Interior Designer - San Antonio

Description

About Star Furniture:

At Star Furniture, we know it's not simply furniture. It's Thanksgiving dinner, late-night chats, gameday get-togethers, and more. At Star Furniture, we set the stage for where life happens. With deep Texas roots, we've spent over 100 years perfecting a premium shopping experience-one that's built on quality products, a broad selection, and honest practices. We put our customers first, and they feel it at every touchpoint.

WE'RE TOLD WE'RE DIFFERENT. AND WE AGREE-WE'RE DIFFERENT BY DESIGN.

Our Mission:Our mission is to be the preferred home furnishings provider for Texas families who value style, quality, and affordability. By providing exceptional service to our guests and community.

Company ValuesAs a Company, we're guided by four core values. They impact our long-term strategy, day-to-day business interactions, and our relationships, while helping us stay true to ourselves and Vision.

INTEGRITY / SERVICE / ACCOUNTABILITY / RESPECT

About The Role:

As an Interior Designer at Star, you will collaborate with talented colleagues to enhance the customer experience by providing elevated design services to our customers. You will be customer centric, an exceptional communicator who is self-aware and self-motivated and understands the design program's integral role in representing Star's brand. Your design acumen will be driven by passion, creativity, enthusiasm, high energy, and a desire to surpass the expectations of our customers.

You will be encouraged and provided with an opportunity to develop relationships that will foster business development, innovation and establishes you and Star as interior design leaders in luxury home furnishings.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Promote, represent, and embrace Star's values, vision and brand through communication, personal appearance, and professionalism.
• Provide an elevated brand worthy experience for our customers through Star's Interior Design services.
• Produce style-appropriate design presentations and communicate design concepts, space planning and product selection.
• Present customized room designs, including fabric, furniture, and accessory recommendations.
• Product knowledge expert, by maintaining knowledge of all merchandise lines, customization options, product features, benefits, and availability.
• Own all phases of the customer experience from in-store consultations, home visits to delivery.
• Ensure individual monthly KPI goals are achieved.
• Required to maintain a social media presence, as assisted, and directed by Star.
• Establish yourself as an integral part of the sales team by facilitating design focused training sessions.

Experience & Skills Required:

• Highly motivated creative collaborator, with impeccable professionalism and strong commitment to meeting deadlines.
• Commitment to fostering creative and unique design solutions with a high level of quality and care.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Highly detailed and organized with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
• Understands the importance of growing and maintaining customer relationships and the fundamental concept of business development and building a thriving interior design business.

Competencies:

• Goal Oriented:
  An outcome-focused individual who sets genuinely ambitious, challenging goals and knows how to influence outcomes, and drive results.
• Decisive: A self-assured resourceful problem solver.
• Adaptable: A flexible team player who adjusts well to new conditions and changing demands.
• Strong Interpersonal Skills:
  Collaborates well with other team members; encourages and inspires others to do their best.
• Innovative:
  Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for establishing and fostering professional relationships.
• Communication and Professional Presence: A strong and effective communicator, both oral and written, with the ability to deliver information in a straightforward manner with confidence, polish, and professional presence.

Qualifications:

• Degree from an accredited University for Interior Design, preferred but not required.
• At least 2-3 years of experience in Interior Design.
• Retail and high-end residential design experience with a professional…