Home Textile Designer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create original artwork for customer specific product lines, including brands and private label
• Design specific customer related products for prints, woven and embellished product categories
• Understand of printing process, woven fabrics, product construction, sewing and embroidery techniques and terminology
• Manage design process from inspiration to production ready spec kits/tech packs
• Produce technical specs, die lines, print and woven repeats, color separations for production ready files to send factories
• Communicate with agents and factories overseas on design product execution
• Participate in design and trend research, identifying new trends, techniques, color ideas and product concepts
• Create trends, designs and planograms for customer presentations
• Attend internal and customer meetings

QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly skilled at cleaning files, repeats, color separation, production and spec art
• Possess a keen creative eye for design and be able to research product trends for design and product development
• Must understand how to create a pattern repeat, design a layout and have an excellent color sense
• Must be able to work independently and in a team setting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Thrives in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with strong attention to detail
• Must have creative skills in presentation execution, design aesthetic and able to set up production ready art files and die lines for factories
• Must be highly proficient with Mac operating systems and Adobe Creative Suite software, including Illustrator and Photoshop

SALARY DESCRIPTION

$60,000 - $65,000 Annually