Entry-Level Interior Design Assistant/Accessories Librarian (PT)

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Position: PART-TIME - Home Staging Warehouse/Accessories Library Assistant  (Ulster or Dutchess County).

HUDSON VALLEY HEADQUARTERED (HIGHLAND, NY) - Award-winning NYC-based interior design firm owned by Celebrity Interior Designer Cathy Hobbs, an Emmy Award Winning Television Host and Finalist on Season 6 of HGTV Design Star, is looking for the ideal talent to join our design team for our opening for a PART -TIME Home Staging Warehouse/Accessories Library Assistant to add to our existing team at our brand new state-of-the-art Home Staging and Design Center based in Highland, New York.

To provide further clarity, we are an interior design firm, exclusively specializing in real estate staging and styling in addition to short-term rental and vacation home design. We do not do traditional interior design at all. As such the best fit for our team are people who understand and appreciate visual merchandising as we currently exclusively stage and style vacant luxury real estate in Manhattan and immediate surrounding areas in addition to The Hudson Valley.

The IDEAL CANDIDATE MUST be able to hit the ground running, assisting with the existing team the ongoing maintenance of our home staging warehouse/accessories library including the ongoing support of the Manhattan and Hudson Valley design team. The ideal candidate will also be on site for staging jobs in The Hudson Valley.

Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is consistently ranked among the Top 10 Home Staging Companies in The United States and among the Top 5 in Manhattan. The firm has been awarded honors such as Top 10 Luxury Vacant Staging and Top 10 Short-term Rental Staging of The Year. Additionally, company founder/head designer, Cathy Hobbs has been consistently honored as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging by the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA).

The CHDR Design Team consists of visual merchandisers and interior designers from the diverse worlds of home decor, fashion, art, and design. Our team of professionals are self-sufficient, self-starters, and creative dynamos who possess a unique blend of curiosity and talent, while also pushing themselves to take design risks that represent the Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes quality and curated brand.

Inspired by our core values of collaboration, teamwork, quality, consistency, and innovation, our company goes beyond a traditional home staging approach and business model. With our own in-house production company, CHDR offers brokers (included in its staging packages) the option of hosted property tours, and broadcast quality virtual property tours in addition to interactive virtual 360 tours, all professionally shot and edited, and provided to brokers for their own self-promotion and usage.

Founded in 2004 by Emmy Award Winning Television Host and Finalist on Season 6 of HGTV Design Star, Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is one of the premiere staging companies serving the Tri-State Area. CHDR maintains an expansive warehouse, which includes a curated collection of furniture, artwork, chandeliers, accessories, and drapery. To meet the needs of its expanding business, the company's new, expansive 12,500 square-foot state-of-the-art building/warehouse (to be completed in Late Fall 2024), will serve as the first Passive House Certified Warehouse in North America.

A Hudson Valley-based member of our design team who be solely responsible for our accessories/warehouse library including its maintenance and overall upkeep. The position requires a self-starter who already has an extensive background and knowledge of visual merchandising and props. The ideal candidate has previous experience with home staging and prop styling. We are looking for someone who can bring fresh ideas as it relates to our inventory of furniture and accessories. From time to time, you will shop for inventory as needed at local stores and will assist with procurement from our extensive list of wholesale vendors. In addition, you may be asked to travel with the team to Manhattan to assist on staging jobs.

Design Center Duties:
Working with our Hudson Valley clients relating to home staging, short-term rental, and vacation home design needs:

You are a smart, energetic, self-starter with excellent communication skills and an established professional and personal connection to the Hudson Valley. You have a strong interest in real estate and interior design and savvy both with social media but also computer skills. You keep up on the latest trends in the world of interior design and home staging. You are not shy when it comes to physical work, as home staging is very physical and requires long hours.

WEBSITE: www.cathyhobbs.com