Interior Design Consultant | Retail Sales - Eastern Long Island

Ethan Allen Retail, Inc.

Ethan Allen has served Suffolk County for over 40 years with two well-established Eastern Long Island locations in Huntington Station and Setauket. We are looking to add both experienced professionals and recent graduates who are just starting thier residential design careers!

The ideal candidate for an Ethan Allen career is driven, works well in a team environment, and is equally passionate about design and sales. Ethan Allen has a unique ability to service, install, and deliver across the country. This role rewards those most who are inspired to operate their interior design business within our proven program!

Apply online, or email your cover letter and resume directly to hiring manager John.Graziano@ethanallen.com

Meet our Eastern Long Island teams at www.ethanallen.com/huntingtonstation and www.ethanallen.com/setauket

Please note this position is full time, on site, and does require weekends.

General Objectives:
• An Ethan Allen Design Professional works closely with returning clients and new retail traffic in the design studio, remotely, online, and in the home to create individualized design solutions using Ethan Allen products and services.
• Scope of work includes space planning, fabric coordination, product selection and overall residential project design. Successful execution is evidenced by developing individualized designs and achieving performance goals in a flexible, relationship-based selling environment.
• Our interior designers are measured based on performance categories, including teamwork, customer service, communication skills, decision making, project development, presentation, and technical skills.
• Professionals develop connections in the community, including to the trade and related industry, as well as market themselves across multiple channels.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Create design solutions that are consistent with the customer’s preference and budget.
• Sell Ethan Allen’s products and services.
• Represent the Ethan Allen brand in all customer interactions. When in the design center professionally greet customers to establish rapport and obtain appointments and in-home consultations. Customarily and regularly make home calls to evaluate the customer’s needs and provide a total individualized design solution that closes the sale.
• Utilize grassroots marketing and a variety of social media platforms to develop and grow the business.
• Educate customers about the complimentary design service Ethan Allen provides, offering as little or as much design service as a customer desires.
• Stay current on design and color trends to create fashionable design solutions.
• Coordinate with the team to provide exceptional service to customers, before and after the sale, by promptly keeping customers informed of their order status including any delays.
• Participate as required in all corporate sponsored marketing and training programs.
• Educate customers on all the Ethan Allen sponsored finance options available to them.
• Contribute towards the development and on-going upkeep of the design center’s portfolio.
• Utilize corporate systems and technology to maximize efficiency in designing projects, creating presentations, and providing professional service for the design team’s customers.
• Enter orders utilizing the retail point of sale system.
• Work cooperatively in maintaining a neat and orderly design center projection.
• Work with the Design Center Leader/Design Sales Leader and Design Consultants to develop business plans and grass roots marketing plans to further our market reach and exceed written goals; monitor effectiveness of the plans. Provide suggestions to modify plan based on reaching specific goals and objectives.
• Utilize all technology, such as 3-D Room Planner, CRM, Live Chat, etc. to build volume of projects and productive relationships with prospective and current clients.
• Utilize appropriate social media (i.e., Facebook, Instagram, etc.) to heighten own presence as well as Ethan Allen’s presence. Continually build relationships with outside talent via social media, such as LinkedIn, to build a network in the market.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a design-related field from an accredited institution with a minimum of one (1) year of practical interior design experience, or five (5) years experience in a related field.
• Broad knowledge of interior design and effective sales techniques.
• Working knowledge of online sales and design tools.
• Good listening skills with excellent oral and written communication skills also required.
• General understanding of how to utilize social media and gras