Description
"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.
A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."
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Location: Sydney (Tempe)
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Employment type: Full Time Permanent co-worker
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Department: Interior Design & Visual Merchandising
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Deadline: 2026-08-31
At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.
We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.
Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:
- 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
- 15% Co-worker discount
- Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
- Co-worker uniform provided
- Free Co-worker parking
- Bonus programme (where eligible)
- Benefits Membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers)
- Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)
Additional Information:
- This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight
- This role is located on-site at IKEA Tempe
- You have the availability to work 7:30am to 3:30pm, with occasional weekend and public holiday shifts as required by business needs.
- As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates.
- If you are successful for this role, you will be required to obtain a National Police Check.
As an Interior Design Co-worker, you'll be part of our Communication & Interior Design team, bringing the IKEA vision to life through inspiring, functional and commercially relevant store environments. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Creating inspiring room settings that showcase functional, stylish and affordable home furnishing solutions.
- Using customer insights, local trends and market knowledge to design relevant solutions that meet the needs of local customers and lifestyles.
- Planning, building and maintaining store displays that are visually appealing, high quality and aligned with IKEA visual merchandising standards.
- Styling and constructing room sets, displays and vignettes that are both inspirational and commercially effective.
- Collaborating with Sales and cross-functional teams to deliver seamless customer experiences and support commercial priorities.
- Contributing to store projects, seasonal implementations, range changes and layout improvements.
- Ensuring all displays and installations maintain high standards of safety, quality and efficiency.
- Staying up to date with home furnishing trends, interior design developments and retail best practices.
Key Requirements
Who you are
- A qualification in Interior Design, Architecture or a related field.
- Strong visual competence and a keen eye for aesthetics, detail and presentation.
- The ability to generate, visualise and present creative ideas using digital tools or other appropriate mediums.
- Experience using design software and digital tools such as Revit, SketchUp and Microsoft applications.
- Confidence communicating and presenting ideas to a variety of stakeholders and working collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced retail environment.
- A practical, hands-on approach and willingness to actively build, install and maintain displays on the shop floor.
- Confidence using ladders, assembling furniture and safely operating basic power tools when required.
- A positive attitude, willingness to learn and ability to contribute new ideas and perspectives.
- Previous experience in home furnishing, retail or a similar environment will be highly regarded.
This role offers excellent development opportunities and would suit an individual with strong leadership potential who is interested in building a long-term career within IKEA.
Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.
What we all have in common
- Living our values
- Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
- A passion for home furnishing
- Performing & delivering while learning & developing
- Having fun!
How to Apply
Click HERE to apply
Video Interview: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a brief pre-recorded video interview.
Practical Design Assessment: Candidates will be asked to prepare and present an assessment task as part of the interview process to demonstrate their design thinking and visual communication skills.