Interior Design Operations / Assistant

We are on the hunt for a design operations / assistant to join the team! We are currently a small studio, with both designers working from different cities, and we need a driven and energetic individual in Austin to work directly with the owner / lead designer. We are a young company and looking to grow and expand, so being versatile and willing to adapt, learn and change is 100% necessary. The position is flexible and we are very understanding of work/life balance.

*Note: this is not a designer position!!! If you are in a design program or a recent design grad, you will not be happy in this role.

Responsibilities:

Administrative Duties:

• Contracts and invoicing
• General correspondence with clients regarding project details and updates, along with scheduling deliveries and installations
• Scheduling order deliveries and pick up directly with vendors and retailers
• Sample orders / product info requests
• Returns / Exchanges for missing or damaged pieces
• Custom orders and quotes for clients
• Furniture procurement - authorizing payments and managing purchase orders
• Daily order updating and scheduling/coordination with shipping agencies and retailers to ensure on time delivery of furniture
• Field measurements at client’s home / sites

Installation Assistance:

• Picking up local orders at various locations / return of unneeded items post-installation
• Day of coordination / last minute supplies or returns
• Furniture unboxing and assembly / placement of furniture (sometimes very large and heavy pieces)
• Hanging /mounting art, window treatments, ect.

Social Media /Marketing:

• Photo editing in Adobe LightRoom and Photoshop
• Updating website portfolio and client testimonials
• Online add editing (Google/Meta ads) - photos and verbiage
• Social media management

Qualifications

• No design degree required - this is an assistant position, not a design position.
• Detail oriented and highly organized
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with clients and team members
• Strong ability to manage multiple tasks / projects simultaneously
• Knowledge of the Adobe suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
• Knowledge of design software such as AutoCAD, SketchUp, or Revit is a plus
• Knowledge of color schemes, furniture styles, materials, and lighting design principles preferred
• Interest in Interior design or experience working in the design industry
• WILLINGNESS TO LEARN! If you are willing to learn, we are eager to teach you!
• Comfortable / able to use power tools (mainly drills and saws)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• Please know this is not a designer position. If you read and understand that statement, answer this "question" with your dream super power. :)
• We often have to pick up and deliver large furniture items. Are you comfortable driving a small box truck (u-haul or similar) and assisting in moving large heavy furniture items semi-regularly?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Austin, TX 78733