Design Assistant - Roseville

Colonial Group; Roseville, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethan Allen Design Associates is seeking a front‑line design associate to support design consultants and merchants in a retail setting. You will help prepare space plans, renderings, quotes, and presentations while ensuring a high standard of customer service and hospitality during visits and demonstrations.

Responsibilities include processing orders in the POS system, coordinating with clients on appointments, and staying current with design trends to deliver fashionable, client‑focused

Qualifications

• BA in Interior Design preferred or candidate in design field.
• Previous internship or experience with a professional design firm or design‑retail.
• Retail sales experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist Design Consultants with project development and home calls.
• Prepare space plans, quotes, sketches and renderings for presentations.
• Support visual merchandiser with replenishing merchandise and floor displays.
• Enter orders and quotes using the retail POS system and communicate status to clients.
• Maintain knowledge of design trends and provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Sales skills

Organizational skills

Customer service

Social media skills

Team collaboration

Education

BA in Interior Design preferred

Tools

Retail POS system

Job description

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

Ethan Allen Design Associates interact with customers thru sales and service utilizing their knowledge of interior design to provide limited design services in partnership with the design consultant or manager. They assist the Design Consultants and Visual Merchandiser with tasks necessary to drive the business and create a successful customer experience.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the Design Consultants with project development, including attending home calls, preparing space plans, product selection, preparing quotes, creating sketches and renderings, setting up and dismantling presentations, preparing custom soft goods quotes, offering assistance and hospitality during presentations and assisting clients when their requested Design Consultant is unavailable.
• Provides support to visual merchandiser in replenishing merchandise and assists in daily maintenance of floor displays.
• Stays current on design and color trends to create fashionable design solutions.
• Enters orders and quotes utilizing the retail point of sale system.
• Communicate with clients regarding appointments and order status via telephone & email.

Education

B.A. degree or candidate in Interior Design preferred

Experience

• Previous internship or experience with a professional design firm or design-retail organization.
• Minimum one year experience in retail sales preferred.

Other Requirements

• Good sales & organizational skills.
• Ability to work with successfully with customers and team.
• Positive attitude with stylish professional appearance and high energy with a desire to learn the business.
• Demonstrated computer and social media skills
• Must be able to work holidays, evenings and weekends.