Design Associate

Design Associate at Belle Meade Framers

Location: Belle Meade (Nashville, TN)
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday. Tuesday through Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm; Saturday 10:00am to 4:00pm. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Pay: $18.00 to $22.00 per hour, depending on experience and skill level

About Us:
Belle Meade Framers is a custom picture framing and art advisory business dedicated to preserving and showcasing our clients' most treasured art and heirlooms. We pride ourselves on exceptional craftsmanship, attention to detail, and a deep passion for our work. We have been in business for 50 years, with showrooms in Nashville and Franklin and a warehouse facility in Columbia.

The Role:
We are looking for a creative, detail-oriented Design Associate to join our Belle Meade showroom team. You will be one of the faces of our design process, working one-on-one with walk-in clients to help them choose the right frames, mats, glazing, and presentation for their artwork and heirlooms. You will take and log orders, input measurements, verify materials, and keep projects moving smoothly from intake through pickup.

Responsibilities:

• Consulting with walk-in clients to design custom framing and presentation solutions
• Quoting jobs and recording special requirements accurately in our order system
• Verifying materials and measurements for orders before they go into production
• Storing customers' artwork securely and tracking its location
• Communicating with customers in person and following up by phone, text, and email throughout the process as needed
• Coordinating with the production and warehouse teams on order status and timing
• Assisting with pickup, customer review, and handling questions or concerns
• Managing ongoing projects and daily tasks using our Google Workspace

Qualifications & Skills:

• A good eye for color, composition, and presentation
• A genuine passion for art and interior design
• Retail experience is strongly preferred
• Design or framing experience is a plus but not required. We are willing to train the right candidate.
• Comfort navigating a computer, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Sheets, Google Slides, generating PDFs and utilizing our point of sale software
• Strong phone and written communication skills, including texting and corresponding with customers through our various platforms.
• Organized, reliable, and able to manage multiple projects at once
• Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy

Benefits:

• 14 days of PTO for full-time employees, following a 90-day training period
• Paid holidays, including closures over Memorial Day weekend, the Fourth of July weekend, Labor Day weekend, Thanksgiving and Black Friday, and Christmas Eve through New Year's Day in addition to PTO
• Vision, dental, and life insurance
• Parental leave
• Monthly bonus structure, which can be used toward health insurance premiums or as additional take-home pay

How to Apply:
If you have a good eye, a passion for art and interior design, and a desire to help people preserve what matters most to them, we'd love to hear from you. Apply through Indeed, email your resume to [email protected], or stop by our Belle Meade showroom in person.

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you comfortable reading a tape measure or ruler down to 1/16" increments?

Work Location: In person