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3D Visualiser - Interiors - Somerset - negotiable (V04033)
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Our client has an unrivalled reputation and knowledge of interior architecture for historical and period properties and work directly with their clients who come to them for their expertise and beautiful pieces of furniture and architectural joinery. They use wood to shape the character and function of rooms into distinctive and beautifully liveable spaces, every piece is completely bespoke, and their 12,000sq ft modern workshop houses a dedicated team of cabinetmakers and finishers.
They are seeking a creative 3D Visualiser, preferably (but not necessarily) with a knowledge of historical interior architecture, joinery or furniture able to create visuals and presentations of interiors showing a variety of materials. This is a junior to mid-level role rather than senior.
Skills and experience sought from the 3D Visualiser:
- Strong 3D CAD modeller, with material application and rendering (preferably 3DS Max/ V-Ray but not essential)
- An eye for composition, materials, lighting, storytelling, and multi-media presentations
- Proficient in AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite
- 2+ years' professional experience and a portfolio of projects worked on at a high level
In return:
You will be working with a friendly and very experienced team in a beautiful part of Somerset with good access to Bristol and Bath. It is a full-time position with competitive renumeration that can be discussed before proceeding. There is also 24 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
To discuss further and apply please send us your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
Somerset
Somerset
Design Field:
Interior Design
Interior Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
negotiable
negotiable
Benefits:
pension
pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Senior Interior Designer - Somerset - negotiable (V04032)
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Our client has an unrivalled reputation and knowledge of interior architecture for historical and period properties and work directly with their clients who come to them for their expertise and beautiful pieces of furniture and architectural joinery.
They use wood to shape the character and function of rooms into distinctive and beautifully liveable spaces, every piece is completely bespoke, and their 12,000sq ft modern workshop houses a dedicated team of cabinetmakers and finishers.
They are currently seeking an experienced Senior Creative Interior Designer and would welcome applications from designers with a background in interiors and interior architecture on luxury period properties.
Responsibilities for the Interior Designer:
- Translating the client’s brief and developing outstanding concept designs
- Driving design development across multiple projects
- Clearly expressing and communicating design strategy
- Visualising ideas through hand and digital media
- Leading a team in producing client presentations
Skills and experience from the Interior Designer:
- Background in and passion for historical interior architecture, joinery, and furniture
- Project leadership and client relationship building
- Excellent in hand drawn visualisation
- Proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, 3D modelling
- 6+ years' professional experience and a portfolio of projects worked on at a high level
In return:
You will be working with a friendly and very experienced team in a beautiful part of Somerset with good access to Bristol and Bath. It is a full-time position with competitive renumeration that can be discussed before proceeding. There is also 24 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
To discuss further and apply please send us your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
Somerset
Somerset
Design Field:
Interior Design
Interior Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
negotiable
negotiable
Benefits:
pension
pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Furniture Specifier and Space Planner - Cheshire - negotiable (V04027)
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We have a new opportunity available with one of the industry leaders in providing show home interior design and installation to the UK’s corporate property development sector.
They are now looking to increase their specifying team with a Furniture Specifier who will be working on a variety of Show Home designs in line with each of the clients’ briefs. Alongside a designer, you will be planning the layouts and sourcing the latest in design led furniture.
Key responsibilities for the Furniture Specifier include:
- Working to a design brief to specify, spatially arrange, plan and cost furniture
- Keeping up to date with furniture suppliers, trends and creative solutions
- Creating and maintaining budget / costing sheets using Excel
- Maintaining job files with any changes from original presentation / design
Skills and experience needed for the Furniture Specifier role:
- Experience of working with different furniture suppliers and styles
- Proficient in Excel with knowledge of VectorWorks / AutoCAD preferred
- Evidence of a creative, design led background and relevant qualifications
- Planned and organised with good attention to detail
- An eye for proportion / colour / balance design and good 3D awareness
- Self-motivated and a naturally positive communicator with good listening skills
Salary and Benefits:
- Salary plus bonus and pension scheme
- 28 days' Holiday (including Bank Holidays) plus additional 2 days' leave to cover those emergency situations
- Christmas Shutdown in addition to holidays
- On-site parking
To apply and find out more please email us your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
Cheshire
Cheshire
Design Field:
Showhome Interior Design
Showhome Interior Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
negotiable
negotiable
Benefits:
bonus + pension
bonus + pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
CAD Design Draughtsperson - Hybrid - South Yorkshire - up to £32,000 (V04023)
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Our client is a designer and manufacturer of office furniture with a wide variety of product ranges including desks, storage units, lockers, tables, upholstered privacy screens and acoustic breakout furniture. They have a showroom in London, but it is for their Head Office and Factory in South Yorkshire that they are seeking a CAD Design Draughtsperson to assist with the production and development of products.
You will be working within the design team using SolidWorks to develop products and generate 3D CAD files, technical drawings, assembly visuals and bills of materials for products and parts from across the breadth of their product ranges. You will see products through from drawing to manufacture, liaising with on-site manufacturing, production and administrative teams.
Prototyping new products and product testing will also be part of the role as will the creation of product costings for product launches and special enquiries. They are open to a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.
Skills and Experience sought for the CAD Design Draughtsperson:
- SolidWorks fluency, with a 2D CAD package such as AutoCAD or DraftSight an advantage
- IT literate with knowledge of MS Excel
- A technical and enquiring mind with good problem-solving abilities
- At least 3 years' working professionally in a design or draughting based role
- An understanding of design for manufacture using woodworking CNCs and machinery advantageous, as would designing fabricated sheet metal components
Salary and Benefits:
A salary of between £27k and £32k is on offer along with a workplace pension scheme.
Hours are 8.30am to 5pm (Monday to Thursday) and 8.30am to 3pm (Fridays).
Location:
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
Design Field:
Product Design
Product Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£27,000 - £32,000 per annum
£27,000 - £32,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension
pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Furniture Technician / Draughtsperson - Norfolk / Remote - up to £40,000 (V04020)
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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.
Projects include dressing rooms, staircases and libraries, cinemas, wine rooms and games rooms and they are currently looking for an experienced Furniture Technician to join this team. Depending on level of experience they are also open to remote working with occasional visits to the office.
The main responsibilities for the Furniture Technician will include to:
- Develop the client brief into technical and production drawings and renders
- Ensure the product is engineered and designed for manufacture and assembly
- Ensure drawing accuracy and presentation meets the required standard
- Ensure drawings are published on time and drawing approvals are pursued to program
- Survey and template site work as required and undertake pre installation checks
- Review works in progress and prior to delivery for quality and conformance to drawings
Skills and Experience sought for the Furniture Technician role:
- Skilled in 3D CAD using SolidWorks
- At least 3 years’ experience in a wood based environment - Joinery, shop fitting or cabinet making
- CNC and or cabinet making experience would be beneficial
- Good interpersonal skills to create effective working relationships
- Strong technical skills and attention to detail
Salary and Benefits:
In return the salary will be £30k to £40k plus profit share scheme, contribution to pension and long service additional holiday.
To find out more and apply please send in your CV and some examples of work to recruit@careersindesign.com
Location:
Norfolk / Remote
Norfolk / Remote
Design Field:
Furniture
Furniture
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£30,000 - £40,000 per annum
£30,000 - £40,000 per annum
Benefits:
profit share, pension
profit share, pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Furniture Production Controller and Technician - Wiltshire - up to £35,000 (V04019)
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Our client are makers of the highest quality bespoke handmade furniture and specialist joinery, working closely with world renowned designers.
They are currently seeking a Furniture Production Controller who will be coordinating and controlling the flow of work and information between departments, from design through to manufacturing and workshop production conclusion. The ideal candidate will have an appreciation of the expectations of high-end, wealthy clients.
This also involves: Taking the design brief and communicating to the CAD external team; Determining Bill of Material (BoM) requirements and availability of materials; Facilitating production order launches; Being responsible for quality and timelines of CAD design and production drawings; Performing a variety of drafting activities including preparing / updating CAD drawings for client approval and manufacturing drawings / cutting lists / BoMs for production.
They are also open to bringing on board a recent graduate and train them up.
Skills and experience for the Furniture Production Controller:
- Able to interpret technical drawings and specifications and effectively communicate the requirements to a production team
- Understanding of cabinet making and a good knowledge of timber products, glass, metal, stone and fabrics
- Proficient with SolidWorks and/or AutoCAD draughting
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Pro-active and self-motivated
- Good organisational skills, process driven
- Commercial awareness
- Able to work with Excel
In return you will be working on some amazing projects within a small friendly and experienced team. Salary on offer is up to £35k. To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
Location:
Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Design Field:
Furniture
Furniture
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£30,000 - £35,000 per annum
£30,000 - £35,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension
pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Product Design Engineer - Buckinghamshire - up to £30,000 (V04018)
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Well-known for creating finely detailed and high-quality commercial furniture for the workplace, our client is currently seeking a Product Design Engineer to work on a variety of prestigious and challenging projects. The role will require close communication with both the design and production team so you will be working mainly in the office although there is the possibility for some flexibility.
The successful applicant will be responsible for working on all the engineering aspects of standard and bespoke products for customer approval and manufacture. This will involve the generation of CAD models, production drawings, manufacturing detailing for the CNC machines and helping to refine value engineering and new solutions to the drawing and production process.
This role will evolve around the individual’s strengths and skills with opportunities down the line to be involved in design, presentation and visualisation work if of interest.
Skills and experience needed for the Product Design Engineer:
- At least 1 year of experience from the furniture, product or industrial engineering sectors
- Strong drawing and technical detailing skills
- SolidWorks is essential, AutoCAD and 3D Studio an advantage but not a necessity
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A high level of initiative and organisational ability would be expected with good problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of CNC machining would be useful
In return the salary is likely to be between £25k and £30k plus pension and life insurance schemes. For more information and to apply please send us your CV and examples of work to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Design Field:
Furniture
Furniture
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£25,000 - £30,000 per annum
£25,000 - £30,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension, life insurance
pension, life insurance
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Furniture Designer - Lancashire - negotiable (V03987/FD)
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Our client has built a reputation for creating bespoke furniture for some of the most prestigious properties, clients and superyachts across the globe. Their furniture is hand built in the United Kingdom by the very best craftsmen using only the finest materials.
As a Furniture Designer you will use your experience, knowledge and enthusiasm to be truly innovative and a blue-sky thinker. You will be translating your initial inspiration into design concepts that develop into commercially viable furniture that their customers will love to buy.
Having a love of design, the Designer will be fundamental during design meetings; be able to work to customer requirements for Residential bespoke pieces and coming up with new ideas and concepts for new ranges of Exterior Super Yacht Furniture.
Skills and Experience needed for the Furniture Designer:
- Strong creative and artistic drawing ability
- Knowledge of and a passion for bespoke furniture making and a mindfulness of manufacturing when creating a design
- Proficiency with CAD software and a strong interest in 2D and 3D design and renderings
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Friendly and honest, they are a close-knit team that relishes the opportunity to create lasting relationships
- Flexible working for the right candidate, the role could be flexible working or remote
In return they offer a good salary, 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays, a pension, phone and laptop.
To apply and find out more please send us your CV and examples of work to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
Lancashire
Lancashire
Design Field:
Furniture
Furniture
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
negotiable
negotiable
Benefits:
pension, laptop + mobile
pension, laptop + mobile
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Furniture Designer / Junior Kitchen Designer - London - up to £35,000 (V04012)
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Inspired by the beauty and precision of historical detail and experienced in the use of modern materials and techniques, our client is an award-winning maker of bespoke furniture and architectural joinery.
They are currently seeking a CAD Designer who is keen to progress their career and have the opportunity to work on some truly bespoke and creative projects. They use a wide variety of materials and design styles to meet the client's brief and work in both modern and period houses. It will therefore be useful if you have a good understanding of historical furniture, period detailing and joinery construction, so your schemes work in harmony with the architecture of the building.
There is an opportunity to move into a sales role down the line but only if the candidate is interested otherwise it can stay a technical and support role.
Cad Designer's duties:
- Working closely with the Sales Designer to produce detailed drawings of bespoke furniture
- Attending client & internal meetings taking detailed notes to understand the design brief
- Producing services drawings for sites
- Ensuring all technical details are translated
- Specifying technical elements (hinges, slides, covers etc.)
Skills and Experience for the CAD Designer / Junior Sales Designer:
- Sound knowledge of CAD software, Cabinet Vision would be an advantage but not a necessity
- Detail orientated and a team player
- Some experience gained already from the residential or fitted furniture marketplace
- A knowledge of quality kitchen appliances, work surfaces and sanitaryware would be beneficial
Salary and benefits:
They will provide plenty of training and guidance. The salary will be up to £35k depending on experience. This is a full-time role, 40 hours per week with 29 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), plus 1 additional day for every 5 years' employment served.
To apply please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com
Location:
London
London
Design Field:
Furniture sector
Furniture sector
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£30,000 - £35,000 per annum
£30,000 - £35,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension
pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Production Coordinator & Furniture Technician - London - up to £35,000 (V04002)
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Our client is an innovative gallery of original and unique contemporary furniture design and products and are currently seeking a Production Coordinator & Design Technician with technical knowledge of furniture construction and production methods.
Main duties for the Production Coordinator & Technician will be to:
- Plan production schedules, monitor the production processes and control the quality standards
- Interpret sketches and drawings, produce drawing packages and ideally furniture renders
- Prepare shipping samples and organise delivery of luxury sculptural / artistic furniture and products
- Liaise with different departments, suppliers, workshop and clients
Skills and experience needed for the Production Coordinator & Technician:
- Experienced in producing furniture production drawings and renders using 3D CAD (they use Rhino)
- Ability to multitask and project manage the production of furniture
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Strong attention to detail to ensure high levels of quality
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills
- Knowledge of handling a variety of materials such as bronze, wood, stainless steel and resi
Salary and Benefits:
In return you will get to work alongside top Designers and Artists using high-quality materials for one-of pieces of Furniture. Salary will be competitive and generous and can be discussed with the Recruiter before proceeding with your application. To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
London
London
Design Field:
Furniture
Furniture
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£28,000 - £35,000 per annum
£28,000 - £35,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension
pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
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