Part-Time Junior Interior Designer - Home Stager/Visual Merchandiser

Part-Time Junior Interior Designer – Home Stager/Visual Merchandiser

Location: New York, NY (NYC-based, with the ability to travel to our Hudson Valley headquarters 1–2 times per week)

Type: Part-Time · Entry-Level

Launch your design career with one of the country's top home staging firms

If you're looking for a hands-on entry-level role where you'll learn, grow, and build a real portfolio alongside an award-winning team, this is it.

Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes (CHDR) is one of the most recognized home staging brands in the U.S., consistently ranked among the Top 10 nationally and Top 5 in Manhattan. Founded by 5-time Emmy Award–winning television host, author, and HGTV Design Star finalist Cathy Hobbs, we work with top real estate agents and luxury properties throughout Manhattan and surrounding areas.

Our home base is Highland Passive House, the first multi-use Passive House Certified warehouse in North America, a brand new, modern design center set on four acres surrounded by orchards in The Hudson Valley.

Who we're looking for

An ambitious, dependable, and organized junior stylist with a genuine passion for interior design, visual merchandising, and real estate staging. You're someone who loves to roll up your sleeves, thrives in a fast-paced creative environment, and is eager to learn directly from top-tier professionals.

This is not a desk job. You'll be out in the field, in the warehouse, and on staging installations.

What you'll do:

• Conduct property walkthroughs with real estate agents to assess design and staging needs.
• Complete pick sheets and pull inventory from our curated warehouse.
• Assist with staging installations in luxury homes and short-term rentals.
• Style spaces using furniture, accessories, and artwork.
• Contribute to a fast-moving, collaborative creative team.

You might be a great fit if you:

• Have studied interior design, home products, visual merchandising, or a related field or have hands-on experience that shows the same eye and instincts.
• Are excited to be physically active on job sites, in the warehouse, and at installs.
• Bring strong organizational and communication skills.
• Can take direction and show initiative independently.
• Work well under pressure as part of a team.
• Live in NYC (jone of the five burroughs) and can travel to The Hudson Valley 1–2 times per week (transportation provided).
• Have some comfort with furniture handling, accessory placement, or layout execution.

A plus, but not required: prior experience in visual merchandising or styling, especially in home decor. Candidates with this background will receive elevated consideration.

Why this role is different

From day one, you'll be a core part of real projects, leading walkthroughs, pulling inventory, assisting on installs, and learning from one of the most respected staging teams in the country. It's a rare chance to gain real-world experience in a professional, high-style environment, with genuine room to grow into more senior roles.

How to apply

A cover letter is required. Tell us why you're excited about staging and design and what you'd bring to the team. Applications without a cover letter won't be reviewed, we read every cover letter we receive, and it's the best way to stand out.

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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. 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). Inspired by our core values of collaboration, team work, 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, 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.