Junior interior designer

Dezeen Limited; London; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Soho House is looking for a junior interior designer to join its team in London.

The role

The junior interior designer is responsible for producing high quality project design deliverables from concept generation to both FF&E specification and construction documents.

They work on one large, or multiple smaller projects simultaneously overseen by the senior designer/lead designer on tasks and deliverables to ensure the facilitation of a project’s completion.

Main duties

Project-based:

• Producing high quality project design deliverables from concept phase to construction packages with the overview of senior designer/lead designer.
• Working closely with the project team following efficient design management processes and implementation initiatives.
• Creating meeting minutes after each internal and external design for the senior designer/lead designer review and distributing it to the team.
• Responsible for sample research for projects and ensuring project boxes are kept neat and tidy.
• Ensuring project milestones and deadlines are met with the overview of senior/lead designer.
• Creating project schedules, design drawings and facilitating the prototype process by liaising between the design team and suppliers.
• Responsible for the project timetable and interior design budget and working closely with procurement agent to ensure smooth delivery of projects.
• Ensuring that the integrity of the agreed design solutions are maintained by taking responsibility for the development of the design and the project.
• Undertaking an ongoing review of subsequent stages with the input from the lead designer for key project stages.
• Assigning project hours to Harvest on a daily level.

Team management:

• Helping maintain a general staff well-being and a happy and positive work environment.

Standards/project running:

• Ensuring projects follow office standards, and helping keep standards up to date with project info, project admin, maintaining design programme.

Project responsibilities

Stage one – initial concept:

• Familiarising oneself with internal project programme/deadlines/budget.
• Responsible for overall concept direction with the overview of senior designer/lead designer.
• Responsible for organising regular reviews with lead designer.
• Researching and collecting hard and soft finish samples for design reviews.

Stage two – detailed concept:

• Responsible for final layout plan, ensuring that it meets all client/operational requirements.
• Creating FF&E proposals, schedules with the review of senior designer/lead designer.
• Reviewing FF&E budget with procurement manager.
• Responsible for ensuring all finishes meet technical, financial and operations requirements.

Stage three – detailed design package:

• Creating tender packages.
• Liaising with project design team to ensure coordination between drawings.
• Involvement in VE workshops.
• Liaising with procurement manager to ensure their understanding of design intent.
• Creating construction drawings with the review of senior designer/lead designer.
• Collating and coordinating workshop drawings with the overview of senior designer/lead designer.
• Organising prototype development and reviews with the overview of lead designer.

Stage four – site attendance:

• Attending site meetings.
• Attending all design team meetings.
• Working with procurement team to coordinate delivery/installation.

Stage five – installation and handover:

• Management and coordination of site installation.
• Creating detailed and user-friendly handover document.
• Responsible for snagging and follow-up.

About you:

• Creative and detail-oriented junior interior designer with a strong understanding of interior design principles, FF&E specification and construction documentation.
• Experienced in managing multiple projects, ensuring milestones and deadlines are met efficiently.
• Proficient in researching materials, coordinating with suppliers, and maintaining project timetables and budgets.
• Skilled in producing high-quality design deliverables, from concept development to construction documentation.
• Strong ability to uphold design integrity while balancing aesthetics, functionality, and financial considerations.
• Excellent communication skills, able to liaise effectively with internal teams, clients, and external stakeholders.
• Organised and proactive in attending site meetings, producing clear design documentation, and overseeing installations.
• Committed to maintaining design standards and contributing to a positive, collaborative work environment.

Benefits:

• Every House Membership applicable after one year’s service.
• 50% off food and drink, seven days a week.
• Staff room rate: any bedroom, any house, $100 a night.
• Private health and dental care.
• Weekly pay.
• Life assurance.
• Birthday day off.
• Up to 50% staff discount on Cowshed and Soho Home.
• In-office dog policy.
• Season ticket loan.
• Christmas office closure.
• In conjunction with Soho Impact, take two days paid a year to support a charity of your choice.
• Free counselling sessions.
• Cookhouse and house tonic: our cookhouse and house tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate.
• Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally.
• Exclusive access to our benefits platform with hundreds of discounts on shopping, gym memberships, holidays, insurance and much more.
• Team events: from fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to.

Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career.

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