Please submit the following for consideration: resume, creative portfolio, salary requirement & two professional and/or educational references, email to info@centeredbydesign.com
careers with centered by design
Project manager/Assistant Designer
Centered By Design is always looking for talent to join our team! CBD offers a flexible work environment, autonomy, and no limit to what you can achieve. This full-time position is based in Chicago, but we are a hybrid work from home company. Light travel may also required.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE IS...
- Genuinely passionate about residential interior design
- Someone who takes direction well and wants to learn from more senior team members
- Someone who enjoys being client-facing, but also working behind the scenes for project success
- A self-starter with a positive attitude
- A multitasker who’s detail oriented, a good at managing your own time, and solution-oriented
- Someone who has excellent visual, verbal and written communication skills
- Someone who is capable of developing trust with clients, vendors and contractors
- Someone who wants to make a big impact and help grow a small women-led company
- Someone who takes direction well and wants to learn from more senior team members
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Managing multiple client projects at different phases, shepherding the client from design development through to completion of construction/installation
- Managing ongoing project deliverables for clients and contractors
- Develop construction documents, elevation drawings, millwork drawings, plumbing and electrical schematics, details, schedules, and specs
- Assist Senior Designer with finish and fixtures selections and specifications for furnishings projects as well as high-end kitchen and bath remodeling projects, in addition to full home building and remodeling
- Develop design boards and other visual communication techniques to communicate an overall design concept and finish and fixture selections
- Project management and administration throughout construction
- Using our project management software for proposals and working with the ordering team to ensure accuracy of all client purchase orders
- Vendor communication
- Library and sample maintenance
- Errands and needed
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum of 4 years experience in the residential interior design field
- High level of drawing skills in AutoCad
- Knowledge of finishes, fixtures, materials and specifications and ability to meet with clients to discuss pricing, selections, and drawings
- Familiarity with residential design standards and construction processes
- Excellent visual, oral, and written communication skills
- Ability to work self-sufficiently and think independently
- Strong sense of personal style and aesthetic
design STUDIO
2847 N Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
By Appointment Only
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