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Comfort starts with our 10,000+ team members across the globe, who are transforming the power of comfort every day. Our employees have the power to change lives, in our homes, work and communities. We foster an inclusive environment while honoring a legacy built on family, where everyone can be themselves.
If you are ready to join an industry leading organization where our people are the most important asset, and innovation propels us into the future, you’re ready to take your seat at La-Z-Boy Incorporated.
WE BELIEVE IN THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF COMFORT!
Job Summary:
Training Pay: $20 per hour for 2-6 weeks (no commission)
Average Annual Earning Potential After Training: $70,000 - $100,000+ (inclusive of base, bonus, and commission)
Job Description:
✨ Design Beautiful Spaces. Live Modern. Earn Without Limits. ✨
Now Hiring: Interior Designer
Location: Amherst NY
Compensation: Base + Unlimited Commission
La-Z-Boy isn’t just comfort — it’s modern, elevated, and unmistakably stylish. We’ve redefined the way people experience furniture, and now we’re looking for a talented Interior Designer who can bring that same creativity and expertise to our clients’ homes.
This is your opportunity to combine your passion for design with a rewarding career — helping clients create beautiful, functional spaces while earning uncapped commissions.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Partnering with our Sales Associates and clients to understand their style, lifestyle, and vision for their home.
- Designing inspiring spaces using premium furniture, fabrics, and décor.
- Providing professional design consultations, including layout planning and product recommendations.
- Creating cohesive looks that bring comfort, style, and functionality together.
What You’ll Get:
- A sleek, modern showroom that feels more like a design studio than a retail store.
- Ongoing training in interior design trends, space planning, and client consultation.
- Exclusive employee discounts so your own space turns heads.
- A trusted brand — and a team that celebrates creativity and success.
Who You Are:
- Passionate about home furnishings, design trends, and creating beautiful spaces.
- Detail-oriented with a strong eye for color, texture, and layout.
- Confident working directly with clients to bring their design vision to life.
- Experience in design, home furnishings, or client-focused retail is a plus.
You don’t do average — and neither do we.
This is your chance to turn your passion for interior design into a rewarding, high-impact career.
Apply today. Design boldly. Inspire homes. Earn big.
BENEFITS:
- Health Insurance through Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Optum for Prescriptions In-Network
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- 401k with match
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance and AD&D
- Paid Bonding Leave
- Paid Training
- Health Savings Account - Contributions go in tax-free, grow tax-free and are withdrawn tax-free
- Tuition Reimbursement (may receive up to $5,250 per calendar year)
-
Employee Assistance Program (Free to all employees!)
- Counseling sessions
- Financial and legal resources
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (other duties as assigned):
Process:
- Promote the La-Z-Boy In-Home Design program to draft potential design solutions, present customized portfolio presentations tailored to the client’s requirements and preferences to achieve or surpass store and individual design sales goals.
- Achieve annual operating benchmarks, and personal objectives.
- Schedule and conduct in-home consultations to understand client's unique needs, preferences, and vision for their space.
People:
- Partner with Store and Sales Managers to provide coaching, training, and support to sales teams to improve design culture, product knowledge, sales techniques, strategies, and overall in-home design performance.
- Collaborate with the team to ensure execution of operational excellence.
Brand Advocacy:
- Create design concepts and digital presentation with finish selections, furnishings, and decor.
- Translate the client’s lifestyle, taste, and budget into actionable design recommendations.
Operations:
- Ensure proper execution of all existing and new systems and administrative procedures.
- Support store management with weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings.
- Support store management with the execution of special projects and promotions.
- Adhere to legal and efficient accounting practices.
- Uphold brand visual standards in the store by ensuring cleanliness in employee and customer areas.
SCOPE & IMPACT:
This position holds significant influence over the store's financial health, team morale and development, operational efficiency, and the overall customer experience and reputation in the community. This position reports to the Store Manager of the assigned location with indirect influence of sales team.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Education: bachelor’s degree; or equivalent experience.
- Experience: 2-3 years in sales or interior design, with a residential emphasis.
- Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, computer-aided design programs, financial understanding, adept interpersonal communication, analytical abilities, goal orientation, team management, and customer service.
- Other: Ability to work the schedule and hours dictated by business needs, to include evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Valid Driver’s License
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
- Design Certification
- Advanced interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills, business acumen, entrepreneurial spirit & experience in building effective relationships.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to operate motor vehicle.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Nearly continuous use of repetitive hand motions, hearing and listening.
- Often required to sit, walk, bend and stoop
- Subject to inside environmental conditions
- Ability to pass background and drug screen.
OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the incumbent for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
At La-Z-Boy, we prioritize clear communication and reward outstanding talent! We invite you to explore the exciting opportunities available. To help you make an informed decision, we’re sharing key information about our pay practices.
What You Can Expect:
- Training Pay: $20 per hour for 2-6 weeks (no commission)
- Average Earning Potential After Training: $70,000 - $100,000+ (inclusive of base, commission and bonus)
- The company will not pay less than state/local minimum wage requirements
Post-Training Pay:
- Base Pay: $26,000 per year
- Commission & Bonus: Earn more with UNCAPPED commission on written sales – 3.5% on La-Z-Boy Design Sales and 2% on other sales, other than La-Z-Boy Design Sales. Monthly bonus opportunity of up to $2,000 based on your ability to meet specific individual sales goals
Individual pay is based on various factors, including geographic location, personal performance and relevant qualifications, experience, and skills. By providing our salary ranges and compensation range details, we aim to foster understanding and confidence in our pay practices. Should the base rate plus the commissions earned during a performance period not be at or greater than location minimum wage requirements for the period, the company will make a minimum wage adjustment for the employee to be compliant with minimum wage for the location.
Weekly Hours:
Benefits for Employees in the US:
Benefit offerings to employees and their families include: Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance, available 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%. Paid time off includes: 9-11 paid holidays each year, two weeks’ prorated vacation as a new hire and either personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time.
More information can be found via: https://learn.bswift.com/la-z-boy
If this role requires travel / driving in order to perform the key responsibilities outlined above, candidates must be able to meet the qualifications noted in the company’s Driver Management Program to be considered for the role.
At La-Z-Boy Incorporated, we're an equal opportunity employer. We understand that our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints add value to our ability to create and deliver the best possible service, quality products, and is of utmost importance as we work together to build comfort. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
We are committed to fostering an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to do their best work and bring great ideas to the table. If you are a qualified individual that may need a change or adjustment to the application/interviewing/hiring process as a result of your disability, you may request a reasonable accommodations by emailing our recruiting team at recruiting@la-z-boy.com or by calling 734-242-1444.
Comfort starts with our 10,000+ team members across the globe, who are transforming the power of comfort every day. Our employees have the power to change lives, in our homes, work and communities. We foster an inclusive environment while honoring a legacy built on family, where everyone can be themselves.
If you are ready to join an industry leading organization where our people are the most important asset, and innovation propels us into the future, you’re ready to take your seat at La-Z-Boy Incorporated.
WE BELIEVE IN THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF COMFORT!
Job Summary:
Training Pay: $20 per hour for 2-6 weeks (no commission)
Average Annual Earning Potential After Training: $70,000 - $100,000+ (inclusive of base, bonus, and commission)
Job Description:
✨ Design Beautiful Spaces. Live Modern. Earn Without Limits. ✨
Now Hiring: Interior Designer
Location: Amherst NY
Compensation: Base + Unlimited Commission
La-Z-Boy isn’t just comfort — it’s modern, elevated, and unmistakably stylish. We’ve redefined the way people experience furniture, and now we’re looking for a talented Interior Designer who can bring that same creativity and expertise to our clients’ homes.
This is your opportunity to combine your passion for design with a rewarding career — helping clients create beautiful, functional spaces while earning uncapped commissions.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Partnering with our Sales Associates and clients to understand their style, lifestyle, and vision for their home.
- Designing inspiring spaces using premium furniture, fabrics, and décor.
- Providing professional design consultations, including layout planning and product recommendations.
- Creating cohesive looks that bring comfort, style, and functionality together.
What You’ll Get:
- A sleek, modern showroom that feels more like a design studio than a retail store.
- Ongoing training in interior design trends, space planning, and client consultation.
- Exclusive employee discounts so your own space turns heads.
- A trusted brand — and a team that celebrates creativity and success.
Who You Are:
- Passionate about home furnishings, design trends, and creating beautiful spaces.
- Detail-oriented with a strong eye for color, texture, and layout.
- Confident working directly with clients to bring their design vision to life.
- Experience in design, home furnishings, or client-focused retail is a plus.
You don’t do average — and neither do we.
This is your chance to turn your passion for interior design into a rewarding, high-impact career.
Apply today. Design boldly. Inspire homes. Earn big.
BENEFITS:
- Health Insurance through Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Optum for Prescriptions In-Network
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- 401k with match
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance and AD&D
- Paid Bonding Leave
- Paid Training
- Health Savings Account - Contributions go in tax-free, grow tax-free and are withdrawn tax-free
- Tuition Reimbursement (may receive up to $5,250 per calendar year)
-
Employee Assistance Program (Free to all employees!)
- Counseling sessions
- Financial and legal resources
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (other duties as assigned):
Process:
- Promote the La-Z-Boy In-Home Design program to draft potential design solutions, present customized portfolio presentations tailored to the client’s requirements and preferences to achieve or surpass store and individual design sales goals.
- Achieve annual operating benchmarks, and personal objectives.
- Schedule and conduct in-home consultations to understand client's unique needs, preferences, and vision for their space.
People:
- Partner with Store and Sales Managers to provide coaching, training, and support to sales teams to improve design culture, product knowledge, sales techniques, strategies, and overall in-home design performance.
- Collaborate with the team to ensure execution of operational excellence.
Brand Advocacy:
- Create design concepts and digital presentation with finish selections, furnishings, and decor.
- Translate the client’s lifestyle, taste, and budget into actionable design recommendations.
Operations:
- Ensure proper execution of all existing and new systems and administrative procedures.
- Support store management with weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings.
- Support store management with the execution of special projects and promotions.
- Adhere to legal and efficient accounting practices.
- Uphold brand visual standards in the store by ensuring cleanliness in employee and customer areas.
SCOPE & IMPACT:
This position holds significant influence over the store's financial health, team morale and development, operational efficiency, and the overall customer experience and reputation in the community. This position reports to the Store Manager of the assigned location with indirect influence of sales team.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Education: bachelor’s degree; or equivalent experience.
- Experience: 2-3 years in sales or interior design, with a residential emphasis.
- Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, computer-aided design programs, financial understanding, adept interpersonal communication, analytical abilities, goal orientation, team management, and customer service.
- Other: Ability to work the schedule and hours dictated by business needs, to include evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Valid Driver’s License
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
- Design Certification
- Advanced interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills, business acumen, entrepreneurial spirit & experience in building effective relationships.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to operate motor vehicle.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Nearly continuous use of repetitive hand motions, hearing and listening.
- Often required to sit, walk, bend and stoop
- Subject to inside environmental conditions
- Ability to pass background and drug screen.
OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the incumbent for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
At La-Z-Boy, we prioritize clear communication and reward outstanding talent! We invite you to explore the exciting opportunities available. To help you make an informed decision, we’re sharing key information about our pay practices.
What You Can Expect:
- Training Pay: $20 per hour for 2-6 weeks (no commission)
- Average Earning Potential After Training: $70,000 - $100,000+ (inclusive of base, commission and bonus)
- The company will not pay less than state/local minimum wage requirements
Post-Training Pay:
- Base Pay: $26,000 per year
- Commission & Bonus: Earn more with UNCAPPED commission on written sales – 3.5% on La-Z-Boy Design Sales and 2% on other sales, other than La-Z-Boy Design Sales. Monthly bonus opportunity of up to $2,000 based on your ability to meet specific individual sales goals
Individual pay is based on various factors, including geographic location, personal performance and relevant qualifications, experience, and skills. By providing our salary ranges and compensation range details, we aim to foster understanding and confidence in our pay practices. Should the base rate plus the commissions earned during a performance period not be at or greater than location minimum wage requirements for the period, the company will make a minimum wage adjustment for the employee to be compliant with minimum wage for the location.
Weekly Hours:
Benefits for Employees in the US:
Benefit offerings to employees and their families include: Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance, available 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%. Paid time off includes: 9-11 paid holidays each year, two weeks’ prorated vacation as a new hire and either personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time.
More information can be found via: https://learn.bswift.com/la-z-boy
If this role requires travel / driving in order to perform the key responsibilities outlined above, candidates must be able to meet the qualifications noted in the company’s Driver Management Program to be considered for the role.
At La-Z-Boy Incorporated, we're an equal opportunity employer. We understand that our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints add value to our ability to create and deliver the best possible service, quality products, and is of utmost importance as we work together to build comfort. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
We are committed to fostering an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to do their best work and bring great ideas to the table. If you are a qualified individual that may need a change or adjustment to the application/interviewing/hiring process as a result of your disability, you may request a reasonable accommodations by emailing our recruiting team at recruiting@la-z-boy.com or by calling 734-242-1444.
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Who's Hiring
- RH43
- Gensler17
- La-Z-Boy16
- EskewDumezRipple12
- CannonDesign9
Top Industries Hiring
- Construction & Real Estate33
- Retail22
- Consulting & Professional Services9
- Technology & Software4
- Fintech3
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in associate interior designer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in interior design or architecture from an accredited program
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and at least one BIM tool such as Revit
- One to three years of relevant design or internship experience
- Working knowledge of FF&E specification and procurement processes
- Familiarity with building codes, ADA standards, and LEED principles
- NCIDQ candidate status or willingness to pursue licensure preferred
Tips for Your Associate Interior Designer Job Search
Tailor your portfolio to the firm type
Residential firms want to see material boards and furniture layouts, while commercial and corporate clients expect space planning drawings and code-compliant documentation. Match your portfolio's featured projects to the firm type you're targeting before you apply.
List software proficiencies clearly upfront
Hiring managers for associate interior designer roles scan for AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, and Adobe Creative Suite immediately. Put your software skills in a dedicated line near the top of your resume so they don't get buried under job descriptions.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists associate interior designer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight specification and procurement work
Many candidates show renders but skip FF&E sourcing, vendor communication, and purchase order coordination. If you've touched that workflow, say so explicitly on your resume because associate-level postings frequently list it as a required, not preferred, skill.
Prepare a design process walkthrough for interviews
Interviewers at design firms often ask you to walk through one project from concept to installation. Practice explaining your decision-making at each stage, including client feedback rounds and any changes you made to the original scheme, in under five minutes.
Negotiate title and project ownership, not just pay
At the associate level, the projects you're named on matter as much as your compensation. When you receive an offer, ask which project types you'll be leading versus supporting so you can assess your growth trajectory before accepting.
Associate Interior Designer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most associate interior designers?
RH, Gensler, and La-Z-Boy are hiring the most associate interior designers right now, with openings concentrated in California, Florida, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hospitality, commercial real estate, and corporate workplace design teams tend to post the highest volumes consistently.
How many associate interior designer jobs are remote?
About 34% of associate interior designer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though fully remote roles are less common than in many other design disciplines. Sub-specializations like FF&E sourcing, design documentation, and mood board development are the most likely to allow remote or hybrid arrangements, while hands-on site coordination roles typically require in-person presence.
How do you become an associate interior designer?
Start by earning a bachelor's degree in interior design or architecture from a Council for Interior Design Accreditation program, since most employers require an accredited degree for associate-level roles. Build your AutoCAD and Revit proficiency during school through coursework and internships, then document real project work in a portfolio. Registering as an NCIDQ candidate after graduation signals to employers that you're on the path to full licensure.
How do you get hired as an associate interior designer with little experience?
Focus your portfolio on the quality and range of your process rather than the number of completed projects, since most hiring managers understand that early-career candidates have limited built work. Studio internships, school competition projects, and even personal renovation projects all count if you document the design thinking behind them. Applying to firms that specialize in one sector, such as multifamily residential or workplace interiors, gives you a clearer pitch and faster skill development than targeting generalist studios.
What does the associate interior designer interview process look like?
Most firms start with a phone screen to confirm your software skills, availability, and general fit, followed by a portfolio review with a senior designer or principal. You'll typically be asked to walk through one or two projects in depth, explaining your role, the design decisions you made, and how you handled client or contractor feedback. Some firms add a short take-home exercise involving a space plan or material selection before the final offer conversation.
Where can I find and apply to associate interior designer jobs?
You can find and apply to associate interior designer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your specialization and experience level, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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