Design Team Administrative Assistant

Posted 11hrs ago

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Administrative Assistant coordinating purchasing, documentation, and client communication for a U.S. residential interior design firm. Supporting designers through active projects from concept through installation.

Responsibilities:

  • Place and manage product orders for active interior design projects
  • Monitor project purchasing budgets and pace purchases appropriately to stay within spending limits
  • Track orders across multiple vendors, ensuring products are shipped, delivered, and received on schedule
  • Coordinate time-sensitive deliveries with installers to maintain project timelines
  • Maintain accurate purchasing records within project management software
  • Communicate with warehouse teams regarding deliveries, damaged items, and inventory status
  • Verify project completion by confirming all products have been received prior to installation
  • Resolve delayed, missing, or damaged orders while coordinating replacements or reorders
  • Coordinate between clients, designers, and internal team members
  • Maintain project documentation and organize project files
  • Send onboarding materials and project checklists to new clients
  • Keep project management systems updated with current task status and deadlines
  • Conduct routine project audits
  • Prepare client presentation materials and distribute presentation packages
  • Document meeting notes, key decisions, and next steps
  • Send project handoff communications and reminders regarding purchasing deadlines and milestones
  • Create short instructional videos for clients
  • Respond to client inquiries and escalate complex requests when necessary
  • Prepare installation guides using established templates
  • Coordinate replacement requests and manage out-of-stock product selections
  • Review client revision requests before escalating them to senior designers
  • Maintain digital product libraries and internal design resources
  • Update affiliate purchasing links and online product collections
  • Maintain internal documentation as processes evolve
  • Provide ongoing administrative support to designers and project teams

Requirements:

  • 1–3 years of experience as a Virtual Assistant, Project Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, or Operations Coordinator
  • Previous experience supporting an interior design firm, architecture practice, or creative agency is strongly preferred
  • Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Strong attention to detail, particularly with purchasing, documentation, and order tracking
  • Familiarity with purchasing workflows, trade vendors, purchase orders, lead times, and U.S. measurements
  • Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, growing business
  • Takes initiative and proactively identifies solutions without requiring constant direction
  • Enjoys working within structured processes while continuously improving them
  • Confident using project management software and documentation systems
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
  • Professional and polished when interacting with clients, vendors, and internal teams
  • Collaborative, dependable, and committed to delivering an exceptional client experience
  • Learns new systems quickly
  • Comfortable working in an evolving environment where processes continue to improve over time

Benefits:

  • Remote from LATAM
  • Full-time MST hours