Cape Town: Interior Designer posted by Flink Recruitment

About the Role

As an Interior Designer at Flink Recruitment, you will play a crucial role in delivering exceptional design solutions to clients across the London market. With a keen eye for detail and spatial awareness, you will analyse properties, develop interior design concepts, and apply them strategically to maximise impact, value, and return on investment.

Key Responsibilities

• Analysing properties with a high level of detail and spatial awareness, primarily across the London market
• Developing and applying interior design concepts informed by buyer profile, location, property type, and guest experience
• Applying available budgets strategically to maximise impact, value, and return on investment without compromising design integrity
• Making informed decisions on which design interventions are worth pursuing versus deprioritising to maximise both impact and value
• Concept Design, Scoping & Proposals: Building detailed scopes and costings using internal pricing tools
• Creating concept designs, moodboards, and design narratives at proposal stage
• Selecting design directions that align with company’s aesthetic while responding to the individual property
• Leading the design portion of sales pitches, confidently talking clients through design intent, scope, and commercial rationale in a warm, engaging, and confident manner
• Design Delivery & Collaboration: Acting as the design expert and go-to point of contact for all design-related queries once a project has converted
• Producing structured, well-considered design handovers that enable smooth execution by delivery teams and contractors
• Creating scaled furniture layouts and leading furniture selection, specification, and implementation

Requirements

• Proficiency in CAD and Canva for layouts, presentations, and design documentation
• Comfortable working with project and workflow tools (Houzz Pro, Monday.com)
• Strong technical understanding of layouts, specifications, and design handovers
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Qualifications

• Formal education in Interior Design or related field (Bachelor’s degree)

Salary & Benefits

• R 25000 – 35000 per annum