Design Consultant: Elevate Homes with Bespoke Solutions

Ethan Allen Global, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with Employer contributed

Medical Plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Life & AD&D Insurance

Short & Long-Term Disability

Commuter Saving Plans

Flexible Spending Accounts - Health &…

Dependent Care FSA

Job summary

Ethan Allen's Design Center in New York seeks a Design Consultant to create personalized design solutions that align with customer budgets, including space planning, fabric coordination and product selection.

You will greet customers professionally, arrange home consultations and appointments, apply social media and grassroots marketing to grow the business, and use Ethan Allen systems to design, present and close projects in a full-time, incentive-based role.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent with relevant work experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of practical interior design experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a design-related field from an accredited institution, desirable.
• Broad knowledge of interior design and effective sales techniques.
• Working knowledge of online sales and design tools.
• Good listening skills with excellent oral and written communication skills also required.
• General understanding of how to utilize social media and grass-roots marketing to develop a book of business. Proven experience preferred.
• Valid driver’s license, except in limited circumstances in which the associate can establish to the Company’s satisfaction that they have available, for use during all business hours, an alternate means of transportation not requiring the operation of a motor vehicle which will enable them to perform the duties of their position.
• Intermediate skill competency using digital floor planning technology. 3D applications a plus.
• Experience using interactive technology to view design concepts such as augmented reality, virtual reality and other visualization tools.
• Willing and capable of learning new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Create design solutions that are consistent with the customer’s preference and budget.
• Sell Ethan Allen’s products and services.
• Represent the Ethan Allen brand in all customer interactions. When in the design center professionally greet customers to establish rapport and obtain appointments and in-home consultations. Customarily and regularly make home calls to evaluate the customer’s needs and provide a total individualized design solution that closes the sale.
• Utilize grassroots marketing and a variety of social media platforms to develop and grow the business.
• Educate customers about the complimentary design service Ethan Allen provides, offering as little or as much design service as a customer desires.
• Stay current on design and color trends to create fashionable design solutions.
• Coordinate with the team to provide exceptional service to customers, before and after the sale, by promptly keeping customers informed of their order status including any delays.

Skills

High school diploma

Interior design experience

Design degree (bachelor’s) desirable

Interior design knowledge

Sales techniques

Online design tools

Communication skills

Social media marketing

Driver’s license

Digital floor planning

3-D/AR/VR tools

Learning new technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in design

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

3-D Room Planner

CRM

Live Chat

Design tools

Job description

Ethan Allen's Design Center in New York seeks a Design Consultant to create personalized design solutions that align with customer budgets, including space planning, fabric coordination and product selection.

You will greet customers professionally, arrange home consultations and appointments, apply social media and grassroots marketing to grow the business, and use Ethan Allen systems to design, present and close projects in a full-time, incentive-based role.