London, UK
Junior designer with FF&E experience
at Design Haus Liberty
Design Haus Liberty is seeking a junior designer with FF&E experience to join its team in London.
Immediate start if possible
Design Haus Liberty is an architecture and interiors practice based in London, W8, known for delivering high-end commercial and residential schemes both in the UK and internationally. We are looking for a junior designer with FF&E experience to join our team in London, W8.
Role summary
Our designers work closely with our directors in small teams on residential and commercial projects. We are looking for someone with experience of commercial projects but with the aptitude to move between sectors as required.
Essential skills and experience:
- a degree in interior design (minimum 2:1 or equivalent preferred)
- experience of commercial interior design
- good knowledge of FF&E processes
- able to select furniture and materials that are consistent with Design Haus Liberty’s house style
- the ability to move between commercial and residential projects with ease
- proficiency in Rhino, AutoCAD and Creative Cloud (InDesign, PhotoShop) in a Windows (not Mac) environment
- proven ability to manage your own workload, work independently and and work proactively with minimal supervision
- experienced in staying calm and focused during projects to deliver on time, under pressure
- able to work both creatively and commercially i.e. understanding the need to work to a client budget (proactively seeking to know your time allocation and deadlines)
- prior work experience in a small, fast paced studio (e.g. less than 20 employees)
- proven experience as an effective team member in a small team (five people)
- an understanding of the (at times) organic nature of small businesses and the flexibility, communication and collaboration this requires
- established skills in producing detailed and accurate work. This is non negotiable
Personal qualities
The nature of our business suits people with the following qualities:
- natural confidence: we encourage all of our team members to have a voice and be active in sharing ideas
- respectful of difference and alternative viewpoints; lack of judgement
- positive outlook and resilience: the ability to focus on the solution not the problem, to recover quickly from difficulties and not allow setbacks to affect you long term
- cognitive flexibility and agile thinking: able to cope with high levels of ambiguity and comfortably adapt your thinking and behaviour as plans change – and plans do change
- curiosity, openness and a growth mindset: to seek better ways of working and see challenges as opportunities to learn
- high level of personal organisation: being creative does not mean being chaotic
- low ego: open to feedback and comfortable receiving constructive criticism, understanding that feedback is essential for growth both for yourself and the business
- passion and drive: for what you do and how to keep raising the bar
Criteria for applying:
- applicants must have the right to work in the UK
- applicants must be willing to travel to and able to work from our London W8 studio. We are exploring hybrid working and rethinking the purpose of our studio but are not a remote business and the majority of your time will be studio based
- applicants who can start at short notice will be prioritised
Interested? Please follow the below link for more information on application details.