Why Budget Blinds of North Austin
Meet your local, neighborhood experts.
Here's our team: ready to design the perfect look in new custom window coverings for you!
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Daniel McElroy
Owner
Daniel is the owner of Budget Blinds of Austin, Hill Country, and East Austin. He has been involved in small businesses his entire life and loves to think about interesting solutions to complicated problems. Daniel prides himself on going the extra mile for customers satisfaction. His passion in business is to provide exceptional customer service and solve his client’s problems every day. You can expect the same level of commitment from every one of his Budget Blinds teammates.
Daniel lives in Austin with his 5-year-old daughter and loves all things with a motor. He enjoys fast cars, fast planes, slow boats, and time with friends and family.
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Adriana Almand
Adriana is the glue that holds everything together. She is the Office Manager and is responsible for everything from sales to installation and your complete satisfaction! Adriana is an entrepreneur who owned a wholesale business and boutique for 15 years. Now she serves as our number one problem solver. When she isn’t working you can catch her with her two kids (three if you count her fur baby). Adriana loves spending time in the water, gardening and listening to music.
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Rebecca Tucker
Design Consultant
Rebecca is a Design Consultant. Her attention to detail and eye for design helps customers choose treatments that are both functional and beautiful. She specializes in shutters, blinds, shades, and motorization. In her free time, Rebecca enjoys hiking in the Texas Hill Country, spending time with her three children, and playing competitive board games.
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Joy Schranghamer
Design Consultant
Joy is a registered Interior Designer which allows her to select the perfect window treatments to suit your home. She specializes in blinds, shades, shutters, and motorization. In her free time Joy likes to travel, listen to true crime podcasts, and play Monster Jam with her son.
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Brooks Aubrey
Design Consultant
Brooks is a Design Consultant with a background in the theater world. She has a creative eye to really bring a room together and add those magical touches for all your windows. She specializes in shutters, blinds, shades, and motorization. She loves animals and has an adorable French bulldog named Bean. She has lived in multiple cities in Texas and loves the adventure of trying new things that each new city brings.
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Nicole Colandrea
Design Consultant
Nicole is a Design Consultant. She has a keen eye for design and enjoys working with color and fabrics to help clients beautify their spaces. Her goal is to educate clients and create an enjoyable sale and design process. She spends her free time creating plaster art, doing DIY projects, gardening, watching sports, and traveling. Nicole and her husband are dog lovers and have two spoiled rescue pups, Timmy and Hank.
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Chris Bernal
Design Consultant
Chris is a passionate Design Consultant specializing in window treatments, dedicated to guiding customers in transforming their spaces. Outside of work, he cherishes moments with his three charming cats and embarks on exciting adventures in the vibrant city of Austin
We're looking for people to join our team.
If you love the idea of becoming an expert and providing outstanding customer service, give us a shout.
Founded in 1992 with a family atmosphere, Budget Blinds is the #1 provider of custom window coverings in North America. Today, there are more than 1,300 Budget Blinds franchise territories serving 10,000 cities across North America, installing 50,000 window treatments per week! We offer custom solutions that consumers cannot get anywhere else, including blinds, shades, shutters, drapery and smart home solutions. Budget Blinds is part of the Home Franchise Concepts (HFC) family of brands along with Tailored Living®, Concrete Craft® and AdvantaClean®, Kitchen Tune-Up®, and Bath Tune-Up® making HFC one of the largest home services franchisors in North America.
A Sales Design Consultant with Budget Blinds involves showing people our beautiful window coverings and helping them select the best solutions for their homes. We believe the perfect in-home shopping experience starts with you! Our customers are never pressured, our consultative sales process gives you the tools and tips you need to succeed. When a customer orders window coverings through you, we also have top-notch installers to complete the process.
You will enjoy an above-average income and drive your own car with mileage reimbursement when working and will find that this career is fun and exciting. You’ll receive an initial hourly paid training and quickly move to a commission role. You will have flexible work hours and days. We have a proven training program, vendor support, and first-in-class systems to make the process easy and seamless. If this sounds like a dream career for you, please apply today!
Responsibilities
- Complete 1 to 4 in-home consultations each day – daily flexible work hours
- Offer exceptional customer service and expert design advice
- Accurately measure windows and place orders for products
- Discuss your job details with installers when necessary
- Document all sales communications during design consultations
- Responds to emails, texts and phone calls promptly
- Follow up on all leads and pending sales to closure
- Participate in periodic sales meetings and training as needed
Qualifications
- 2 years of sales experience preferred
- Quick learner who is adaptable, self-reliant, resourceful and has problem solving skills
- Has reliable transportation, a valid driver's license, and proof of insurance
- Experience with window coverings including drapery is helpful
- Strong friendly and personable skills
- Strong basic math skills
- Some proficiency in MS Excel
- Must be able to climb stairs and lift up to 35lbs
- Measure overhead and while on a 6’ foot ladder
- Honest, Respectful, and Service-Oriented required
Benefits/Perks
- Extensive Paid Training
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Flexible Scheduling and Hours
- Full or Part Time
- Competitive Commissions
Potential Compensation: $60,000 - $120,000 possible in this role working full time
Please send your inquiries to: Darshna.vyas@budgetblinds.com