Junior Interior Designer / Showroom Design Specialist – LA
Ongoing contract
5 days a week onsite LA
Pay: $30-35/hr based on experience
My client is a globally recognized leader in modern workplace furniture and commercial interiors, known for creating innovative, design-forward environments for corporate, hospitality, and commercial spaces. This opportunity will support one of their premium furniture brands within their NYC showroom.
They are looking for a Junior Interior Designer / Showroom Design Specialist to join the team on an ongoing contract basis. This is a unique dual role that combines hands-on commercial furniture design with showroom support. The majority of the position will focus on design work, while also providing exposure to the client-facing and operational side of a high-end furniture showroom.
Responsibilities
- Create and support furniture drawings, layouts, specifications, and other design documentation for commercial projects
- Work closely with dealers, sales representatives, engineering, and internal design partners to develop accurate project solutions
- Assist with furniture selection, specifications, finishes, product details, and pricing
- Review project information and translate client/dealer needs into detailed drawings and specifications
- Support multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and deadlines
- Assist with day-to-day showroom operations, including organizing and sending samples and maintaining showroom materials
- Help welcome clients, dealers, architects, designers, and other showroom visitors
- Support occasional showroom presentations and events, including limited evening events
- Maintain an organized, polished showroom environment while balancing ongoing design responsibilities
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Industrial Design, or a related discipline
- Approximately 1–6 years of relevant design experience; strong entry-level candidates with directly relevant commercial furniture experience will also be considered
- Proficiency with AutoCAD or similar drawing/design software
- Experience with CET, Revit, space planning, furniture specifications, or commercial furniture systems is a plus
- Experience working for a commercial furniture manufacturer, furniture dealership, workplace design firm, architecture firm, or commercial interiors company is strongly preferred
- Comfortable interpreting floor plans, product specifications, furniture layouts, and other technical project information
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment
- Professional, polished, and comfortable interacting with clients and showroom visitors
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work fully onsite Monday through Friday
This is a great opportunity for an early-career designer who wants to build deeper experience within the commercial furniture and workplace design industry. The position offers a mix of technical design, product knowledge, dealer/client interaction, and showroom exposure, with the opportunity to learn from an established design team and potentially grow with the organization longer term.
