application and CV / portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com or contact Pippa on 01920 486125.

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A leading retail design and manufacture company is looking for talented Designers to join their in-house team based in Central London. This exciting and challenging role offers the right individual the chance to be involved in large projects for major blue chip retailers. Applicants must be enthusiastic, hard working, with a proven track record of delivering high quality work. They will have a sharp eye for detail; be well organised and able to meet deadlines.

Well-established, with over 25 years' experience in the industry, they offer a comprehensive level of service, from concept / technical design through to manufacture and installation. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute in a variety of ways to the future development and progression of the business, working as part of a dynamic and innovative team.

Person / Experience Required:

• At least 2 years' relevant experience
• Product Design related degree
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Hardworking team player
• Project management experience desirable
• Experience dealing with external Suppliers / Factories - UK, Europe and Far East beneficial
• Ability to create Technical / Engineering Drawings
• Excellent understanding of Manufacturing Techniques - Metal, Wood, Glass & Acrylic
• CAD Proficient - SolidWorks / Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD
• Adobe Design Packages - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign desirable
• Good IT knowledge, including Word, Outlook and Excel

The right candidate will be awarded a competitive salary and performance based bonus.

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This busy and expanding contract and residential furniture company works throughout the UK and in Dubai and are seeking a Project Co-ordinator to join their team.

You will be working on a variety of projects, which include coordinating and managing the production of furniture for hotels and serviced apartments, and coordinating and managing high end residential furnishing projects. More specifically, it will involve putting together quotations, managing procurement, FF&E specification, planning / product drawings, presentation boards, coordinating and managing the project through to installation and after sales.

This is a good opportunity for a competent person with huge initiative to be part of a successful and growing furniture manufacturing company with over 30 years' experience in the industry.

Skills and experience:

• A minimum of three years' relevant experience in FF&E
• Experience of 4/5 star hotels and high end residential projects
• Excellent organisational and communication skills essential
• Great initiative and resourcefulness
• Ability to work within budgets and to apportion expenditure wisely
• Excellent PC skills and good working knowledge of Excel
• Ability to work in a calm manner under pressure and not afraid to multi-task as and when required
• Ability to conduct oneself professionally with clients and in project team meetings

Please forward your application and CV / portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com or contact Pippa on 01920 486125.

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Our client specialises in the design, development and manufacture of very high quality lighting and furnishing products. As a 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 with at least 12 months' workplace experience to join their small design team. You will need to be able to interpret a design brief, also reverse engineer from existing products and produce workable and accurate 3D models as well as technical production drawings for evaluation by their management team and ultimately reference for factory production.

Other Experience Required:

• You will need fluency in working with SolidWorks and the Adobe Creative Suite as well as general technical design skills
• An experience of working with similar product types and an understanding of the basic principles of manufacture in various metals, glass and ceramics is an advantage
• Educated in a relevant degree discipline (Product Design, Design Engineering)
• Good communication skills and experience of dealing with higher management
• Some hand sketching and 3D prototyping experience will be advantageous
• A grasp of design for manufacture and understanding of basic engineering concepts

Please contact Pippa on 01920 486125 for further details, or simply forward your application and CV / portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.

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This London based design studio works with the finest products and materials, their in house design team create inspirational environments understanding that every project is different and tailor their services to suit individual needs. They offer a holistic service from concept to completion for any size of project, whether it be for a whole house refurbishment, a kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, lighting scheme or just accessories.

With a second showroom opened last year, they are expanding and seek a a strong showroom based sales person with experience of Kitchens (or Bathrooms).

Person / Experience Required:

• A qualification in Design ad advantage but not necessity
• Good sales experience working out of a showroom within the residential marketplace
• A design flair
• Excellent customer service and presentation skills
• Supervisory experience
• Able to work on own in the showroom from time to time

Please forward your application and CV / portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. If you have any questions then please contact Pippa on 01920 486125.

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This growing global educational entertainment brand blend education with entertainment and in the large child size city, kids can independently experience role-play activities including the Bank, Hospital, Courier Service, Police Station, Fire Station, Airline, and Theatre.

They currently have a requirement for a Design Manager whose remit includes aspects of interior design, graphic design and architecture. This position will transform empty spaces into fully themed and branded establishments where children can role play and learn whilst having fun.

Person / Experience Required:

• Experienced in both interior or set design and graphic design
• Able to use Adobe Creative Suite and AutoCAD
• Able to produce signage and ideally have knowledge of printing signage
• Happy to be hands on in terms of working with the maintenance team on ensuring the appropriate props are fitted and installed
• Experienced in dealing with interactive elements, features, machinery and equipment
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment whilst having to liaise with different areas of the business
• Highly organised and dedicated to executing each brief from start to finish
• Background in architecture or art direction would be highly desirable

Please forward your application and CV / portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. If you have any questions then please contact Pippa on 01920 486125.

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This company has a strong reputation for supporting businesses and organisations nationwide with an excellent range of office furniture, products and services. They continue to expand and build on their hard-earned reputation as a dynamic and forward-thinking business and are currently looking for a CAD Designer to join the team. Responsibilities will include: producing space plans and designs from client briefs, assisting with presentation, mood boards and pitch document, product book creation and spreadsheet manipulation.

Person / Experience Required:

• Could be a recent graduate or someone with up to 3 years' experience
• Fluency in AutoCAD
• Knowledge of Revit would be advantageous
• Experience on commercial interior projects or with office furniture
• Able to produce layouts and space plans

Please forward your application and CV / portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. If you have any questions then please contact Pippa on 01920 486125.

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This gallery of 20th Century and contemporary design, broke new ground by championing the work of designers who have now become world famous.

Helping create beautiful sculptural collections, they currently have a vacancy for a Production Co-ordinator. You will be overseeing and managing high quality bespoke furniture and interior products from the client's initial designs through to production. Candidates will be required to run projects both as an individual and as part of the production team in order to effectively meet deadlines. What is most important is that the person can multitask and is highly organised to manage the administration of the production system, operating under a Production Manager and the directors of the company.

Person / Experience Required:

• Candidates should have at least 2 years' experience in a similar position
• Have a wide knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes
• Be willing to learn in a fast paced environment
• Applicants should be computer literate (PC) and possess 2D & 3D CAD skills (they use Rhino and Adobe Creative software).
• The candidate should also be visually aware, with an eye for proportion, detail and design and the ability to produce and interpret working drawings and advise on technical and constructional requirements
• Fluency in English is a must, a knowledge of other languages would be desirable (particularly French or Italian)

Please forward your application and CV / portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. If you have any questions then please contact Pippa on 01920 486125.

WE HAVE FILLED THIS VACANCY.

Our client has been a highly regarded and respected supplier of kitchens and bathrooms to the retail and construction markets across Europe and worldwide for over 40 years. With a number of showrooms across the UK, they currently have an opening in their North London showroom where you will be responsible for: -

1. Developing your own sales leads and project managing your own sales from design to installation.
2. Achieving or exceeding monthly and annual showroom sales targets.
3. Conducting customer home visits, building a positive customer relationship, whilst maintaining high standards within the showroom and an excellent level of customer service.

Person / Experience Required:

• The candidate would have interest and passion or a qualification in kitchen design that is backed up with experience of working within kitchen sales and flair for creativity
• A passion for excellent customer service - be highly organized and be an asset to this harmonious and successful team
• Experience in working in a target, KPI or sales led environment would be an advantage
• Experience of the 20/20 drawing package would be an advantage
• They must have a current driving licence and access to their own vehicle

Please forward your application and CV / portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com. If you have any questions then please contact Pippa on 01920 486125.