Interior Designer - FF&E and Procurement
We are currently looking for a highly creative assistant designer to join the FF&E team. You will have a minimum of two years experience post-degree in commercial or domestic residential interiors and/or the hospitality sector working on either FF&E and interiors or FF&E only.
Our ideal candidate will have the following skills, attributes and experience:
- energetic motivated creative thinker with a passion for intelligent, thoughtful and considered design and a keen interest to learn and grow within the field of furniture and styling
- great organisational skills, grasp of detail and the ability to think ahead, manage programme workflow and work with your team and the wider teams on multiple projects at different stages
- experience of working on communicating design intent through presentations and drawing packages
- CAD layouts/elevations
- Vectorworks – ideally but we are open to cross training from other software
- SketchUp – beneficial
- InDesign and Photoshop – beneficial
- Microsoft Word and Excel
- scheduling and specification sheets
- finishes scheduling and materials boards
- indicative/illustrative digital sketches
- ability to take ownership of a full FF&E package from concept through to delivery
- industry knowledge of designers, furniture and suppliers is essential
understanding of budgets and experience of procurement, managing budgets is essential - ability to communicate design ideas visually and verbally within the studio
- excellent English language skills both written and verbal
- experience of working on site on installation of furniture and dressing, styling and photo shoots is beneficial
- minimum BA Hons in interior design/interior architecture or design
This is a full-time position, perfect for growing your career in a highly skilled, collaborative, busy studio.
We offer a hybrid working scheme subject to completing a four-month probationary period, starting 23 days holiday plus regular architectural/design trips, factory visits, regular internal training and CPD, company pension scheme, employee assistance programme and bonus scheme.
The salary is dependent on experience – please submit your expectations with your application.
If you feel you have what we’re looking for, please email your CV and portfolio, together with your salary expectation, to jn@johnsonnaylor.co.uk with FF&E and Procurement Role in the subject line.