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Week 25 | 16 to 22 June 2025
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Misthios Projects - Interior Designer and a Personal Assistant - Cape Town

We’re Hiring: Junior to Mid-Level Interior Designer

Misthios Projects is a solutions-driven Project Management and Interior studio, transforming hospitality, commercial, and residential spaces with precision and style. We’re looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Junior to Mid-Level Interior Designer to join our project management and interior design studio in Cape Town — someone with a sharp eye for detail, strong technical skills, and a proactive, hands-on approach to both design and site coordination.

The ideal candidate will bring both creative flair and technical skill, working across concept design, documentation, and on-site coordination. This is a hands-on role within a collaborative team, ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic, solutions-driven environment.

You’ll be actively involved throughout the design and implementation process — from concept creation and technical documentation to site coordination and contractor management — helping to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to a high standard.
 
Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and refine interior design concepts
  • Produce detailed technical drawings, layouts, and joinery documentation
  • Work on material selection, finishes, and FF&E coordination
  • Collaborate with consultants, contractors, and suppliers to ensure design intent is achieved
  • Manage day-to-day site coordination, contractor supervision, and snag list follow-ups
  • Obtain, review, and compare supplier and contractor quotes, assisting with procurement processes
  • Attend regular site visits and meetings, monitoring project progress and resolving site issues
  • Assist in project handovers and post-installation reviews
Who You Are:
  • A creative and technical problem-solver with strong organisational skills
  • Proficient in Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Excel, and Word
  • Detail-oriented, able to manage multiple deliverables and site deadlines
  • Adaptable, proactive, and solutions-focused in a dynamic project environment
  • Confident liaising with suppliers, contractors, and clients on and off-site
  • Experience in hospitality, commercial, or residential design preferred
Why Join Us?
  • Work on diverse, exciting hospitality, commercial, and residential projects
  • Be part of a small, agile team where your input and initiative truly matter
  • Gain hands-on experience across design, procurement, site management, contractor coordination, and project execution
  • Join a collaborative, solutions-driven work culture

Kindly send your CV and portfolio to Venetia Komas
 
Submit
 
Venetia Kosmas - Interior Designer - venetia@misthiosprojects.co.za
 
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We're hiring: Personal Assistant to Entrepreneur & Project Manager

Misthios Projects is a solutions-driven project management and interior design studio, transforming hospitality, commercial, and residential spaces with precision and style. We’re looking for an emotionally intelligent, super-organised Personal Assistant to support our founder of a fast-paced project management and interior design studio across both business and life. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on bringing structure, clarity, and calm to a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate will bring calm, clarity, and structure to both business and personal priorities, confidently handling everything from admin and logistics to client liaison and project coordination. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for someone who thrives in a creative, entrepreneurial environment.

You will be a trusted right hand, managing day-to-day tasks, anticipating needs, and helping keep both personal and professional priorities running smoothly. From admin to logistics, diary management to project support, this is a hands-on role where your initiative and insight will make a real difference.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage calendar, inbox, bookings, reminders, and to-do lists
  • Coordinate errands, meetings, and occasional travel
  • Liaise with contractors, suppliers, clients, and consultants
  • Assist with invoicing, quoting, procurement follow-ups, and admin
  • Site coordination
  • Support business systems when needed
  • Act as a sounding board and gatekeeper with emotional intelligence and clear communication
Who You Are:
  • A fast learner who takes initiative and adapts quickly
  • Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and follow-through
  • Assertive yet tactful, confident holding boundaries while reading the room
  • Able to navigate interpersonal dynamics with calm and clarity
  • Tech-savvy, resourceful, and proactive in solving problems
  • Comfortable working independently, with a driver’s license and own transport
  • Based in Cape Town, with flexibility for in-person work when needed
Why Join Us?
  • Work closely with the founder across exciting interior and construction projects
  • Be part of a small, agile, and ambitious team
  • Gain exposure to both the creative and execution sides of running a business
  • Enjoy flexibility, variety, and meaningful work that evolves with the company
  • Join a collaborative, honest, and solutions-driven culture

Kindly send your CV to Venetia Komas
 
Submit
 
Venetia Kosmas - Personal Assistant - venetia@misthiosprojects.co.za
 
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By sending Misthios Projects your CV and motivation, you will be providing Misthios Projects with personal information for the purpose of investigating whether you could be considered for an interview. Kindly note that this advertisement does not constitute an employment offer, neither is placement guaranteed during this period of consideration. In addition, by sending Misthios Projects your CV and motivation, you authorise Misthios Projects to make enquiries and checks on the information you provided therein. You further indemnify Misthios Projects against any action consequential upon such enquiries and checks. Misthios Projects will compile a shortlist from all CVs and motivations received and will invite possible candidates it deems suitable, for an interview. Candidates who may not meet the specific criteria of the position will be advised accordingly.

 

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Established  in 1989 by members of the kitchen industry, the Kitchen Specialists Association is a non-profit company managed by regional committees in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape and overseen by a national committee. The Gauteng Institute for Architecture is one of the oldest architectural organizations in South Africa, founded in 1900 as the Transvaal Institute of Architects.  We are a voluntary association affiliated to the South African Institute of Architects and endorsed by the South African Council for the Architectural Profession.

Our Mission: To serve our members’ interests, promote a better built environment and a greater awareness of Architecture.
The IID is the only professional body representing the Interior Design industry in South Africa. Serving the needs of registered, practicing interior architecture, interior design and interior decorating professionals as well as education institutions and suppliers that provide services to the interior design industry.
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