Job Description

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Job Title:

• Full-Time Junior Designer – Home Stager / Visual Merchandiser.

Location:

• New York, NY (Must be NYC-based with ability to travel to Hudson Valley Headquarters).

Job Type:

• FULL-TIME

Who We’re Looking For:
An ambitious entry level / junior stylist with a strong interest in interior design, visual merchandising, 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.

This isn’t a desk job—you’ll be out in the field conducting walk-throughs with real estate agents, pulling inventory, completing pick sheets, and participating in live installations. If you’re looking for real-world experience with a respected, nationally recognized design firm—this is it.

You Might Be a Fit If You:

• 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.
• Have basic skills in furniture handling, accessory placement, or layout execution.
• Bonus: Experience in visual merchandising or styling (especially in home decor).

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.
• 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:
Full-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.

About Us:
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.

Our new headquarters, Highland Passive House—the first multi-use Passive House Certified warehouse in North America—serves as our design center and furniture hub for expanding services across the Hudson Valley and into short-term rental and hospitality design.

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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.

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Live in, 2 days per week, 3 days per week,

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