Design Consultant

About the role

Continue your Interior Design career with a fun and rewarding company by joining our team at Haverty’s Furniture! A trusted name and iconic brand in the furniture business, we continue to guarantee the same excellent quality, prices, and customer service that we were founded upon over 140 years ago. We are seeking Interior Design Consultants or Design Graduates to work at Haverty’s furniture helping to create dynamic Home Décor designs and furnish happiness for our customers. Work environment includes beautifully appointed showrooms with a 140‑year heritage, fast‑paced, customer‑focused, business‑professional dress code. Physical demands involve frequent standing, walking, sitting, handling, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and occasional lifting/moving of more than 20 pounds; varying color recognition is required.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers and sales consultants to create beautiful rooms and spaces while recommending furniture and accessories for a completed, designed look.
• Offer in‑home, in‑store, and virtual consultations to understand customers’ needs, style, investment, and space.
• Create floor plans and photo‑realistic 3D renderings of Haverty’s furniture and accessories placed in the customer’s home.
• Assist sales consultants in closing transactions by providing design knowledge.
• Assist sales consultants with scheduling or attending qualified home visits.
• Coordinate with the customer during the home visit and final presentation to review selected items, pricing, and delivery schedules.
• Provide feedback to the sales consultant and branch manager after each house visit and upon completion of the floor plan and presentation board.
• Assist sales consultant with creation of special‑order SKUs and increase sales reserves.
• Provide constructive feedback to customers to help build sales and increase average tickets.
• Maintain knowledge of special sales, financing plans, delivery procedures, warranties, etc.
• Reinforce customer selections and help bring sales to closure.
• Use My Sales Center to access and follow up with customers.
• Maintain knowledge of a broad range of furniture styles and products.
• Maintain consistent sales levels and other key metrics as required by management.
• Participate in sales training directly on the sales floor to understand the Haverty’s customer engagement process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four‑year college or university in interior design or related field; or 2 to 4 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• ASID certification preferred.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record and ability to drive and provide personal transportation to customer in‑home appointments.
• Reliable transportation with verification of minimum state‑required car insurance.

Skills

• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Prior use of a Room Planner software is beneficial.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office components, internet software, and full‑shot image software is preferred.

Benefits

• Paid comprehensive training.
• Flexibility to draw pay between pay cycles with the Daily Pay Program.
• 401K program with a company match of 4%.
• Generous benefits package with premier medical, dental, and vision partners.
• Paid time‑off includes vacation, sick time, personal days, company holidays.
• Ability to advance within the company if desired.
• Opportunities to give back to the community.
• Substantial associate discount on quality merchandise.
• Bonus program for team member referrals.
• Educational financial assistance.
• Complimentary health and wellness program.

Pay

Compensation: In this position you should earn between $55,000 to $100,000+ per year. In 2025 Haverty’s Interior Design Consultant earned $84,000 on average nationally.

Schedule

Required to work 5 days a week; retail hours include nights and weekends as stores are open 10 am – 7 pm Monday – Saturday and 12 pm – 6 pm Sunday. Additionally, when attending a scheduled qualified home visit, flexibility to meet the customer's schedule is required.