Position:

FF&E Interior designer. Maternity cover with the opportunity to stay on.

The Role: 

• Working with the creative director, design team and clients to execute their vision.
• Developing and presenting design schemes, and compiling mood and material boards.
• Producing detailed presentations and other documents relating to the FF&E design.
• Building and maintaining good supplier and contractor relationships to ensure projects are delivered to the Retrouvius Standards.
• Managing the design and procurement process, liaising with manufacturers and suppliers from concept to completion, and ensuring client project deadlines are met.
• Managing FF&E budgets
• Managing and coordinating FF&E logistics and installation

The Person:

• A person with an interest in re-use, salvage and a passion and understanding of sustainability.
• Natural creative instinct with an eye for detail and colour.
• Confident communicator, with confidence in front of clients. You will have strong leadership and natural client-facing ability.
• Confident in managing contractors, suppliers, and a project team.
• Someone with a proactive nature, great instincts and open to feedback.
• Unafraid to take responsibility.

The Ideal Candidate Must Have:

• A degree or equivalent in Creative Design
• At least 5 years + experience working in the industry or a comparable role.
• Full proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite & ideally Vectorworks.
• Broad knowledge of materials, fabrics and finishes and a knowledge of trade costs.
• Understanding of project programs and deadlines.
• Understanding of project costs and budget management.
• An interest in Art, Antiques, Furniture, Lighting and Textiles.
• Concise communication and presentation skills, verbal and written. They must be fluent in spoken and written English.

Details

Application Deadline: 20th October 2023

Start: November 2023

Location: Kensal Green, London

We would love to hear from you if you think you could be the perfect fit.

Please email a cover letter, CV and portfolio with salary expectations and address FAO: Layla- Maternity cover position and send to:  workwithus@retrouvius.com

We will be in contact if your application is successful.