Interior Designer Jobs & Careers

• Proficiency in AutoCAD and the Creative Suite 
• Knowledge of SketchUp and 3D visualisation would be beneficial
• Strong team-work approach
• Strong communication skills
• A current driving licence to visit site

• Understanding clients' needs, developing design concepts and establishing final briefs
• Considering materials and costs according to set budgets and negotiating project fees
• Working closely with architects, manufacturers, suppliers and other design professionals
• Preparing detailed working drawings, designs, plans and presentations
• Sourcing products such as fittings, furniture, furnishings, lighting and finishes and providing samples for clients
• Visiting site, checking the installation is going to plan (and to the design) and liaising with the construction team

• Relevant creative experience gained within the luxury residential sector
• Ability to manage clients effectively and proactively from initial brief through to installation
• Strong conceptual and technical skills
• Ability to handle suppliers and understand procurement
• Ability to work to deadlines and manage project budgets
• Good sketching skills and be a competent user of AutoCAD
• Strong attention to detail
• Full UK driving licence and the availability to travel

• Overseeing the team and mentoring junior designers
• Attending meetings with prospective clients in order to promote the business
• Formulating fee levels, project timelines and budgets
• Developing highly creative schemes and seeing own projects through to completion and installation
• Ensuring the design team maintain solid knowledge of luxury brands / trends and have a strong understanding of the evolving trends

• 10+ years’ experience working with private clients on bespoke interior design projects
• Knowledge and experience working at the luxury end of the marketplace
• Excellent client liaison and communication skills
• Previous experience of managing others
• Organised with knowledge of business processes
• Commercially minded

• It is an award-winning flourishing company
• They run an employee led environment allowing you to have your say, generate ideas and make a difference
• The office is in a beautiful newly erected oak frame barn with over 3,000 sq. ft. of office, design and employee social space
• There are regular social events and team activities (Winter & Summer parties / events, pub nights and activity days)

• At least 7 years' experience in high-end residential design to include the house building sector
• Strong technical knowledge with ideally a degree in Architecture
• Project management skills from initial concept through to installation and completion
• Sense of style, quality, colour and proportion
• Knowledge and experience of suppliers, products and materials
• Site experience working and co-ordinating with contractors
• Excellent skills in AutoCAD, InDesign, Photoshop, MS Office
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation, and presentation skills

• 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

Salary will be negotiable with a bonus/commission structure, car/car allowance, mobile, laptop, pension and healthcare scheme.

To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com

Permanent / Contract.

This leader in hospitality interior design worldwide is consistently setting new standards for luxury, comfort and innovation on resorts and hotels. Their offices in Singapore continue to expand and they are looking for talented Designers to join their award winning design office. This will suit candidates with a curious mind and a desire to move into a new country with new opportunities.

You should have between 5 and 10 years' experience on large scale international hotels, spas and resorts, be creative and innovative and an excellent team player. Good CAd and technical knowledge will also be neede. For FF&E roles then it will be more about your knowledge of suppliers, specification and design furnishings for the hospitality sector internationally. 

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