Store Interior Designer – Visual Merchandising & Displays

IKEA Gruppe; Canberra; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks paid annual leave

Company discount 15%

Co-worker restaurant meals

Co-worker uniform

Free co-worker parking

Digital Entertainment membership

Bonus programme

Loyalty programme

Job summary

IKEA Gruppe in Canberra is seeking an Interior Design Co-worker to join the Communication & Interior Design team. You will create inspiring room settings, design solutions based on local insights, and build displays that meet visual merchandising standards.

The role is on-site, temporary until October 2027, with 7:00am–4:00pm, Monday to Friday and occasional weekends. A design qualification, hands-on skills with Revit/SketchUp, and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong visual competence and a keen eye for aesthetics, detail and presentation.
• Confidence communicating and presenting ideas to a variety of stakeholders and working collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• A practical, hands-on approach and willingness to actively build, install and maintain displays on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Creating inspiring room settings that showcase functional, stylish and affordable home furnishing solutions.
• Using customer insights, local trends and market knowledge to design relevant solutions that meet the needs of local customers and lifestyles.
• Planning, building and maintaining store displays that are visually appealing, high quality and aligned with IKEA visual merchandising standards.
• Styling and constructing room sets, displays and vignettes that are both inspirational and commercially effective.
• Collaborating with Sales and cross-functional teams to deliver seamless customer experiences and support commercial priorities.
• Contributing to store projects, seasonal implementations, range changes and layout improvements.
• Ensuring all displays and installations maintain high standards of safety, quality and efficiency.
• Staying up to date with home furnishing trends, interior design developments and retail best practices.

Skills

Visual presentation

Communication

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Hands-on setup

Education

Interior Design qualification

Tools

Revit

SketchUp

Microsoft applications

Job description

IKEA Gruppe in Canberra is seeking an Interior Design Co-worker to join the Communication & Interior Design team. You will create inspiring room settings, design solutions based on local insights, and build displays that meet visual merchandising standards.

The role is on-site, temporary until October 2027, with 7:00am–4:00pm, Monday to Friday and occasional weekends. A design qualification, hands-on skills with Revit/SketchUp, and cross-functional collaboration are essential.