Office Administrator and Design Support

I am actively seeking a qualified candidate with a strong work ethic to work at my firm, initially in an entry level position as an office administrator and ultimately moving up into a position of design support, and then designer. Having been in business for 14 years, I would love to train an aspiring professional to ultimately follow in my footsteps and take the business over in the next 5-10 years. 

An interior design  and/or architectural education is helpful, but not required. Administrative tasks include, but are not limited to, order processing, showroom organization and management, working with existing systems for job costing and invoicing, creating new systems to better organize and share information, communicating with vendor partners, clients, and contractors. Knowledge of Quickbooks, experience with Mac computers and AutoCAD LT are a plus, but are not required.

I have to stress that the candidate interested in this position must understand that an entry level introductory period with the company is of tantamount importance! I have had other hopeful designers accept the job, only to find out that their interest lay solely in their desire to be a designer, and that they were not invested in developing strong foundational skills and a solid understanding of the business aspect of this career. That being said, the long term opportunity of potentially owning and operating an established high-end design firm in a desirable city like Portsmouth is genuinely an attainable goal for the right person who wants to grow with my company.