Jr Interior Designer

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JUNIOR DESIGNER ASSISTANT | INTERIOR DESIGN

About RTD:

Founded by Robin Titus Schwadron in 2009, R Titus Designs is a full-service residential design firm. As a full-service interior design firm based in Chicago with projects spanning North Carolina, Virginia and beyond, Robin Schwadron leads the firm in its promise to provide artistic and character-rich interior design for modern living.

Our Work:
We design curated residential spaces that are a beautiful reflection of what’s most important to our clients. Our portfolio spans all style disciplines, from traditional to contemporary and everything in between.

Our Focus:
To elevate modern day living through artistic interior design that brings character, joy and inspiration into our clients' homes. As full service interior design studio, we specialize in designing character-rich rooms that tell a story through the right balance of color, pattern, texture and artistic elements.

Our Culture: Small but mighty team that listens to music and suffers through Robin’s jokes. We have a mixed retail/office space in Oak Park that we work le we work close together on all projects, we give space and time to our team to work.

The Role:

The Junior Designer is an emerging professional at our firm. Working closely with the project lead, this role helps bring our clients’ design visions to life by assisting with selections, drawings, meeting notes, coordinating with our procurement team, and assisting with the final installation of furnishings. You will meet quarterly with your Project Lead for review.

This position can be part-time or full-time.

• Task oriented role to assist the design team with selections, drawings, presentations, pricing, and meeting preparation.
• Goal: to grow your knowledge & design process.
• Responsible for meeting preparation – both internal and client meetings to include printing, room and computer set up, and saving all files to record sets.
• During internal reviews and project kick-off or site visits, responsible for taking notes, transcribing, and uploading client files.
• Under direction of your Project Lead, assist with design selections for the following:
  Furnishings, Fabrics, Lighting, Art & Accessories.
• Under direction of Project Lead, assist with client presentation documents.
• Under direction of Project Lead, produce Interior Architectural drawings:
  Plans, elevations;
  Plumbing & Lighting layouts;
  Custom Millwork;
  Tile designs;
  Detailed finish schedules.
• Under direction of Project Lead, collaborate with architects, developers, builders, general contractors, sub‑contractors, vendors, and fabricators:
  Visit local vendors to drop off fabrics, furniture, lighting, finishes as needed;
  Visit warehouse and trades to check on production and receipt of goods.
• Assist in the production of pricing and ordering documents, and installation:
  Responsible for maintaining client folders, pricing all specifications, and putting together budget for Project Lead review along with procurement team;
  Prepare orders for project entry and assist procurement with details;
  Attend project installations.

• Degreed and Experienced:
  Degree in Interior Design from an accredited program, 2+ years of residential design experience.
• Able to hand draft and sketch.
• Proficient in AutoCAD or Chief Architect.
• Tech Minded:
  Revit, Sketchup, and 3D rendering a plus.
• Microsoft Office.
• An excellent communicator, both written and verbal.
• Able to comfortably interact with High-Net-Worth clients.
• Exceptional with maintaining a balanced workflow, while meeting deadlines: you are a highly organized, self‑motivated problem solver.

• Vacation days come with full time employment.
• Our studio is closed for major Holidays.
• Celebratory lunch/dinner after new Client signing.
• We regularly celebrate our team with lunches and team outings!
• 50% Contribution to career‑based membership dues (AIA, ASID, local chapters).

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