Maternity Cover - Senior Interior Designer

Job Description: Maternity Cover Senior Interior Designer 

Reports to: Head of Design

August is a full-service real estate development and lifestyle company based in London, specialising in luxury holiday home collections across Europe. We carefully curate and manage beautifully designed homes in prime destinations, combining real estate, hospitality, and design to offer our members a seamless second-home experience.

As part of our continued growth, we are working closely with our sister company, RIOLONDON—an internationally acclaimed interior architecture and design studio founded in 2014. Both businesses sit under the August Group and operate collaboratively, sharing expertise and working closely across projects, while maintaining their distinct specialisms.

RIOLONDON delivers end-to-end design, procurement, and installation services for industry-leading clients globally. Alongside its work with August, the studio also partners on a range of external projects, spanning large-scale operational real estate schemes and high-profile luxury developments.

We are currently hiring a Senior Interior Designer who will be employed by RIOLONDON, while working closely across both RIOLONDON and August projects and teams.

We’re looking for a talented and experienced Senior Interior Designer to join our dynamic team on a 9 month maternity cover. 

In this role, you’ll lead the design and delivery of high-end residential projects for our sister company, August in the South of France, French Alps, Paris and Cannes,  as well as a range of commercial and hospitality schemes. You’ll oversee the full project lifecycle — concept development, FFE selection, full drawing packs, specifications on site coordination, and installation for a number of renovation and design projects. You will also take responsibility for managing a small design team on select high-value projects to ensure exceptional creative and operational outcomes.

Creative & Design Leadership

• Create functional and aesthetically beautiful August holiday homes from concept to installation. 
• Lead and deliver design presentations, pitches, workshops, and internal creative meetings.
• Produce innovative, inspirational, and commercially viable designs — on time, on budget, and aligned with client expectations and internal targets.
• Create complete design packages, from concept through to construction documentation (technical drawings and documentation in AutoCAD: floor plans, elevations, electrical layouts, etc.).
• Research, specify, and source materials, finishes, and equipment — with a focus on durability, lead times, and budget.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships across European and regional markets.
• Develop styling and antique sourcing strategies within local markets  to give homes a regional soul.

Project Coordination and Operational Project Management

• Coordinate onsite design execution in collaboration with regional project managers.
• Manage the installation process by working with a local logistics team, handyman and electricians to unpack and install the full FFE package. 
• Ensure every home meets brand standards while establishing productive feedback loops to capture key learnings and drive continual process improvement.
• Source and style local pieces as part of the final design execution.
• Support the Hospitality team with maintenance and minor works once the home goes live.

Brand & Commercial Strategy

• Evolving the "August" look and ensuring every home meets the brand experience.
• Balancing the need for "one-of-a-kind" designs with the commercial requirement to standardise certain elements for growth.

Essential Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in architecture, interior design or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in interior design.
• Fluent in French at a professional level, Spanish or Italian would be an advantage.
• Perfect command of spoken and written English.
• UK driver’s licence.
• Proven ability to lead and deliver interior design projects from concept to completion.
• Experience in multiple phases of development from design/planning to construction project management/administration including managing project budgets. 
• Comprehensive knowledge of design principles and strong architectural detailing, 
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD and good knowledge of Google Workspace.
• On site experience working with contractors and trades + great understanding of build standards.
• Excellent spatial, technical and operational understanding and being able to translate this into reality.
• Passionate about delivering a seamless experience in the homes through design, brand image, furniture and interior styling.
• Ability to independently plan and complete projects with minimal supervision.
• Skilled in managing and developing both in-house and freelance design teams.

Desirable skills:

• Strong organisational and communication skills; ability to manage multiple projects at pace.
• Highly creative with exceptional attention to detail.
• Proactive, positive, and adaptable with an owner’s mindset.
• Comfortable working with and representing the company to  senior leadership, stakeholders, and VIP clients.
• Stakeholder management capabilities.
• Process driven - ability to deliver immediate results, whilst looking to develop systems for future growth.
• Excellent problem solving and resourcefulness skills
• Excellent relationship management skills. 
• Multi-tasking skills.
• A flexible and can-do attitude.

We care deeply about our culture and have developed it across 3 key pillars:

Autonomy

We believe in hiring great people, then giving them the space and flexibility to work in the way that’s best for them. We will align on goals, and then expect you to decide how you want to pursue those goals.

Collaboration

As a fast-growing small business we all work together across multiple workstreams. We have a flat structure and encourage frank discussion, honesty and openness.

Trust and Transparency

Open communication – bad or good

Being an expert in the field = trust

Manage expectations – under promise, over deliver

Growth mindset

August Group Values:

Be resourceful

We take personal ownership in problem-solving and believe it is our responsibility to establish our place on the team and to contribute to the company's success. With a resourceful mindset, we’re driven to find a way. We strive to always find a way, always.

A sense of urgency

Our industry is fast-paced, we aim to act promptly and with the intention to make things happen efficiently and effectively to stay ahead of the competition.

An ownership mindset

We are accountable for ourselves, our colleagues, our clients and our company. We take pride in what we do. Taking the initiative to bring about positive results. We empower each other to take ownership of our actions.

Pragmatism

We prioritise and evaluate based on impact and tangible results.

Communication

We believe in transparent and open communication and sharing with each other. Effective communication is an integral part of our company’s success. We like to keep our colleagues informed and share our progress as well as our struggles regularly. We feel this is the best way to avoid information silos, be consistent, collaborate and streamline processes.

• Hours: Full time
• Salary: £46,000 - £50,000
• Location: Hybrid – 2–3 days in our London Office
• Benefits:

-Free monthly events

-Quarterly team building

• Job Start: June 2026
• Travel: UK & Europe travel will be required, so flexibility is a must