Junior Interior Designer / Interior Design Assistant (Contract)
Ottawa / Gatineau Region
An established Ottawa Interior Design Studio is seeking a reliable, organized, and detail-oriented Junior Interior Designer or Interior Design Assistant to join our team on a contract basis.
This position is ideal for a recent graduate of an accredited Interior Design program who is driven by quality, integrity, and efficiency and is eager to gain hands-on experience supporting projects from concept through installation.
Position Overview
The Junior Interior Designer will work closely with our Lead Designer to support site visits and technical production responsibilities. This is a project-based, as-needed contract position.
Applicants must be local to the Ottawa/Gatineau region and have access to a reliable vehicle, as site visits, measurements, deliveries, and installations are required.
To be considered, applicants MUST:
- Hold a DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAM
- Be HIGHLY ORGANIZED, detail-oriented, and consistently ON TIME
- Be PROFICIENT IN AUTOCAD AND REVIT (working knowledge is required)
- Have strong technical drafting and documentation skills
- Carry professional liability insurance
- Provide three professional references
- Have access to a reliable vehicle
Up to three years of relevant experience is considered an asset.
Who You Are
- Professional, dependable, and well spoken
- Organized with exceptional attention to detail
- Energetic, proactive, and eager to learn
- Emotionally mature and able to work independently as well as collaboratively
- Comfortable working on active job sites
- Able to communicate ideas clearly in writing, visually, and verbally
Responsibilities
- Conduct site documentation, including measurements, photographs, and furniture/art inventories
- Prepare base plans, floor plans, elevations, millwork drawings, lighting plans, and furniture layouts
- Complete tile and countertop take-offs
- Create and maintain FFE schedules and spreadsheets
- Develop concept boards and furniture presentations
- Prepare paint schemes
- Attend site visits, contractor meetings, installations, and deliveries
What We Value
We value initiative, professionalism, discretion, accountability, and refined design sensibility. Strong communication skills, reliability, and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with the team are essential.
To Apply
Please submit your:
- Resume
- Portfolio
- Proof of professional liability insurance
- Three professional references
Email your application to:
[email protected]
ONLY CANDIDATES WHO ARE ORGANIZED, ON TIME, HOLD A DEGREE IN INTERIOR DESIGN, AND ARE PROFICIENT IN AUTOCAD AND REVIT WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Job Types: Fixed term contract, Casual
Pay: $20.00 per hour
Work Location: On the road
