Jr Design Consultant Full Time

QVC•Tysons, VA

About The Position

The Opportunity Our retail expansion in main markets starts with hiring the best leaders and a stellar team. As a Junior Design Consultant, you will be responsible for elevating our guest experience with an emphasis on nurturing the growth of our complimentary design service. Your partnership with other Design Consultants will help promote external outreach within the community to support and expand our current market reach. You are the champion of guest engagement, so our guests will experience an inspiring shopping event where they feel empowered to customize their space. You will report to the Store Leader. The hiring location is Greenville, SC. Who We Are Since 1982, Ballard Designs has offered a unique curation of home furnishings and décor from all periods and provenance. Its designers travel the world for inspiration, translating the latest fashion, color, and style trends into finely crafted products not found anywhere else. Ballard Designs is part of the Cornerstone brands - four interactive, aspirational home and apparel lifestyle brands that deliver inspirations that help customers enjoy, enhance, and celebrate life. Your Impact Provide and support design expertise for scheduled appointments (Studio and Home visits), virtual appointments, and "on-demand" design time Identify and network with local organizations and businesses that would benefit from Design Solutions services and provide them with DS marketing materials. Support the retail store team in varied responsibilities, including order entry, visual floorsets and merchandising reinforcement of store maintenance and standards, and product training activities What You Bring Exhibit a passion for design and a willing curiosity to understand and grow in the design program for our brand. Minimum of 6 months of retail experience in a Ballard Designs store or one year of retail experience in the home décor market and/or a recent college degree or associate degree graduate with a design focus. If applicable, provide a design portfolio or examples of school design concepts. Proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other web-based platforms. Ability to work independently as directed. Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple objectives. Conduct Home Visits with established guests and a valid driver's license Available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Remote work is not permitted in NYC currently. Our Total Rewards package includes benefits you’ll love such as competitive compensation, paid time off, an employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and amazing company discounts! In our US market, you can also expect health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement benefits. QVC Group is committed to inclusion and belonging for all and ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, QVC Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at [email protected] for assistance. If provided, salary ranges are a general guideline only, and actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, and geographic location as well as business and market conditions. Join Our Team! QVC Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with six leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road®. We are a live social shopping company that redefines the shopping experience through video-driven commerce on every screen, from smartphones and tablets to laptops and TVs. QVC Group brings innovative products, compelling content, and unforgettable moments to millions of shoppers worldwide via social platforms, streaming apps, ecommerce sites and TV channels, making every screen a doorway to discovery, delight and community. QVC Group has team members in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan, Italy, Poland and China. We’re an inspired and diverse team that comes together to combine shopping and entertainment for millions of highly discerning shoppers. It’s a fun, fast-paced world, and what really sets us apart is our culture and talent experience. Best of all, working with QVC Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers! Applicant Privacy Notice

Requirements

Exhibit a passion for design and a willing curiosity to understand and grow in the design program for our brand.
Minimum of 6 months of retail experience in a Ballard Designs store or one year of retail experience in the home décor market and/or a recent college degree or associate degree graduate with a design focus.
If applicable, provide a design portfolio or examples of school design concepts.
Proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other web-based platforms.
Ability to work independently as directed.
Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple objectives.
Conduct Home Visits with established guests and a valid driver's license
Available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Provide and support design expertise for scheduled appointments (Studio and Home visits), virtual appointments, and "on-demand" design time
Identify and network with local organizations and businesses that would benefit from Design Solutions services and provide them with DS marketing materials.
Support the retail store team in varied responsibilities, including order entry, visual floorsets and merchandising reinforcement of store maintenance and standards, and product training activities