Design Consultant

Description

Design Studio Consultant — Midlothian Design Studio

Mitchell Homes | Midlothian, VA | Full-Time | $60,000 – $70,000 (base + monthly options incentive)

Forty floor plans. Forty thousand selections. One designer who makes sense of it for every buyer.

Mitchell Homes has been building homes for more than 34 years, and our Midlothian Design Studio is the heart of the experience — a full selections showroom stocked with Kohler, Moen, KitchenAid, Mohawk, Sherwin-Williams, and CertainTeed (just to name a few brands), where buyers can see, touch, and compare every finish that goes into their home. We’re looking for a Design Consultant to run it.

Here’s what makes this different from a design center job at a production builder: our buyers build on their own land. They’re not picking from three packages on a spec lot. They’ve chosen the plan, they’ve chosen the property, and they come to you to make it theirs. That means real design conversations, real latitude, and a job where your taste and judgment actually show up in the finished house.

This is the best part of the home-building process. Buyers arrive excited, and you are the person who turns a floor plan into their home — cabinets, countertops, flooring, tile, lighting, exterior elevations, the whole package. You’ll guide them through it, help them spend confidently and within budget, and hand construction a selections package they can build from without a single question.

What You’ll Actually Do

• Run selections appointments with new-home buyers from start to signed package, typically over one to two sessions per family
• Present and explain the full included feature and upgrade catalog — interior and exterior — and make real recommendations rather than just taking orders
• Help buyers balance their wish list against their budget, and show them where an upgrade dollar buys the most impact
• Produce accurate, complete selection sheets and change orders, and hand them cleanly to construction and purchasing
• Merchandise and maintain the studio — keep displays current, samples in stock, and the room looking like the reason buyers drive to see us
• Meet with vendor reps to stay current on new products 
• Partner with our sales team on buyer handoffs and keep selections on schedule so starts don’t slip

What We Offer

• Base salary plus a monthly incentive tied to the appointments you complete — your effort shows up in your paycheck
• A fully built, beautifully appointed studio with a selections library most designers in this market never get to work with
• A stable, family-run builder with 34 years behind it — not a start-up, and not a national with a call center
• 401(k) with company match, health / dental / vision, HSA and FSA, life insurance, paid time off, paid training, and an employee discount on a Mitchell home
• Real growth — we’re expanding into new markets and want someone who grows with us

Schedule

Full-time, in person at our Midlothian studio. M-F

Requirements

What We're Looking For

Required

• 2+ years in interior design, new-home design studio / design center, kitchen and bath design, flooring or finishes sales, or a closely related field
• Comfort guiding customers through a high-dollar, emotional purchase — you can steer a decision without steamrolling it
• Strong eye for color, material, and how finishes work together across a whole home
• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail — a selection sheet error becomes a real problem in a real house
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple buyers at different stages at the same time
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) and able to learn our builder software quickly
• Reliable in-person attendance at our Midlothian studio, with availability for a potential weekend and occasional evening appointments
• Valid driver's license

Preferred — not required, but tell us if you have it

• Experience at a production or semi-custom homebuilder
• Familiarity with builder management software (MarkSystems, BuilderTrend, Sales Simplicity, or similar)
• Degree or certificate in interior design or a related field
• Working knowledge of CAD, SketchUp, Chief Architect, Canva, or comparable visualization tools
• Previous relationships with regional flooring, cabinet, countertop, or lighting vendors
• Prior experience merchandising or setting up a showroom or design center