Careers
Current Job Openings
House Manager & Nanny/Tutor
The House Manager & Nanny/Tutor is a personal support role based out of the family’s residence—not our design office. You’ll play a vital part in keeping daily life running smoothly: from tidying and organizing to coordinating schedules and supporting two school-aged children. Ideal candidates are highly organized, proactive, kind, and capable of juggling multiple responsibilities with ease.
Household-Related Responsibilities
- Daily home upkeep: laundry, dishes, trash, and light tidying of living areas
- Manage groceries, pantry/fridge stocking, household supply reordering, and returns
- Open and sort packages/mail, make occasional returns or dry cleaning drop-offs
- Maintain basic schedules for home services (pest control, HVAC, etc.)
- Errands such as gas fill-ups
- Coordinate appointments and deliveries
Kid-Related Responsibilities
- Pick kids up from school at 3:00pm and drive to after-school activities
- Support with homework, reading, lunches, and daily routines
- Encourage responsibility (making beds, putting away laundry, etc.)
- Plan occasional playdates, tutoring sessions, and seasonal activity schedules
- Monitor screen time and ensure daily learning time over school breaks
- Provide a calm, supportive presence—offering structure, care, and consistency
Qualifications
- Previous household or nanny experience preferred
- Valid driver’s license and vehicle required
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- A patient, proactive approach and excellent communication
- Comfortable with both structured systems and a dynamic family environment
Note: This role is focused on supporting the Thornton’s household & family and is NOT based at the Summer Thornton Design office or affiliated with design work. This role is likely full-time (approx 35-40 hours per week), but could be a Part-Time role for the right candidate with a minimum of 20 hours per week (& focus on Monday-Thursday afternoons/early evening).
SEND RESUME, PAY REQUIREMENT, & REFERENCES TO: CAREERS@SUMMERTHORNTONDESIGN.COM
Project Coordinator (Contract)
At Summer Thornton Design we have 2 primary teams that support our projects. A Design Team, who leads the creative concepts & technical drawings, and a Project Management Team who brings projects to fruition through administrative excellence, order placement and expediting with vendors, and the coordination of specialty tradespeople. As a Project Coordinator you’ll be an integral part of the Project Management Team, supporting the Director of Project Management & other Project Managers.
Client/Project Management Responsibilities
- Assist Project Managers with client-related tasks
- Assist with expediting (pulling reports, contacting vendors for order updates,
updating item notes in Studio Webware) - Review warehouse receiving reports and documenting appropriately in Studio
Webware - Reach out to vendors regarding items received damaged, providing possible
solutions to Project Managers - Assist with preparing/placing orders and updating details in Studio Webware
- Assist with installations and trade coordination
- Organization and filing of project paperwork
- Errands including picking up and/or returning product purchases, samples, etc.
- Receiving client packages at the office, checking for damage/accuracy,
Office Responsibilities
- Answer office phone, transfer to applicable party or receive detailed message/
contact info for return call - Errands including picking up and/or returning product purchases, samples, etc.
that are not project-related - Answer the doors and distribute packages to team
- Maintain a clean and tidy working environment, helping to keep the office
organized - Assist with past client non-billable requests
Note: This role is for a 4-6 month contract, with the potential for long-term hire.
SEND RESUME, PAY REQUIREMENT, & REFERENCES TO: CAREERS@SUMMERTHORNTONDESIGN.COM
Interior Design Assistant / Interior Architecture Assistant
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist Designers in overseeing large-scale, long-term design projects from concept through installation for high-end residential and boutique hospitality projects
- Assist in the drawing & development of comprehensive design plans & construction drawing sets including sourcing, floorplans, elevations, etc
- Collaborate with outside consultants and project partners including Architects, General Contractors, Craftsmen, & more
- Maintain strong relationships and communication with Designers, Senior Designers and outside vendors
- Prepare proposals for product & labor
- Prepare materials & organize presentations before client meetings
- Design custom furniture, cabinetry, textiles and more to achieve the design vision
- Create finish schedules and coordinate construction with architects/builders
- Contact vendors for pricing & samples
- Organize materials for client presentations
- Assist with project installations
- Assist with photo shoots
- Capture photos for social media and internal documentation
- Office tidying & organization as well as resource library maintenance/organization
- Pick-up and return unused product & samples as required
- May require up to 20% travel out-of-state
- Seamlessly transition orders and contractor-management to Project Management group at firm
Key Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum 3 years (ideally 4-6 years) professional experience. Priority is typically given to those in a related field – interior design, architecture, product/furniture design, textile design, hospitality design, etc – though career changers may apply.
- Bachelors degree (or Masters)
- Strong 2D AUTOCAD & Photoshop experience preferred (or willingness to learn). Rendering, hand-sketching, and 3D skills a plus but not required.
- Ability to problem-solve, try new things, and seek solutions with limited supervisor direction
- Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to manage multiple projects with varying timelines and deliverables at once
- Teamwork & collaboration-minded
- Proactive self-starter – shows both initiative and detailed follow-through/completion
- Strong attention to detail & strong organizational skills
- Studio Webware experience a plus
- Must be talented, hard working, & nice
- Positive and fun, team player, utmost integrity, honesty, & no-drama/ego attitude a necessity
This is a Full-Time, in-office position in our Lincoln Park/Chicago office. Relocation assistance is possible for the right candidate.
SEND RESUME, PORTFOLIO & REFERENCES TO: CAREERS@SUMMERTHORNTONDESIGN.COM