London, UK
Mid-weight interior designer
at Design Haus Liberty
Design Haus Liberty is hiring a mid-weight interior designer to join its team in London.
Please note
If you applied to our junior designer role advertised in September please do not apply to this role. These are two separate roles. We are currently reviewing applications for the junior designer role therefore the application you have already submitted will be reviewed by our team soon. Thank you.
Target start date: 1 December 2021
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 mid-weight designer with solid 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 rounded experience and with the aptitude and personal qualities to comfortably move between sectors, projects and clients as required.
Essential skills and experience:
- a degree in interior design (minimum 2:1 or equivalent preferred)
- four plus years’ of experience of high end residential and/or high end hospitality sectors
- creative and experienced in concept design to detailed design (RIBA Stages 0 to 3)
- fluent in Rhino and AutoCAD
- able to develop sets of drawings including GA, interior elevations and details
- experienced in material sourcing
- good knowledge of FF&E suppliers and with an ability to select furniture and materials that are consistent with Design Haus Liberty’s house style
- proven budget management and procurement experience
- proven experience producing FF&E schemes
- the ability to move between high end residential and commercial 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. Please do not apply otherwise
- 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 please note we do not intend being a fully remote business
Interested?
Please include:
- a CV and portfolio. Total file size no greater than 25MB, otherwise please supply a link
- a concise cover letter outlining why you would like to be part of the team and what you can bring to the business
Next steps
Please apply early. We will interview applicants as soon as we see a match. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of applying, thank you very much for considering us but on this occasion you have not been selected. We wish you success in finding your next role.
Shortlisted candidates
We endeavour to keep interview stages to a minimum, recruitment timelines short and candidates updated on progress but please bear with us as recruitment processes for small businesses such as ours can take time. During interview stages we will not over-sell and ask that you do the same. Cultural fit and role fit are important so we encourage transparent discussion to determine from both sides whether or not there is a match. We may invite you to take a short assessment e.g. software skills, research skills.
Good luck!
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