Jill Romine Interiors is a bi-coastal design firm seeking a talented Mid Junior Interior Designer to support all phases of residential interior design projects. This particular role is for the East Coast and is based in New York City. This is a 1099 contractor position requiring approximately 24–30 hours a week at $40/hr, with potential for full-time employment. This role is hybrid with up to 20% travel required within the tri-state area (primarily NY/NJ). Team meetings will mostly take place online via Zoom, with occasional in-person site visits. Please apply with resume, cover letter, and portfolio.

THE ROLE
The Junior Interior Designer supports the design team through each phase of the project lifecycle, working under the direction of the Senior Designer to help execute the vision from concept through completion.
Key Responsibilities
- Accompany on site measures, walkthroughs, and site visits
- Draft existing conditions, space plans, and furniture layouts in CAD
- Assist in developing concept and design moodboards, materials palettes, and project budgets
- Source and curate furniture, fixtures, finishes, fabrics, and materials (online and in person)
- Assist in producing spec books (lighting, plumbing, materials, appliances)
- Assist in developing furniture plans, interior elevations, custom furniture, custom millwork and SketchUp models
- Assist the Purchasing team with sample requests, quote requests, proposal creation and purchasing
- Assist Senior Designer with client presentations
- Support for custom furniture and millwork fabrication, installations, and quality control visits
- Supports / oversees furniture deliveries & project installations
- Support on photoshoots, as needed

Technical Skills
- Proficient in AutoCAD
- Proficient in SketchUp, Photoshop, Canva, Google Slides
- Experience using Studio Designer / willing to learn
- Ability to develop furniture plans, finish elevations, custom millwork and custom furniture drawings in tandem with Architectural Designer
- 3-D rendering a plus
- Experience with AI-powered design software is a plus

Client & Site Management
- Able to assist the Senior Designer with client meetings & presentations, in person and remote
- Able to accompany the Senior Designer on site visits and vendor fabrication progress. Ability to conduct site visits in Senior Designer absence a plus
- Ability to travel within the tri-state area, primarily NYC, NY state & NJ

Project Management
- Able to balance creative vision with budget constraints and project deadlines
- Able to take direction well and work effectively in a team environment

About You
- 2-4 years of experience in high-end residential design
- Working knowledge of the high-end residential design product market
- Adaptable and eager to learn and grow in a fast-paced yet laid back, collaborative environment
- Confident in ability to make choices that align with the JRID vision / clientele
- Gives and receives constructive feedback well
- Motivated and able to problem-solve independently on day-to-day tasks
- Highly collaborative with the understanding that "none of us are better than all of us"
- Able to support several projects at once with strong time-management skills
- Highly detailed and organized
- Exceptional passion for design and craft
- Eager to learn and work in a fast-paced, fun and collaborative environment
- Inherent ability to practice honesty and transparency in all that you do, including admitting mistakes, solving problems, and creating solutions

Jill Romine Interiors (https://www.jillromine.com/) is a multidisciplinary design studio that approaches interior design via the art of storytelling. We create spaces that speak volumes about those who inhabit them without having to use many words at all. Because great design should challenge trends and norms, our language is one of unconventional gestures that honors intentionality and the founding principles of design. While we stand firm in our design convictions, each project is a collaboration; listening closely first so we can then think outside the box to define what lives within it.

We design environments that are deeply personal, highly creative, and unapologetically distinct. Because no two clients are alike, no two spaces should be either. Each project is tailored to capture your identity through aesthetic, meet your needs through function, and respect the practical parameters required to bring the vision to life.

From residential homes to boutique commercial spaces, our services span interior and exterior design for new construction, renovation, and furnishing projects of all sizes. Our projects span both US coastlines, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

https://www.jillromine.com/