Senior Designer - Furniture Dealer

Description

WHO WE ARE

Through our offering of furniture, walls, and audio-visual solutions, Continua Interiors is on a mission to transform the way people work, learn and heal across the Midwest. Continua places great importance on fostering a supportive work environment that values culture, community, and connection with both team members and clients. We are not just a company but a movement reshaping the dealer landscape across the Midwest.

OUR CORE VALUES

Strive To Be Great | Do Hard Things | Stronger Together | Own It

ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

• Design Development
• Furniture & Finish Selection
• Specifications
• Technical & Conceptual Drawings
• Customer Experience  

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Conduct furniture needs analyses to define requirements for implementing designs.
• Develop innovative and effective solutions that add value and enhance product application techniques to design solutions.
• Prepare and independently runs design meetings with industry partners and end users.
• Generate and manage custom products/specials, COM testing, shop, and submittal drawings.
• Create final furniture specifications (specs) and pricing.
• Prepare information for labor quotes, providing insights for project planning. 
• Create comprehensive installation drawing packages.
• Coordinate and advise with AV, plumbing, data, and electrical vendors to ensure seamless integration with furniture layouts.
• Leads site visits and field verifications to ensure accurate on-site assessments.
• Ensures accuracy by performing thorough spec checks and cross-verifying work with team members to maintain high-quality standards.
• Maintains organized and up-to-date email communications, file structures, and drawings, ensuring easy access and efficient retrieval of information.
• Conveys ideas effectively through well-crafted detailed drawings, and comprehensive spec books, presenting them in a thoughtful manner.
• Mentors and supports other designers, providing guidance and fostering their professional growth and development.
• Initiative in self-guided learning to continuously enhance product and industry knowledge and share with others. 
• Builds and maintains client design standards programs, ensuring consistency and quality across all projects. 
• Partner with the sales team as a primary point of contact for customers, ensuring clear communication and satisfaction throughout the process.
• Demonstrate skill in selling design solutions, effectively integrating sales and design to meet client needs.
• Embrace cross-training on vertical markets, expanding expertise and versatility.
• Efficiently manage workload, making decisions independently and advocating for personal priorities.

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE:

• 6+ years of industry experience, preferably at a commercial furniture dealer. 
• Bachelor’s degree in interior design or equivalent 
• Requires local travel to job sites for on-site assessments and in-person customer meetings
• Extensive knowledge of interior commercial construction, architecture, design, real estate, and contract furnishings, acquired through years of experience. 
• Proficient product knowledge and application, including experience with Herman Miller and Knoll products.
• Proven experience presenting to clients, demonstrating a collaborative approach to securing business. 
• Extensive experience in the furniture dealership environment, with a strong understanding of industry practices and standards.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Successfully work both independently and as a leader within a collaborative team, guiding and mentoring others to success.
• Advanced skill in translating complex design concepts into precise drawings and specifications, with a strong attention to detail.
• Expertise in assessing architectural field conditions and understanding building system interfaces with furniture.
• Effectively prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects efficiently.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, CET, CAP, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office Suite, and commercial furniture industry software; willingness to learn new systems.
• Commitment to maintaining relevant industry certifications, and continuously advancing professional knowledge and credibility.
• Strong ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with vendors and industry partners, leveraging these connections for mutual success.
• Confident and self-reliant in navigating the entire design process, with a proven ability to progress projects with minimal oversight, serving as a mentor and leader to less experienced team members.
• Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop. The employee may occasionally lift and /or move up to 20 pounds. This position may require travel between offices, jobsites, and/or client locations, which may      involve extended periods of sitting or standing, lifting light luggage, and adapting to different time zones.

 WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE:

• A State-of-the-Art Facility with incredible technology throughout and a multitude of workspaces at your disposal
• Use the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) methodology to provide tools to help individuals and teams achieve goals, growth, and improvement.
• Quarterly All Company Meetings
• Community Service opportunities
• Company social hours
• Ability to use your talents and strengths to make a positive impact

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

The hiring compensation range for this position is a base salary of of $65,000-$77,500/year. Actual compensation will be determined based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and location, as well as internal equity and market considerations. 

Benefits available in this position include:  

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance 
• Company paid Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance 
• HSA, DCA and FSA options available 
• Paid time off and holidays 
• Paid Parental Leave 
• 401k Match (50% of every 1% up to 4%)

DISCLOSURES:

Notice: The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their manager.

Notice: This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Continua is a drug-free workplace. 

Continua is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.