Design Assistant

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Gabberts Interior Designer Career Path

To be successful at Gabberts as a designer, these are the key things you'll need :

• Strong product knowledge - We work with a wide range of vendors and custom options. You'll need to know what's possible so you can confidently guide clients.
• The ability to engage and sell - Building trust with clients, understanding their needs, and helping them through the design and buying process is essential.
• Resilience - Interior design is deeply personal. You're helping clients make decisions about their home, which can be emotional. Staying grounded and professional is a must.
• Motivation - Self motivation is key to success!

The Path to Success

Step 1 : Design Assistant (First 6 Months)

Schedule : Includes one evening and one weekend day.

Pay : $16-$18 / hr

You'll start by supporting multiple Interior Designers. This gives you exposure to different styles, approaches, and processes. This is also where you get familiar with our vendors, systems, and how we work. This is a hands-on learning phase.

What you'll focus on :

Step 2 : Hybrid Role - Design Assistant + Sales (6-12 Months)

Schedule : Continue as a Design Assistant part-time, with 2 days a week on the sales floor

Pay : $18 + 1% commission on your personal sales

Once you're more comfortable, we'll transition you into a shared role. You'll still support other designers, but now you'll start working directly with clients too. This gives you the chance to begin building your own clientele, with support still in place. The goal will be to achieve $250K in sales and that can be achieved by focusing on the following skills and behaviors :

As your confidence and business grow, we can increase your time on the floor.

Step 3 : Interior Designer (After 1 Year)

Schedule : Full-time designer schedule

Pay : 100% commission

Sales Goal : $600K in written sales in year one as a full-time designer

Benefits

Requirements

Education : Associate or Bachelor's degree in design preferred.

Experience : Three to five years of administrative experience preferred.

Physical Demands : Low physical demands required. The employee is regularly required to sit for sustained periods of time and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.

Other : Must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Drafting and proofreading skills are a plus.

HOM Furniture is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Individuals seeking employment at HOM Furniture are considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age, creed, public assistance status, disability, membership or activity in a local commission, or any other characteristic or classification protected by federal, state or local law.