Design Consultant
MITCHELL HOMES INC
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Mitchell Homes in Belville, NC, is hiring a Design Studio Consultant for our brand-new Design Studio in the Wilmington/ Leland area. You will guide buyers through selections, balance their wants with budget, and hand them a finalized selections package for construction.
The role is full-time and in-person with a base salary plus a monthly appointments bonus. We offer a brand-new studio with ownership, retirement and health benefits, and opportunities to grow as we expand in Wilmington.
Qualifications
- 2+ years in interior design, new-home design studio, or related field.
- Ability to guide customers through high-dollar purchases without pressuring
- Strong eye for color and finishes across a whole home
- Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail in selection sheets
- Strong organizational skills and multi-buyer management
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn builder software quickly
- Reliable in-person attendance at Belville studio; weekend/evening availability
- Valid driver's license
Responsibilities
- Run selections appointments with new-home buyers (2–3 sessions per family)
- Present and explain full standard and upgrade catalogs (interior and exterior)
- Provide recommendations to balance wish list with budget
- Produce accurate selection sheets and change orders for construction/purchasing
- Merchandise and maintain the studio; keep samples in stock
- Meet vendor reps to stay current on products and bring good ones to us
- Partner with sales team on buyer handoffs to keep schedules on track
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Mitchell Homes | Belville, NC | Full-Time | $60,000 – $72,000 (base + monthly appointments bonus)
Mitchell Homes has been building homes for more than 34 years, and we just opened a state-of-the-art Design Studio in Belville—a full selections showroom where buyers can see, touch, and compare every finish that goes into their home. We're hiring a Design Consultant to make that room work.
This is the best part of the home-building process. Buyers arrive excited, and you turn a floor plan into their home — cabinets, countertops, flooring, tile, lighting, exterior elevations, the whole package. You'll guide them through it, help them spend confidently and within budget, and hand them a selections package our construction team can build from without a single question.
- Run selections appointments with new-home buyers from start to signed package, typically over two to three sessions per family
- Present and explain the full standard and upgrade catalog — interior and exterior — and make real recommendations rather than just taking orders
- Help buyers balance their wish list against their budget, and show them where an upgrade dollar buys the most impact
- Produce accurate, complete selection sheets and change orders, and hand them cleanly to construction and purchasing
- Merchandise and maintain the studio — keep displays current, samples in stock, and the room looking like the reason we built it
- Meet with vendor reps to stay current on new products, and bring the good ones to us
- Partner with our sales team on buyer handoffs and keep selections on schedule so starts don't slip
- Base salary plus a monthly bonus tied to the appointments you complete — your effort shows up in your paycheck
- A brand-new studio you'll have real ownership of, including how it's merchandised
- A stable, family-run builder with 34 years behind it — not a start-up, and not a national with a call center
- 401(k) with company match, health / dental / vision, HSA and FSA, life insurance, paid time off, paid training, and an employee discount on a Mitchell home
- Real growth — we're expanding in the Wilmington market and want someone who grows with the studio
Full-time, in person at our Belville studio. Core hours are 9:00 to 6:00 weekdays. Because our buyers work, expect roughly two Saturdays a month and occasional evening appointments, scheduled in advance — not on-call.
- 2+ years in interior design, new-home design studio / design center, kitchen and bath design, flooring or finishes sales, or a closely related field
- Comfort guiding customers through a high-dollar, emotional purchase — you can steer a decision without steamrolling it
- Strong eye for color, material, and how finishes work together across a whole home
- Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail — a selection sheet error becomes a real problem in a real house
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple buyers at different stages at the same time
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) and able to learn our builder software quickly
- Reliable in-person attendance at our Belville studio, with availability for scheduled weekend and occasional evening appointments
- Valid driver's license
- Experience at a production or semi-custom homebuilder
- Familiarity with builder management software (MarkSystems, BuilderTrend, Sales Simplicity, or similar)
- Degree or certificate in interior design or a related field
- Working knowledge of CAD, SketchUp, Chief Architect, Canva, or comparable visualization tools
- Previous relationships with regional flooring, cabinet, countertop, or lighting vendors
- Prior experience merchandising or setting up a showroom or design center
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