Architect / Creative Design Assistant at HR Manager

Introduction  

We are a creative design and interior company; providing space rearrangement, soft and hard furnishings, interior and exterior projects for homes, offices, schools and churches.

Role 

The successful candidate will work directly with the Creative Director; providing support duties cutting across administrative, procurement, design, project management and customer services roles.

Job Description

Administrative Support

• Provide direct administrative support to the creative director or the designate like running official errands, answering phones, or contacting clients to obtain important information.
• communicate with the clients to arrange meetings and consultations with the creative director.
• collect photographs and measure rooms during a site visit, and provide clients and the designer with samples, mock-ups, and reports on budgets.
• Develop & maintain a good relationship with our pool of tradesmen & vendors.

Procurement

• Procure materials required when working on a project.
• Maintain a database of vendors and the materials they specialize in and stay up-to-date with current cost of materials.
• Devise means of utilizing the most cost effective method of making purchases either by visiting the vendor or placing orders via
• Keep inventory of materials delivered to the office ensuring that they are received in good conditions by inspecting them for any faults and signing off if without faults.

Designing Tasks

• Participate in brainstorming sessions and make vital input in design ideas.
• Provide direct assistance to creative director during projects moving furniture, measuring spaces and items and take photographs of spaces.
• Create functional and relatable set up in the show room to attract clients.
• Manage store arrangement on a regular basis, creating and maintaining an attractive ambience to clients.
• Introduce new product designs.

Interact with Clients

Meet with both clients and prospective clients to better understand their needs, relay such information to the creative director and follow-up calls to the clients.

Manage Projects

• Oversee projects as may be designated and ensure they are completed within agreed timelines and without incident.
• Ensure that workers adhere to a set budget.
• Any other duty that may be assigned.

The Person 

The ideal candidate should have / be;

• A minimum of OND in Architecture or Interior Designs.
• 2 years’ work experience desirably in administrative support within the interior design space.
• Significant amount of creativity, a strong artistic and stylish sense and applied problem-solving skills.
• Mastery in the use of social media tools.
• Naturally wired to be cautious and pay attention to details.
• Good command of both written and spoken English
• Good with numbers
• Basic design knowledge.
• Brilliant people, presentation and communication skills.
• Skills to manage teams and clients’ expectation
• A creative and analytical thinker.
• Ability to work under demanding timelines and pressure.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work with walk-in customers interested in making purchases.
• Interpersonal skills - communicate in a professional and clear manner with their coworkers, supervisors, and clients.
• Dedicated, Disciplined and Committed to our goals.
• Self-motivated personality.
• Neat and well organized
• Love to travel
• Live within the Victoria Island/ Yaba/ Lagos Island/ Lekki - Ajah axis.
• Not more than 40 years old.