Interior Designer Jobs & Careers

Are you interested in becoming a partner in an established business or are you dreaming of owning your own design company?

After 40 successful years, the founder of this boutique interior design business wants to start to step back and is looking for an experienced senior designer, future partner and/or shareholder. Their studio is based in Wiltshire but there is also an opportunity to share office space in Chelsea, London to build up a London client base.

You could be an ambitious interior designer or already own a complementary business to merge with or want to fast track a ‘start-up’ in the interior design field as a going concern. They have established clients, contacts and trade accounts with leading suppliers and trades. They also have fabulous live projects and lots of opportunity to evolve this established business further.

Their portfolio spans refurbishing and developing properties from shire to shore, from boutique hotels, holiday homes and home staging, offering interior architecture services, including project management for large private residences ranging from town houses in London to elegant country homes and cosy cottages.

Remuneration would be negotiable and ideally you would be qualified with a minimum of 10 years' relevant experience, predominantly in the residential sector,  with good CAD, design and FF&E skills.

To find out more please give Pippa Baker a call on 01920486125 or email us at recruit@careersindesign.com

This exciting new role has just come in that would be suited to a creative Interior Designer who has plenty of residential experience and is interested in changing the way Show Homes have been traditionally designed.

The company is a well-established and growing interior design, show home and flooring business that have an in-house soft furnishing production facility and a flooring business. They also design and commission bespoke furniture for their clients and along with a first class fabric library, they utilise the latest design software and are always looking to innovate.

You will be working on your own projects from brief through to installation and will need good client facing skills and be able to work on quick project turnarounds.

Person / Experience Required:

• At least 4 years' relevant interior design experience
• An entrepreneurial all-rounder
• Excellent drawing and presentation skills
• IT literate with knowledge of the Adobe CS
• Organised with good project management skills

If this sounds like the job for you please send us your CV and examples of work to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

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

Due to natural growth and an increase in business again, they are seeking an additional Kitchen Designer. The role will allow flexibility with some home working and although all the leads will be provided, you must be able to and be prepared to drive to visit customers' homes.

Person / Experience Required:

• Strong and proven track record with at least 3 years' kitchen design and sales experience
• 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 designer with a positive work ethic
• Full driving licence essential

To apply please send us your CV and some examples of work to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

This company has a portfolio of renowned brands and a passion for fine furniture. They create everything from traditional to cutting-edge contemporary, handcrafted furniture with the luxurious style for which they are famous for, meeting the increasingly far-reaching demands of high-net-worth private clients and real estate developers globally.

With the injection of new investment they are opening a new showroom this autumn in Wiltshire backed up by a new extended factory.

Person / Experience Required:

• A motivated sales designer, with excellent communication and customer service skills
• Well-presented and professional
• At least 4 years' kitchen design and sales experience at the luxury end of the marketplace
• Sales-driven, keen to progress and achieve
• Diplomacy, decisiveness and a high degree of personal style is rewarded in this people-orientated business

If you would like to apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

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 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 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.