Our ideal candidate is very creative with excellent design and color sense, good sense of US customer base for home textiles and is eager to learn. We seek a candidate who is self-motivated, can take an idea and run with it, quick-thinking, detail oriented, and is a team player.
This is a full-time position reporting directly to Design Director. This is an exempt position that includes a competitive salary, excellent benefits and is eligible for our bonus plan. This position is based in the NYC area with access to the New York showroom for meetings as required. Daily work location is flexible with work from home.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Focus on bedding design, with potential to work on other product categories based on demand. Categories include bath, beach, kitchen, shower, window, and table top as needed.
- Design a full range of prints, fabric manipulated textures, and wovens, across all types of looks and price points.
- Work with Product Development teams and mills to source fabric and design from concept to end product. Work on innovations and new concepts.
- Ensure product line is sensitive to all price points as established in merchandising discussions, always keeping end customer in mind.
- Do specs, communicate with all factories, approve strike-offs, lab dips, etc.
- Prepare trend boards, presentation boards, including bedmaps, work with mills to manage 3D Mapping and 3D Sampling.
- Create impactful presentations for customers, and assist in showroom setup
- Strong presentation skills and ability to be forward-facing with the customer in support of sales team.
- Comp shop and inspirations shop – be able to identify what is in the market, identify white space and develop new ideas.
- Some travel may be required, both domestically and internationally.
- Other duties as assigned by manager.
Requirements:
- At least 5 years of design experience; Home Textile Design.
- Degree in Design or Textile Surface Design preferred.
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint and Excel.
- Fluent in designing for Textiles: scanning, cleaning, repeats, color work, etc
- Experience working with retailers - Ex. Target, WM, Off price market.
- Good knowledge of technical side of textiles in order to design into the product and follow up with execution at the mill. Ability to talk to weaves, construction, etc.
- Strong ability to tap in the mindset of US customer and design for this market.
- Strong presentation skills for customer meetings in preparing presentations for sales team.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written. Must be able to work with overseas mills to give feedback and direction, communicate w/ sales team across the US, present to and work with the customers.
- Able to work well under pressure and manage tight deadlines. Ability to work resourcefully and speedily when needed.
- Must be self-motivated and able to independently take charge of a project, but also work very well on a team and in a collaborative environment.
- Must be proactive, able to multi-task, detail-oriented, possess strong organizational skills and be dedicated and hardworking.
- Reliable to get work done work done without a manager overseeing (they will be a resource as needed).