Studio Assistant

Full-time, hourly | 40 hrs/week | In-person | 6-month minimum, with strong potential to extend
Union Street, San Francisco, California

About ballonSTUDIO

ballonSTUDIO is a boutique interior design firm with nearly two decades of experience delivering high-end residential and commercial projects in the Bay Area. Our clients include private families, family offices, and owner's representatives managing significant real estate investments — which means the work is sophisticated, the standards are high, and the relationships are long. We work with a senior team of specialists and a carefully curated consultant network. We're in a growth phase, and we're building the team around us deliberately.

Position Overview

  • This is a Studio Assistant position. You'll be embedded in active projects from day one, working directly alongside our design team on everything from vendor coordination to presentation prep. We move fast, we care about craft, and we need someone who can hold both.

    If you're early in your career and looking for the kind of hands-on exposure that most firms reserve for senior staff, this is that opportunity.

Responsibilities

  • Run pickups and deliveries to the Design Center, vendors, job sites, and FedEx

  • Build and maintain organized project sample trays and the materials library

  • Support the team with drafting, drawings, renderings, and presentation boards

  • Coordinate with vendors and showroom reps

  • Assist with project scheduling, budgeting, and procurement tasks

  • Keep the studio running — office supplies, filing, general organization

  • Research and source building materials, furniture, and finishes

  • Take on off-site tasks and errands as projects demand

Qualifications

  • Current student or recent graduate in Interior Design or a related field

  • Proficiency in Google Suite; experience with AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit, Archicad, and/or Adobe Creative Suite

  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities

  • Strong communicator — with the team, with vendors, and on your own initiative

  • Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment

  • Access to a car for off-site errands (preferred)

  • Able to commit to full-time, in-person availability

What You'll Gain

  • Real project exposure across residential, hospitality, and complex multi-stakeholder engagements

  • Direct access to senior designers and a professional consultant network built over 20 years

  • A front-row seat to how a high-end boutique firm operates across complex, multi-stakeholder projects

  • Genuine potential to grow with the studio as we expand

To Apply

ballonSTUDIO is an equal opportunity employer. We're looking for the right person — tell us why that's you.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to careers@ballonSTUDIO.com