Furniture Designer/ Architect at Ascentech Services Limited

Job Title: Furniture Designer/Architect
Location: Lagos Mainland
Job Type: Full Time
Industry: Furniture Manufacturing

We are looking for a qualified Furniture Designers who'll be responsible for designing and creating different types of furniture from a basic concept or idea

Responsibilities:

• Generating sample designs using computer-aided design (CAD), card models, sketches or hard prototypes.
• Using software packages such as Autocad, Inventor, Solidworks and Photoshop
• Discussing designs with clients for custom ordering or with manufacturers
• Preparing detailed final designs
• Keeping informed about design trends and developments
• Studying, researching and planning various styles of furniture design
• Evaluating issues such as pricing and fixing costs, fashion, purchasing, safety, materials and manufacturing methods and techniques
• Using various tools to complete projects from raw materials to finished furniture items.
• Selecting suitable materials, which might include wood, metal, plastic and textiles
• Liaising with craftsmen or production department staff, such as production managers, marketing staff and design engineers, about the process of construction or manufacture
• Finding ways to improve furniture items already manufactured

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Fine Arts or related field
• Minimum of 2 years experience
• Drawing and design skills
• Manual dexterity
• Knowledge of market trends
• Interpersonal skills
• Creativity