Interior Designer - Chapin Furniture

Interior Designer Job DescriptionAt Chapin Furniture we are a relational organization that believes our people are our greatest asset.The Interior Designer Position requires the ability to guide a client through the residential design process by listening to their needs, and helping coordinate fabrics, furniture, textures and colors that will create inspiring spaces for living. This is done in-store in a retail environment, as well through in-home design services and space planning in order to provide the best possible scenario for our clients' living spaces. We staff multiple Interior Designers at our location in order to appropriately handle the number of requests presented through our brick and mortar and online channels. Training and experience in Interior Design is required, along with an enthusiastic, energetic attitude, a strong sales ability, and a good eye for current design.This position does require working Saturdays, and busy holiday weekends, when we have the opportunity to service the most clients. Our Designers also receive one other day off during the work week, making it a five-day work week. We are closed on Sundays.We are closed on following holidays: New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.We also close most of the week prior to Christmas to perform inventory and prep for our Annual Clearance Sale. The Designers are off during inventory, which allows more time with family and friends before Christmas Day, time not counted against your vacation time. Everyone is back to work on December 26 or the first Monday after Christmas.Previous experience in a home furnishings retail environment is a huge plus.Some Highlights of what Chapin Furniture offers to our clients:Residential and Commercial Interior Design servicesDesign Galleries featuring top Designer furniture brands like Bassett, Norwalk, and UniversalDedicated design center for working on projects and meeting with clients and making presentationsCustom order rug gallery featuring four major rug suppliers, as well as stocked rug programReclining and Motion Furniture GalleriesOn-site 15,000 square foot high rise warehouse to service clients quicklyFully staffed, in-house white-glove delivery team to control delivery process and offer exceptional final servicing of our clientsExtensive Tempurpedic, Stearns and Foster, Sealy Mattress Gallery to source bedding needsCANDIDATE'S NEEDED QUALIFICATIONS:Ability to sell your ideas and the products associated with design projectsMust enjoy working in fast-paced environment, with ability to help multiple clients simultaneously on busy daysExcellent relational skillsAbility to help clients via sketching space plans to scaleAbility to present coordinated Interior Design plans to clientsPassion for new trends, color, technology and home furnishings, and the ability to guide clients through the design process for their homes / businessesAbility to relate to clients with Excitement, Integrity, and CreativityAbility to effectively communicate with clients and staffCompletion of training requirements as necessaryPrevious sales and design experience required, preferably in the home furnishings field BENEFITS:Guaranteed base salary and commission incentivesHealth coverage benefits after 60 days of fulltime employmentTraining opportunities to advance within the companyAnnually: Up to Two Weeks Paid VacationBe part of a team who will help you excel and growFANTASTIC SCHEDULE: Five Day work week. Store Hours are Monday – Saturday 10 AM – 6 PM. Closed Sundays.Earning Potential: $72,000 , including bonus opportunities and benefits If you would like to interview for a position with our team, please submit the following items electronically. We would love to hear from you!Please submit the following:Resume with referencesCompany DescriptionWe are a Family Owned Business and our core values are based on Biblical Principles and Family Values. Our work hours reflect these values by offering a family-friendly work week that includes Sundays off, and normal business hours of 10AM-6PM.We have two decades of Designing and Selling to the Chapin and Greater Columbia region. Considered a premier destination for Interior Design and Home Furnishings in the Greater Columbia, SC market, we strategically relocated and built our 45,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art location at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and I-26, at Exit 91 in Chapin in May of 2016.We are a growing, thriving team, not settling for status quo when it comes to design and home furnishings, and we do everything possible to help our clients create the spaces they will truly love. We care about our clients, and focus on a relationship-centered approach to Design and Selling.Our Core Values are based on Biblical Principles and Family Values and are as follows:1. Integrity- Being honest, trustworthy and credible2. Creativity- Inspiring others through updated and changing décor and ideas. We celebrate classic style, but don’t settle for what always has been. We want to be relevant, here and now.3. Service- Using our gifts to serve others. Serve others as we would want to be served (the Golden Rule).4. Growth- Like a tree, if we are not growing, we are dying. Individual. Business. Team. We make efforts to water and feed the tree. Learn and Grow.5. Ownership- Responsibility, accountability, empowerment, pride. We don’t own the customer. We DO OWN up to our mistakes, and attempt to make things right when they go wrong. There is pride in doing the right thing.

Salary : $45,000 - $90,000