Design Assistant - Kitchen, Bathroom. and Closet Designer

Sunrise Kitchens Baths Closets is a remodeler specializing in remodeling kitchens, bathrooms, and closets. The company has three offices in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Hampton and has been around since 2015. Our mission is to elevate the heart of your home by providing innovative, personalized, and sustainable design solutions for kitchens, baths, and closets. We strive to deliver exceptional craftsmanship and customer service, exceeding our clients' expectations with every project we undertake. Our core values are Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence (RISE).

We are not offering a job; we offer a career move and a home!

Sunrise Kitchens, Baths, and Closets seeks a full-time Design Assistant/Kitchen, Bath, and Closet Designer. The ideal candidate will be ambitious and help the company's owners and staff grow and achieve its goals and objectives year after year.

If you meet the position's goals and objectives, you can move up in the company in less than nine months to a year. This is the only option.

Performance objectives are:

• Assist Senior Kitchen Bath Closet Designers with their projects.
• Able to conduct home site visits, get measurements of the space for each project, and capture the necessary information to provide sketch drawings and requirements for the project in the planning guide to the drafting team to the General Manager.
• Aiding designers with client meetings and selling techniques
• Learning and becoming proficient in cabinet and closet design software
• Performing basic-to-intermediate design and layout work
• Administrative, office-related tasks, and errands as needed

Qualifications/Requirements:

• At least one year of kitchen, bathroom, and closet design experience or construction industry experience is required.
• Pass a background check.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Interior Design is preferred.
• Custom cabinetry design & 2020 Catalog Design experience.
• Must understand basic construction processes and know how to read construction drawings
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Experience taking measurements and strong math skills
• Must bring a positive attitude and be a team player
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to interpret project and plan specifications
• Ability to adjust quickly to new or changing assignments, processes, and personnel
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office especially, Excel and Word, Internet
• Knowledge of the kitchen, bathroom, and closet design process
• Perform job responsibilities in an efficient and timely fashion.
• A valid driver's license with a good driving record
• Reliable transportation
• Dependable, strong work ethic, productive work habits
• Pride in seeing their work be done right
• Ability to learn and expand capability promptly
• Ability to work interdependently with staff and the owners
• Energetic, self-motivated sales professional with exceptional interpersonal, listening, and communication skills, bilingual preferred.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Proficient multi-tasker and hands-on worker with clients, contractors, and other team members in the showroom and the field.
• Team Player

Responsibilities:

• Create unique, functional, and beautiful kitchen, bath, and closet designs for our clients.
• Produce kitchens, baths, and closets using 20-20 design software (training will be provided if necessary).
• Compose unique, functional, and inspiring design packages, quotes & proposals for our clients.
• Able to learn all you can about the remodeling industry related to kitchens, baths, and closet remodeling.
• Building positive relationships with clients, team members, and partners.
• Focus on client and client experience through the entire kitchen/bath remodel and custom closet experience.
• Greeting walk-in clients to the showroom and answering phones
• Scheduling appointments for designers
• Maintaining logs for and organizing inventory at the warehouse and storage room
• Sharing opening and closing duties for the showroom each day
• Maintaining sample libraries and showroom supplies
• Coordinating schedules with installers and other trades

Benefits:

After 6 months,

• Dental Insurance
• Health insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Paid training

After 1-year benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off

Additional Benefits:

• Guaranteed base payment
• Paid holidays
• Discounts available to employees
• Rewards Programs
• Uncapped bonus opportunity

Full-time employee

Year-round work

Best Training in the Industry

Continual Support

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to commit to undergo a multi-step hiring process to be considered for this position we created (four steps before a face-to-face meeting with the owner, not including what really requires you to complete as part of their process)?
• What is the best way to communicate with you (Choose one option: 1) text, 2) email, and 3) phone call) after we make the initial contact.

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Kitchen, bathroom, closet design or construction industry: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Virginia Beach, VA 23454 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $22