Designer, Commercial Printed Carpet

About the role

The Designer, Commercial Printed Carpet supports the development of innovative carpet designs for workplace, education, and healthcare environments. This early-career opportunity is ideal for a designer with a strong foundation in surface pattern, color, composition, and visual storytelling who is interested in applying those skills within a commercial product and manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation of commercial printed carpet designs from initial research and concept development through pattern refinement and production preparation.
• Develop original two-dimensional patterns using strong principles of composition, color, scale, texture, and repetition.
• Create seamless repeats, modular patterns, and coordinated design variations for use across commercial flooring collections.
• Contribute to the development of cohesive collections with consistent design intent, pattern relationships, and color stories.
• Research emerging trends in interiors, textiles, architecture, art, culture, color, and materials.
• Translate research and inspiration into mood boards, sketches, digital artwork, color studies, and product concepts.
• Prepare and refine digital design files based on creative direction and production requirements.
• Collaborate with Product Development and Manufacturing to learn how design concepts are translated into manufacturable flooring products.
• Participate in sampling reviews and support pattern, scale, and color adjustments.
• Absorb customer-specific design requests, presentations, and visualization needs.
• Collaborate with Marketing to support collection storytelling, naming, imagery, and product-launch materials.
• Organize design files, samples, color references, project documentation, and other creative assets.
• Manage assigned projects and design deliverables while meeting established timelines.
• Participate actively in design critiques, team discussions, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Remain open to feedback and demonstrate a willingness to learn new processes, technologies, and manufacturing capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in textile design, fibers, surface design, illustration, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, or a related creative field.
• Recent graduates and candidates with up to three years of relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
• A portfolio demonstrating strength in pattern, color, composition, illustration, textile design, surface design, or related creative work.
• Understanding of basic pattern-development principles, including repeat, scale, rhythm, balance, and color relationships.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
• Ability to translate research, inspiration, and creative concepts into original visual designs.
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to organize multiple files, assignments, and deadlines.
• Effective written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• A collaborative mindset and ability to receive, interpret, and apply creative feedback.
• An interest in commercial interiors, textile products, flooring, materials, or manufacturing.
• Ability to work within the hybrid schedule and regularly collaborate on-site in Spartanburg, South Carolina, or LaGrange, Georgia.

Qualifications - Required

• Strength in a strong creative point of view with curiosity about color, pattern, materials, and interiors.
• A thoughtful portfolio that shows both finished designs and the process used to develop them.
• A willingness to explore ideas, experiment creatively, and refine work based on feedback.
• The ability to balance individual creativity with project objectives, customer needs, and technical considerations.
• A collaborative, positive, and solution-oriented approach.
• A strong curiosity about how creative concepts become manufactured products.
• An interest in building a career within commercial textile and flooring design.