Careers

Current Vacancies:

Office Administrator

Hours: Full time

Location: Office based, West London
Contract: Permanent

About Us:
Summerill & Bishop is a dynamic and growing company in the homeware sector, specialising in table linen and homeware decor. We are looking for an organised and proactive administrator to support our team with day-to-day operations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to work in a fast-paced and creative industry.

Key Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative support across various departments, including buying, wholesale, finance, and logistics.
- Manage data entry and maintain accurate records in internal systems.
- Assist with order processing, invoicing, and stock management.
- Coordinate communication with suppliers, customers, and internal teams.
- Help organise meetings, take notes, and follow up on action points.
- Support the preparation of reports and presentations.
- Assist in general office tasks such as filing, email management, and scheduling.

Requirements:
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and ability to learn new systems. A plus if familiar with BrightPearl (Sage).
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to multitask and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive and problem-solving mindset.
- Prior administrative experience is a plus but not essential, enthusiasm and willingness to learn are key!

What We Offer:
- A supportive and friendly team environment.
- Employee discounts on our homeware products.

If you are an organised and motivated individual looking to start your career in the homeware sector, we’d love to hear from you!

How to Apply:
Please send your CV to Louisa Alan: Louisa@summerillandbishop.com

Digital Marketing Intern

We have a wonderful opportunity to take a seat at the S&B team table!

The opening is for a West London office-based paid internship for an aspiring Digital Marketeer, to join our growing luxury, creatively driven homewares business.⁠

⁠We want to hear from you if you're interested in a Digital Marketing career or if you simply want to explore a placement within luxury e-commerce.⁠

⁠If you are the shining star we are looking for, we want to work around you. So, whether you're looking for a short internship, or a year long placement to get experience, boost your CV or get your foot in the door, get in touch and tell us your availability and why you think you'd love to join the team.⁠

The Role:

You will be reporting to the Digital Manager contributing to growth and getting a 360 experience of a luxury business that is online as well as bricks and mortar.

The suitable candidate will be someone who enjoys being both creative and analytical, learns digital tasks quickly and can work independently as well as part of a team, doesn’t mind getting stuck in with mundane or repetitive tasks.

This role will give you insight and new skills in several aspects of Digital Marketing with a particular focus on Product & Collection Page Building, Website Content Management & Social Media Scheduling. While the primary focus is on digital content creation and e-commerce support, if there’s a specific area that interests you or that you would like to develop, let us know so we can nurture this as part of your placement.

The successful candidate must be:

Digitally minded and highly proficient using a computer and the internet.
Intuitive.
Keen to learn new skills.
Excited by e-commerce – creative problem solving, visual merchandising, or content management.
Organised, methodical and detail driven.
A good communicator and writer with great vocabulary and grammar skills.
Able to complete tasks and responsibilities independently with limited or no supervision.
Able to multi-task and prioritise.
A great team player with an ambitious and positive attitude.
Interested in working in the interiors/homeware sector.
Available to work part or full time in our office based in West London.
Is available to commit to an Internship for at least 3 months, up to a year starting in March or April.

Advantageous:

Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop.
A broad understanding of current technology trends.
Knowledge of Excel, GA4, Shopify, Mailchimp, Social platforms and scheduling tools.
Digital Marketing, E-commerce or Analytical experience or education.

To Apply:

Please send your CV and a cover letter to marketing@summerillandbishop.com explaining why you’d love to join the S&B team and what you can bring to the table, as well as your weekly availability and the period of time you would like your paid placement to last for.

All we ask is that you're free to work a minimum of 2 days a week in West London from March or April for a minimum of 3 months. ⁠

We can’t wait to meet you!

Homeware Designer

We consider our tablecloths to be pieces of art, and we are recruiting for a talented and visionary in-house designer to join as at the heart of our team. This is a full-time, office-based vacancy for an experienced Designer to join our growing luxury, creatively driven homewares business. It is an exciting opportunity for someone with an Art/Design/Architecture passion to come and have a major influence on the future direction of our brand.

The position will be working directly into the CEO/Creative Director and the Operations Director.

Summerill and Bishop isn’t your usual homewares brand. Founded 30 years ago by two great friends with a truly effortless and unique sense of style, Summerill and Bishop sells the most beautiful table linen, tableware and unique accessories.

We are passionate about what we create, as we believe that the table is the heart of the home, the place where families share the day-to-day, where big decisions and announcements are made, where those most important to you gather for meals and celebrations. So, our mission is to create incredible products that keep people talking and at the table longer.

If you would like a role where you would be a part of this passionate ‘family’, where you can grow as we grow, bring ideas and see them happen, be creative and make your mark - then this is the perfect opportunity for you. The ideal candidate would have experience in designing homewares, dinnerware and textiles, plus a passion for getting people around the table. They must be up to date in lifestyle/fashion trends and want to create beautiful and meaningful items.

They must be a team player, kind, hard-working, organised but flexible, willing to go the extra mile and have an exceptionally well organised desktop.

We are a small team so need someone who loves being hands on, thrives on variety/multi-tasking and has a positive can-do attitude – plus great time management and a sense of humour.

Skills required include:

- Excellent print design skills. Proficiency in Adobe Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator andIndesign; Keynote, 2D and 3D applications would be an advantage but not necessary;

- A strong eye for colour and detail;

- Relevant textile print & product design experience;

- Strong project management skills and proven experience managing sampling and production processes;

- Strong presentation skills, from design of slides (indesign, keynote) to confidence in presenting your ideas and thinking to our directors and the wider team;

- Packaging design skills;

- Understanding of and an interest in the luxury homeware & tableware market ;

- A love of our brand and an understanding of our aesthetic;

- Standard office skills, outlook, excel, share point and server usage.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Product Design:

- Working closely with the creative director on the design of our linen collections and additional tableware products, creating a coherent range for each season;

- Driving new creative ideas and directions. You will be responsible for bringing original ideas, identifying gaps and opportunities in the brand’s range and proposing relevant designs;

- Briefing and liaising with illustrators and painters on artwork commission deliverables;

- Collaborating and building relationships with creative partners to create new products/ designs;

- Working closely with our buying team on product development, assisting them on sampling process and production by providing accurate mock up, technical drawings and colour references.

- Managing design deliverables, supplying all necessary artworks and technical files for production. Liaising with suppliers on sampling, production process and any technical requirements; to cover all brand products, including linens, glassware, metalwork, stationary and much more.

- Quality control, ensuring all new products received are correct to the original design, and of acceptable quality;

- Keeping organised records and archives of samples and file references for each product created;

- Ensuring all new products adhere S & B brand guidelines;

- Producing presentations for new designs. Creating mood boards and a vison summary for each collection, from creative storytelling to design, to inspiration and styling.

Brand Guardianship:

- Ensuring all products and communication leaving Summerill & Bishop are true to our brand.

- Working with the rest of the design team overseeing our brand identity guidelines.

Visual Merchandising:

- Creative direction of all in-store visual merchandising and updating guidelines to be used in store.

- Creating new seasonal and product launch focused window schemes and actioning them within agreed budgets.

- Designing new spaces and revisions to existing shops – creating visuals to be approved by senior management and technical drawings where necessary.

Visual Communications:

- Assisting with visual aspects of all communications such as newsletter, social media, advertising etc.

- Design of packaging requirements.

- Designing corporate communications, such as business cards, promotional material, store signage & general brand literature.

- Creating presentations for clients, retailers and internal purposes.