Luxury Design Assistant to Principal Designer

Lyn & Laurent Partners LLC; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Lyn & Laurent Partners LLC in Chicago is seeking a Design Assistant to support the Principal Designer across all phases of luxury residential projects. You will contribute to concept development, drawings, sourcing, and client communications while helping run the studio smoothly on a day-to-day basis.

Ideal candidates are emerging designers with strong organization, discretion with high-net-worth clients, and a path toward Junior Designer and Project Designer roles.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, or a related field
• 1–3 years of experience in a residential interior design firm, architecture studio, or luxury design showroom (strong internship experience will be considered)
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and SketchUp; working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
• Exceptional attention to detail, with a trained eye for color, proportion, materiality, and quality
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and a professional, poised presence with high-net-worth clients
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Absolute discretion regarding client privacy and confidential information

Aufgaben

• Assist the Principal with concept development, mood boards, material palettes, and client presentation boards
• Prepare space plans, furniture layouts, elevations, and detail drawings in AutoCAD, SketchUp, or Revit under direction
• Create and maintain presentation decks, FF&E schedules, finish schedules, and specification books
• Research, source, and curate furnishings, lighting, textiles, wallcoverings, stone, tile, hardware, art, and accessories from trade showrooms, artisans, antiques dealers, and vendors
• Request, organize, and track samples, memos, COMs, and swatches; maintain the studio’s material library
• Attend project meetings, site visits, showroom appointments, and installations; take accurate notes and follow up on action items
• Prepare orders, quotes, and proposals; track orders from placement through delivery
• Monitor lead times, production schedules, and shipping; coordinate receiving, warehousing, and white-glove delivery and installation
• Communicate with contractors, architects, tradespeople, workrooms, and vendors to keep projects on schedule
• Serve as a polished first point of contact for clients, and vendors, handling correspondence with discretion
• Maintain organized digital and physical project files, drawings, and vendor records
• Keep the studio’s showroom accounts, trade pricing, and vendor relationships current and well organized

Kenntnisse

Attention to detail

Strong organizational skills

Professional communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)

Microsoft Office or Google Workspace

Jobbeschreibung

Lyn & Laurent Partners LLC in Chicago is seeking a Design Assistant to support the Principal Designer across all phases of luxury residential projects. You will contribute to concept development, drawings, sourcing, and client communications while helping run the studio smoothly on a day-to-day basis.

Ideal candidates are emerging designers with strong organization, discretion with high-net-worth clients, and a path toward Junior Designer and Project Designer roles.