Join our team as an Interior Designer at Zagreb Store, IKEA Croatia

Why is working in IKEA so much more than a job?

We're a company that cares about the lives of our co-workers. It's important for us that you feel respected, acknowledged, and included. No matter what position we hold at IKEA, you'll have a variety of benefits. Here are just some of them:

We understand the importance of work-life balance and our Monday to Friday working week ensures that you have time to recharge and pursue your passions outside of work.
We will support you financially with transportation and additionally organize an IKEA bus which is adjusted to our most common working shifts.
You can use our co-worker's restaurant with affordable meal prices, and you have unlimited access to free refreshments (coffee, juices, fruit).
Is there an additional room you would like to refurbish? As an IKEA co-worker, you have discounts on all our products.
Your health and well-being are our top priorities, so we provide you with additional and supplementary health and life insurance.
There are many opportunities to grow and develop, and if you want to change your career or position, you don't need to change company to change job – there are many opportunities to change position, career, or even country.

Why we will love you:

Formal education in interior design, architecture or similar and at least 1 year of relevant experience (projects, student work or internship also acceptable), with portfolio.
You have a passion for home furnishing, retail, design and how people live at home, and you love teaching others about it (leading workshops, creating social media content, etc.).
Good communication skills in Croatian and English, computer proficient with knowledge and experience of using relevant software (e.g., Revit/AutoCAD), practical hands-on approach to work (using power tools, climbing ladder, painting walls etc.)
Ability to work in a simple and cost-efficient way with focus on continuous feedback-based improvement.
Ability to handle multiple and changing priorities and deadlines/work in a fast retail environment.
You take responsibility for your actions; you are enthusiastic about assignments and working with others in a team.

Your day-to-day responsibilities:

About the job:

To create relevant, functional, aesthetic and commercial home furnishing solutions that contribute to positioning the IKEA Brand in the local market as the leader in life at home.

About the assignments:

Plan, organize, physically implement and maintain your assigned area in the IKEA Zagreb Store or in other IKEA locations in Croatia (Pick up points and Plan and Order Point in Split and Rijeka) in cooperation with your Commercial partners (Sales, Food, Local Marketing and Logistics).
Create new and inspiring interior design solutions with different IKEA styles that appeal to many individual tastes, needs and budgets (having local relevance, commerciality, and stock availability in mind), that motivate people to visit the IKEA store frequently.
Respect routines and responsibilities and work together with other partnering functions to act quickly to exploit commercial and other opportunities.
Understand the impact of your actions on the financial results, and contribute to achieving departmental goals with initiatives that will grow the business and support long-term profitability (rebuilds, creating social media content, leading workshops, supporting Interior design service, etc.)
Secure high quality, simplicity, efficiency, and cost consciousness in everyday work. Keep visitors in mind when working on the shop floor, ensure disruption is minimized and always stay aware of the importance of safety and the visual impact for visitors.

Additional information about the job

We offer a one-year contract type (with a six-month probation period and a possibility of prolongation to an indefinite contract type) and full-time (40 hours) position, based in Zagreb.

In this role, you will report to Store Interior Design Manager.

In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as: Interior Design Co-worker.

We kindly request that you submit your application (CV, Motivation Letter and Portfolio) here no later than November 2^nd, 2025. We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and look forward to reviewing your application.

Interior Designer (m/f)

IKEA Hrvatska

IKEA Hrvatska d.o.o. za trgovinu

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