Interior Designer - London, United Kingdom - Clara Bee Ltd

Description

Main responsibilities:

• Attend Design brief meeting with Creative Director, take notes and pictures of the space
• Gather all required information (floorplans, dimensions) and prep for design taking into account clients' questionnaire, preferences and requirements
• Research vision board by adding relevant images to Pinterest board in cooperation with Creative Director
• From Pinterest vision board, create cohesive mood board / sample board taking budget allowances into account
• Create canva mood board / sample board (must feature furniture and soft furnishings, lighting, window dressing, sketches of bespoke carpentry if required, wallpaper, finishes such as radiators, switches and sockets, etc)
• Order all relevant samples (fabrics, wallpapers, tiles, etc) to present at Design Presentation
• Contact relevant suppliers and contractors to get idea of cost on big items (construction, tiling, kitchen or bathrooms to ensure the correct team is selected for each project)
• Design Presentation in conjunction with Creative Director
• Take feedback and make relevant amendments and communicate information to allocated suppliers
• Get sign off on design and budget
• Start implementation phase: appoint contractors, create purchasing list and ensure that various contractors are booked ahead of time to ensure as little dead time as possible
• Prepare budget taking all elements of project into account and ensuring that all relevant fees (PM, sourcing, merchant) are clearly communicated and taken into account
• Meet contractors on site and provide clear brief of requirements
• Ensure all contractors (if multiple) are booked up in the right order to avoid any rework
• Check lead time of various items on purchase list to ensure timely delivery on site
• Set up holding account (based on purchase list item) and purchase items on behalf of clients (after approval)
• Update budget and holding account expenses in Excel spreadsheet and update clients on a regular basis
• Communicate any changes to budget to client and ensure that any additional cost is preapproved before any work is commissioned
• Regular site visit once work has started to ensure everything is running smoothly
• At end of project create snagging list, arrange fixing of any issues and get project signed off
• Ensure budget is 100% accurate, relevant fees have been charged (in cooperation with accountant)
• Once complete, close holding account and return any money leftover (in cooperation with accountant)
• Communicate end of project to Marketing to gift Clara Bee candle, gather testimonial, return keys, appoint photographer to take images if required and post project on website

Other work involved:

• Contribute content to social media feeds
• Support creative director in colour consultations and prepare associated documents/samples for clients
• On larger projects, work in cooperation with Project Manager to ensure smooth coordination and timeline of deliveries and external contractors
• Prepare rough sketches for carpentry (taking into account storage requirements of clients and available space)

Bathrooms design/planning:

Additional to the project list (above) you will need to provide the following information to contractors

• Layout of bath/shower/WC, vanity in Vectorworks
• Electrical and plumbing requirements and assess suitability with contractor
• Positioning of valves and shower head, enclosed or close coupled WC, glass enclosure or glass panel, specifications of shower tray (raised, standard tiled), heating (towel rail, underfloor or both)
• Vanity, mirror and check need for electrical toothbrush/shaver socket, illuminated or standard mirror, recessed, flush or with storage
• IP66 lighting
• Any blinds or window dressing and ensure suitability of fabric
• Extractor fan
• Water softener
• Tiling: type and style of tiles, layout of tiles, grout, trims
• Niche (size, trims, finishes)
• Traps and waste

Skills required:

• A good eye for design and a passion for creating beautiful interiors
• Extremely organised and ability to multitask and juggle multiple projects
• Great time management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate with people at all levels
• Attention to detail
• A good knowledge of brands is an advantage but not a necessity
• Ability to work with the team but equally independently
• Must have very good knowledge of Excel, Word, Canva
• Sketchup or hand sketching would be good but not necessary
• Ideally have a car and ability to travel to site independently

Salary:
£25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

Interior Design: 2 years (preferred)


Ability to Commute:

• London (preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• London: Relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
Interior Designer

Expected start date: 01/10/2023