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We are seeking a passionate and talented Sales Interior Design Assistant with an architectural background to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a luxury interiors company, contributing to high-end residential design projects while developing your skills and career. Key Responsibilities • Assist with interior design projects, including preparing, developing, and editing visuals, graphics, and design options. • Research ideas and products based on specifications from the manager. • Support the Showroom Manager with daily tasks and maintain a clean, organised showroom environment. • Provide exceptional customer service for a luxury interiors concept, ensuring every client feels welcomed and valued. • Manage the e-commerce website, including updating products and adding new inventory. • Prepare presentations, quotations, and send orders into production. • Leverage your architectural background to contribute to technical aspects of design, such as layout planning, elevations, and spatial design. Person Specification The ideal candidate will: • Possess a strong architectural background to complement interior design projects. • Be highly organised, able to work under pressure, and demonstrate diligence and attention to detail. • Have a keen eye for colour and design, with a creative and innovative approach. • Be a strong team player, committed to both team and individual goals. • Demonstrate proficiency in Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Enscape, and PDF Suite. • Have FF&E experience in the mid to high-end residential interior design sector. • Be passionate about design and eager to grow with the company, becoming a permanent member of the team. Requirements • A minimum of 3 years of experience in interior design and/or architecture, ideally in the mid to high-end residential sector. • Architectural experience, with excellent technical drawing and layout planning skills. • Ability to work collaboratively with a small family team and closely with the Creative Director. • Flexibility and enthusiasm to take on various tasks as needed. What We Offer • The chance to work on exciting and diverse design projects. • Opportunities for professional development, including visits to the main furniture fairs and our Italian manufacturer to experience the full production process. • A competitive daily rate, depending on experience, plus performance-based bonuses. Application Process If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your portfolio, including: 1. At least one sample of a technical drawing. 2. A visual representation. 3. A complete project. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the showroom and assigned a design task. This task will involve creating an initial layout, elevation, and scheme for a room. Job Details • Job Type: Full-Time (Monday to Saturday, with one day off during the week. Sunday OFF.) • Eligibility: Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. • Experience: Minimum 3 years in interior design and/or architecture (preferred). We are looking for someone who is passionate about design, architecture, and excited to grow with us. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

Operations Management: Oversee daily activities, manage inventory, and ensure smooth operations. Team Leadership: Recruit, train, and supervise staff while fostering a positive work environment. Customer Service: Ensure excellent customer experiences and handle complaints effectively. Financial Oversight: Monitor budgets, control costs, and handle payroll and transactions. Marketing: Develop promotions, update menus, and drive customer engagement. Compliance: Maintain hygiene, safety, and legal compliance standards. Reporting: Prepare reports on sales, performance, and collaborate with vendors and management. Innovation: Stay updated on trends and implement strategies for growth and improvement.

About the job Be you. At work. Here at Locke, we create spaces where you can be you – and we don’t just mean our design-led aparthotels. From front desk to back office, on-the-ground to behind-the-scenes, our team makes Locke what it is. Forget demographics: we’re building a community of the culturally curious. The forward-thinking. The ever-questioning. Locke is growing. With new openings across the UK and Europe coming up, we’re at an exciting time in our young life. Want to get stuck in? Roll up your sleeves and let’s go. The role. Are you a natural host? A people person with next-level organisational skills? Do you get a kick from creating a seamless, welcoming experience? We're looking for a part-time Night House Host to join our team at Turing Locke, Cambridge. Reporting to and supporting the Assistant General Manager, you’ll be a key member of the night reception team and the face of the Locke brand. It’ll be up to you to make our guests feel at home from the minute they arrive, until the minute they leave (if they can bring themselves to do that…). What it looks like; Creating tell-your-mates experiences for guests​ Being a friendly face and go-to person for guests, contractors and visitors​ Inspiring and informing guests on local attractions and goings-on​ Welcoming guests when you check them in and leaving a great impression when you check them out​ Managing reservations and queries online, by email, on the phone and in person with a can-do attitude​ Handling out-of-hours guest queries for other edyn properties​ Values you’ll share; Courage to question, evolve and be human Curiosity to seek out innovation, change and creativity Confidence to challenge convention and look for better ways to do and be Accountability and the desire to empower those around you Freedom to be yourself at work, just as much as at play Acceptance that perfection doesn’t exist and no one has a monopoly on good ideas Recognition of humanity in yourself and others to learn fast, evolve and grow In return we offer you a bonus scheme, holidays (including the option to buy more if you want them), wellbeing benefits (Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme), free nights in our properties, awesome recognition schemes, pension (the tax efficient way), company sick pay and further benefits tailored to your individual needs. When and Where? We believe in working flexibly – this includes flexibility in work location, working days (including weekends and bank holidays in operations) and working hours. This may be ad hoc or permanent flexibility. Ask your recruiting manager or see our careers page for more information. This is a part-time role where you will be working 20 hours per week. Beyond the gowns. Beyond the gates. Beyond the guidebook. On the cusp of the city, just north-west of the centre, is Turing Locke: a sleek, avant-garde style aparthotel in the brand-new, sustainable district of Eddington. About edyn Our vision is to create sanctuaries across European cities, which provide a sense of belonging to the free-thinking urbanite in all of us. Each of our brands – Locke, SACO and Cove – is firmly rooted in the local neighbourhood, offering vibrant experiences and connections which nourish and enliven the soul. To find out more about what it’s like to work at edyn, visit https://www.findingedyn.com/start-here-go-anywhere Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement edyn’s Purpose is to build brands designed around Soulful Hospitality -we create sanctuaries where free thinkers can nourish and enliven their souls. This is only possible if the growth of our company is centred around a deep respect for humanity. Everyone at edyn should feel free and safe to express their ideas, state their opinions and share their lived experiences in an environment of openness, tolerance, and curiosity. This principle sits at the heart of our approach to improving diversity and inclusion. We have established goals and supporting commitments which will help us ensure that everyone in edyn feels a sense of belonging, regardless of their background or identity. We are on a DEI journey that we have yet to complete, and we acknowledge our failures or weaknesses as we discover them. Our principle & goals are clear, and we travel together to seek to drive change, evolve ourselves and the edyn community. Department: Customer Service The company 🏨 Edyn is a life-style focused company with 3 brands (Locke, Cove & SACO) 👉 Under these 3 brands, we offer 30+ design-led ApartHotels & Serviced Apartments across 8+ countries in Europe (inc UK, DE, NL, FR, PT + more) At edyn, we combine the design and lifestyle sensibilities of boutique hotels with the freedom and flexibility of serviced apartments, developing distinctive brands and properties that offer vibrant experiences, firmly rooted in their locality. ------------------------------------- ✨ At Edyn we believe travel should be a rich journey of discovery, rewarding curiosity with knowledge and inspiration. We’re shaping a future-facing, hybrid approach to hospitality that enriches neighbourhoods while meeting the needs of today’s traveller Our distinctively designed Aparthotels and Serviced Apartments are firmly rooted in their local neighbourhoods across Europe, offering vibrant experiences and connections that nourish and enliven the soul. We call it ‘soulful hospitality’ 💚 We’re a rapidly expanding business with plenty more room to grow! You can check out our latest career opportunities at: belong.findingedyn.com Start here. Go anywhere. We don't do ordinary hotel experiences. We don't do ordinary careers either. We're creators of urban sanctuaries across Europe where free-thinkers belong. We call this soulful hospitality. That's why we look for people with soul. People who bring their whole selves to work. We reject the idea of a ‘work’ persona which is at odds with the way we really are. Conformity is the enemy of creativity, innovation and change. It’s the freedom to be ourselves that keeps us alive and engaged at work and play. But it takes courage to be an individual, to challenge convention and look for different, better ways to do and to be. It takes courage to accept accountability and to empower those around us. Join us and you'll find a place where you can be you and where you can belong.