Styling & Sales Associate
The Role
As a Styling & Sales Associate, you serve as both a sales professional and a styling guide within our retail space. This role is ideal for interior design students or creatives seeking hands-on experience working directly with clients in a design-driven environment. You will thoughtfully assist clients in styling their homes using NOHO HOME textiles and décor, offering tailored recommendations while supporting both individual purchases and larger-scale opportunities, including trade and contract inquiries. This is a design- and sales-focused role rooted in relationship-building, aesthetic discernment, and exceptional client experience.
What You’ll Do
- Guide clients through thoughtful home styling selections, from accent pieces to full-room layering
- Translate the NOHO HOME aesthetic into personalized recommendations
- Support trade clients and contract inquiries with professionalism and attention to detail
- Build and maintain a personal book of business, cultivating repeat and long-term clients
- Contribute to individual and store-wide sales goals
- Participate in merchandising and visual storytelling throughout the store
- Assist with in-store activations, launches, and brand events
- Support content capture aligned with our design aesthetic
- Maintain operational excellence in daily retail responsibilities
Minimum Requirements
- Punctual and dependable with a strong sense of personal responsibility
- Friendly, approachable, and confident in engaging clients
- Professional demeanor with excellent communication skills
- Willingness and genuine interest in expanding knowledge of Hawaiian culture and the cultural foundations of the NOHO HOME brand
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and select holidays
Expected Responsibilities
- Arrive prepared and on time for all scheduled shifts
- Maintain a welcoming, elevated, and service-driven retail environment
- Demonstrate care and accountability in handling transactions, inventory, and client interactions
- Actively contribute to sales goals while upholding brand integrity
- Continuously develop product knowledge and deepen cultural understanding to authentically represent the NOHO HOME story
- Support team initiatives, store activations, and daily operational needs with a positive, collaborative attitude
Who This Role Is Perfect For
- Interior design students seeking real-world client styling experience
- Individuals passionate about textiles, interiors, and spatial storytelling
- Sales-minded creatives who enjoy building relationships
- Strong communicators who can confidently guide purchasing decisions
- Detail-oriented and organized professionals
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative retail environment
- Retail, hospitality, or client-facing experience preferred.
Why Join NOHO HOME
This role offers the opportunity to:
- Develop client consultation and styling skills
- Gain exposure to trade and contract-level conversations
- Build confidence in presenting design concepts
- Strengthen sales and business development experience
- Grow within a culturally rooted, design-led brand