Overview:
The Part-time Designer is a sales-focused position responsible for connecting with customers to design and sell custom spaces, including closets, garages, craft rooms, and home offices. This role combines expertise in design with exceptional customer service to deliver personalized, functional solutions that reflect the customer’s lifestyle and needs.
As an expert in custom space design, the Part-time Designer leverages a deep knowledge of The Container Store’s storage and organization solutions to inspire customers and create spaces they love. This position also serves as a role model for excellent selling skills and delivering an outstanding in-store experience. Schedules may include daytime, evenings, and weekends. This is a part-time, hourly, non-exempt position.

• Manages and maintains multiple, simultaneous customer projects through all phases with a high level of accuracy, timeliness and follow-up with consistent and concise communication to customers and others
• Collaborates and communicates with the customer to design and present projects and customized plans in a clear and professional manner
• Closes sales efficiently, builds repeat and referral business
• Consistently maintains clear communication with Managers and Support Center partners to seamlessly complete projects from inquiry to installation to achieve sales goals
• As a brand ambassador, enthusiastically drives, motivates and supports all company initiatives by modeling professional and productive behaviors with store employees to achieve store and other goals
• Remains current with The Container Store training, selling, product knowledge, promotions, processes and philosophies when interacting with customers, CSD, store employees and Installation
• Proficiently and consistently uses company tools and email
• Actively participates in the daily maintenance of custom spaces showroom and visual presentation of the store
• Handles cash and other valuables appropriately and securely
• Maintains a safe working and shopping environment, utilizing all available resources, ensuring safety and security of the employees, customers and property
• Assists customers with personal confidential information related to the Company credit card and application process
• Consistently arrives promptly to work the assigned schedule
• Responsible for maintaining discretion related to all confidential/sensitive company and customer information
• Performs other requested tasks and dutie