Home Stager - Junior Interior Designer (Part-Time)
Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes
New York, New York
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Job Title: Part-Time Junior Designer - Home Stager / Visual Merchandiser.
An ambitious (PART-TIME) entry level/junior stylist with a strong interest in interior design, visual merchandising, and or real estate staging. You’re dependable, organized, ready to roll up your sleeves, and eager to learn from top-tier professionals in a high-paced, high-style environment. Candidates with a background in interior styling and visual merchandising will receive elevated consideration.
- Have studied Interior Design, Home Products, Visual Merchandising, or a related field.
- Have strong organizational and communication skills.
- Are excited to be hands-on-on job sites, in the warehouse, and at staging installs.
- Can take direction but also work independently and show initiative.
- Work well under pressure in a team-based environment.
- Live in New York City and can travel to the Hudson Valley 1–2 times a week as needed. (Required for consideration).
- Have basic skills in furniture handling, accessory placement, or layout execution.
- Bonus: Experience in visual merchandising or styling (especially in home decor).
- Conduct property walkthroughs with real estate agents to assess design and staging needs.
- Complete pick sheets and pull inventory from our curated warehouse.
- Participate in staging installations and setups in luxury homes and short-term rentals.
- Style spaces using furniture, accessories, and artwork.
- Contribute to a fast-moving, team-driven creative environment.
Why This Role Is Different:
Part-time, entry-level position ideal for someone eager to dive into the world of high-end staging and design. You’ll be a core part of real projects from day one: leading walkthroughs, pulling inventory, assisting with installs, and learning directly from one of the top staging teams in the country. It’s a rare opportunity to gain real-world experience in a fast-paced, professional environment—with the potential for growth into more senior roles.
Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is an award-winning home staging and design firm led by 5-time Emmy Award-winning television host, author, and HGTV Design Star finalist, Cathy Hobbs. With an in-house team and expansive inventory, we serve top real estate agents and luxury properties throughout Manhattan and beyond.
About Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes:
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.