Our Project Management Team brings projects to fruition through administrative excellence, order placement, expediting, and the coordination of specialty tradespeople. As a Project Coordinator you’ll be an integral part of the Project Management Team, supporting the Director of Project Management & other Project Managers to help make the design vision a reality!
Primary Responsibilities include:
- Assist Project Managers with client-related tasks & requests
- Assist with expediting (pulling reports, contacting vendors for order updates and updated pricing, updating item notes in Studio Webware)
- Review warehouse receiving reports and document appropriately in Studio Webware
- Reach out to vendors regarding damaged items, providing possible solutions to Project Managers
- Assist with preparing/placing purchase orders (AP) and updating details in Studio Webware
- Assist with installations and trade coordination
- Organization and filing of project paperwork
- Errands including picking up and/or returning product purchases, samples, etc.
- Receiving client packages at the office, checking for damage/accuracy, etc.
- Assist with verification of assembly and key measurements such as chandelier drops, chair/table clearances, etc
- For those experienced with AutoCAD, create simple drawings to verify measurements, add notations, etc to ensure installation excellence (prior experience not required)
- Answer office phone, transfer to applicable party or receive detailed message/contact info for return call
- Errands including picking up and/or returning product purchases, samples, etc. that are not project-related
- Assist with past client non-billable requests
Send resume, pay requirement, & letters of reference/recommendation to: careers@summerthorntondesign.com
Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2+ years of prior Full-Time work experience. Simply put, we only hire the best - equal parts talented, hard working, and nice. If that's you, feel free to send your resume, pay requirement, & letters of reference/recommendation to: careers@summerthorntondesign.com
Summer Thornton Design is a Chicago-based interior design firm known for creating bold, colorful, and beautifully layered interiors that are as fearless as they are timeless. Founded by principal designer Summer Thornton, the 20-person firm blends classic design principles with a spirited, modern sensibility—bringing personality and soul to every project. The design firm’s work spans North America, with current projects in Miami, Charleston, NYC, Aspen, LA, Cabo, and more. Known for interiors that breathe life into every room, Summer’s work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Veranda, Traditional Home, The New York Times, House Beautiful and more. She’s been named one of the top interior designers in the world with inclusion on the Elle Decor A-List, honored among the Top 50 interior design firms by 1stDibs, and chosen by Sotheby’s as one of the Top 20 Designers to Watch. For more, visit our website www.SummerThorntonDesign.com and IG https://www.instagram.com/summerthorntondesign/
