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Studio Manager
Company: Jessica Schuster Design
Duration: Full-time
Date Posted: 10/01/24
Category: Interior Design
Location: New York
Salary: 50-100k
Job Description

JSD is seeking a highly organized Studio Manager with a passion for interior design and a minimum of 3 years of professional administrative experience to join our team immediately. Working closely alongside the principal of the firm, the chosen candidate will be self-motivated, passionate, a great communicator and have a desire to grow with the company as a key member of our team. PLEASE NOTE: This is an administrative role. While you will be exposed to all things design, this role is focused on office operations, team management and support.

Roles and Responsibilities
• Maintain office services, operations and procedures
• Act as support to principal in all ways needed
• Own project sample management and the organization of our studio library
• Maintain general cleanliness of office
• Maintain the office calendar and principal’s work schedule
• Onboarding and setting up new hires and employees
• Hire, manage and train design interns (alongside junior designers)
• Organizing, ordering and planning of food and supplies on a weekly and as needed basis
• Assist team with administrative issues and provide support where needed
• Work directly with IT, other service providers and landlord for all office technology needs, preventative maintenance and office upkeep
• Manage relationships with vendors, scheduling appointments when requested by principal
• Answering the telephone and the door; greeting visitors vendors and clients with high level of hospitality
• Ownership of all FedEx, UPS and messenger invoicing and tracking for client reimbursements
• Work with CFO and accountant to make sure they have everything they need from team members etc. and manage incoming and outgoing checks to vendors
• Support Designers in all phases of their projects such as assisting with sample pick up, vendor and client coordination, and onsite visits as needed
• Hiring and onboarding design interns
Plan and organize trips and events for the team

Job Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree
- At least 2-3 years of experience in an administrative role
- Highly organized and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to complete tasks with accuracy and strong attention to detail
-Can do attitude (no task is too small)
- Exceptional customer and client services skills, always striving to provide the best service possible
-Flexible and willing to adapt to change
-Desire to grow within the company as a key member of our team

About our Company

Jessica Schuster Design celebrates artistry in all its many forms. Our work strives to maintain a harmonious balance between the unusual and the familiar while creating original and composed spaces for our clients. Each design project is a unique canvas, and opportunity for our team to forge beautiful spaces that not only please the senses but challenge the status quo. Our team offers a wealth of experience in design, as well as interior decorating, project management, and procurement. Jessica Schuster Design is based in Soho, New York and has recently completed projects in New York City, The Hamptons, Palm Beach, Boston, and Miami. Jessica has been featured in Architectural Digest Online, NBC New York’s Open House TV, My Domaine, Harper’s Bazaar, The Coveteur, The Wall Street Journal, and New York Cottages and Gardens Magazine.

Contact

Tess Gatof
Studio Director

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