Ethan Allen Retail, Inc.

Our Princeton interior design business is growing!

Ethan Allen has served the Mercer County and surrounding areas - which include Philadelphia and Bucks County Pennsylvania - for over 40 years. As a vertically integrated manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings and accessories, our established Princeton location is located in the Square at West Windsor on US Route 1 north. We are looking to add 1-2 design professionals to our team.

The ideal candidate for an Ethan Allen design career is someone who 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 Alka.Penu@ethanallen.com

Meet our current team at www.ethanallen.com/princeton 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.

Pay Transparency:

• Ethan Allen Design Consultants work under a high incentive compensation plan.
• Pay is incentive-based with total earnings determined by actual monthly net written revenue that is generated from client project orders and retail customer purchases. Associates are expected to meet or exceed Minimum Monthly Standard and other benchmarks as determined by Ethan Allen.
• This role has unlimited earning potential with a draw-based pay structure. Actual compensation is determined by individual performance. Annual Market Earning Average (2023): $110,284.22

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create design solutions using Ethan Allen's products and services that are consistent with the client's preference and budget.
• Educate new retail customers about the complimentary design service Ethan Allen provides, offering as little or as much design service as a customer desires.
• Priority in ongoing education, including staying current on design and color trends to create fashionable design solutions. Participation in new course curriculum and local training events.
• Participate as required in all corporate sponsored finance and marketing programs.
• Utilize grassroots marketing tactics to develop and grow business, including actionable steps in social media, email, live chat, and client testimonials.
• Work cooperatively in team environment to assist colleagues' return clients and share responsibility to maintain a neat and orderly design center projection.
• Adapt all available technology to provide exceptional service at all levels.
• Enter and track orders utilizing the retail POS system.
• 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 related design field.
• Broad knowledge of interior design and effective sales techniques. FF&E experience a plus.
• Good listening skills with excellent oral and written communication skills also required.
• Valid driver's license, except in limited circumstances in which the associate can establish to the Company's satisfaction that they have available, for use during all business hours, an alternate means of transportation not requiring the operation of a motor vehicle which will enable them to perform the duties of their position.
• Willing and capable of learning new technologies.

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• Princeton NJ - 482, 3524 Route One North, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America