Design Sales Assistant Job at VIZMEG LANDSCAPING in Stow

As a Design Sales Assistant, you are responsible for designing and selling projects to our customers and seeing them all the way through to completion. There is nothing like watching your design from start to finish!

Why work for Vizmeg Landscape?

Founded in 1992, Vizmeg Landscape Inc. has been guided a strong mission, vision, and sense of values. Vizmeg started out a small, family-owned company with less than 10 employees. In 2024, we have grown to over 150 employees, offering a wide range of services to both residential and commercial customers. Our services include landscape design & build as well as complete ground maintenance, including snow and ice removal in the winter. Our employees share our passion and values, helping Vizmeg Landscape to be an industry leader in Northeast Ohio!

Here's what your responsibilities will be:
• The primary responsibility of the Design Assistant is to interface with sales and project managers and assist with any stage of a project willingly, quickly, efficiently, and accurately. We embrace a team effort to assist in reaching deadlines
• Creation of base plans; accurately locating existing elements such as residence, walls, walkways, driveways, trees, etc. Clearly define property lines, setbacks, utilities, etc.
• Assist in design development and sales/presentation drawings for residential and commercial properties
• Compile accurate information for project estimating; Assist sales and project managers with estimating
• Creation of detailed construction drawings; Hardscape Layout plan, Details plan, Planting Plan, and Lighting/Irrigation plan. Compilation of information to hand-off to Production for project construction.
• Be engaged, absorb how function and learn; bring new ideas to the table

What's in it for you?
• Work for a top-notch, industry leading company
• Excellent pay
• Medical and Dental insurance, vacation time, holiday pay, 401k with company match
• Year-round work
• Overtime available in peak seasons
• Training and development
• Advancement opportunity

Here is what our "Ideal candidate" looks like:
• Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture or similar required
• 1-3 years of experience preferred but will consider recent college graduates
• Proficiency in Vectorworks or AutoCAD with the ability to work quickly and efficiently
• Able to translate Comments, Redlines, and sketches into working drawings/documents
• Skillful with presentations utilizing Photoshop, SketchUp, Lumion, and hand rendering
• Tech-savvy; including expertise with Microsoft Office
• Skilled in managing a high volume of tasks and enjoy meeting deadlines
• Ability to produce accurate take-offs for related designs
• Skillful with construction drawings including construction detailing, dimensioned layouts and grading plans
• Excellent in both spoken and written communications

Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Health spending account
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Professional development assistance

Schedule
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:
• 1 year minimum in landscape design & construction
• 3+ years of sales experience

License/Certification:
• Driver's License (required)
• Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture/design or similar required

Work Location:
• In person, on location