Job Description
An exciting opportunity is available to join our growing bi-coastal luxury home staging and interior design firm located in San Francisco with a second location in NYC. We are currently seeking an exceptionally organized, and highly motivated individual to fill a much-needed Buying Assistant position on our SF team.
The Buying Assistant’s primary purpose will be to provide creative and administrative support to our Buyer/Designer (while at times offering supplementary administrative and multifaceted support to ecommerce as well).
Our ideal candidate is an exceptional communicator across all mediums, a fiercely independent self-starter who does not need to wait to be told what to do, someone who can work quickly without skipping over important details, an extremely organized, good-natured, graceful under pressure rock star, who most importantly, has a good sense of humor. ;-)
Ideal Candidate Possesses:
At least 1 year experience in a fast-paced work environment
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to ‘self-start’ work independently + meet deadlines
Excellent + polished written/verbal communications skills
Strong attention to detail and energetic follow-through
STRONG proficiency in Google Suite
Experience in Keynote
Experience in space planning with SketchUp/CAD is helpful.
Knowledge of Trello, Shopify + Quickbooks is a plus
Knowledge of IG Shop, FB Shop, Pinterest a plus
Ability to be flexible + willingness to accommodate rapidly-changing schedules + a fast-paced calendar
Positive attitude + GRIT!
Interest/passion in interior design/home furnishings is a BIG plus!
Responsibilities Include:
Buying/Design Asst. Roles & Responsibilities:
Support orders executed by Buyer to meet stager & client needs within budgets
Help confirm orders, track & receive product to warehouse, meeting deadlines
Assist in entering and reconciling purchase orders in Quickbooks
Assist in entering all new Inventory Info and Images onto Workflow & Inventory Systems
Liaise with Marketing/E-Commerce Dept. to source + provide shop/product information
Design Development/Product Research (sourcing furniture, lighting, fabric, hardware)
Assist with design boards/layouts & Client Presentations
Assist with measuring, furniture plan layouts, Elevations & Renderings
Possible E-Commerce Roles & Responsibilities:
Enter + monitor client data into Email Marketing databases
Enter all new product info, images, copy, dimensions into Shopify
Assist with the updates on the Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest shops
Assist with the tracking of E-Commerce SHOP orders via Shopify
Assist with updating and maintaining of the studio D website and shop, using WordPress + Shopify
Regularly maintain the photos in Dropbox for staging/design projects
Assist with holiday gifting for SF + NY clients
Assist with culture support + admin including but not limited to employee birthdays the, holiday party, and corporate events
Please send COVER LETTER + RESUME via email with "Your Name + Buyer Asst" in your subject line.
Starting Pay Range $25 - $30/hr BOE; 30-40 hrs per week (subject to change depending on calendar).
MUST HAVE your own cell phone, vehicle, driver's license + clean driving record
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