Sr Designer, Furniture - Rejuvenation

About the role

The Rejuvenation product development team consists of highly creative, collaborative, and technical designers and engineers. As a key member of design, you will bring your design skills to the table to support the Furniture team by bringing high quality furniture to market.

As the Sr Designer for Furniture, you will lead design for furniture from concept to launch. In this role, you will be a key leader on the design team, executing designs that align with the brand’s customer mindset each quarter. The Sr Designer for Furniture will help inspire, innovate, and translate seasonal concepts and market trends into design solutions that meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Design Director to develop a cohesive look and feel for living spaces each quarter, aligning with Brand’s quarterly concepts.
• Participate in historical design research and market research to create concepts and design strategies for outdoor furniture and upholstery collections.
• Utilize 3D CAD software, such as Rhino, to create 3D models for presentation renderings and technical specs.
• Create concept renderings in Keyshot for key milestone meetings.
• Create technical specifications for vendors to follow for quoting and development.
• Create comment sheets for Furniture developments with clear feedback for vendors.
• Work directly with global offices/vendors and domestic partners to develop designs that fit target price point and manufacturing capabilities.
• Attend bi-weekly calls with overseas partners to nurture and maintain vendor relationships.
• Follow SOPs to develop finishes from concept to approval for production.
• Organize and maintain development samples, swatch libraries, and upholstery fabrics for furniture.
• Update and maintain the design development tracker in preparation for weekly product development meetings.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams through the development cycle to ensure key deliverables are handed off on time.
• Participate in weekly product development meetings to communicate status of developments, clearly and efficiently.
• Gather market research and identify design trends that can be translated into timeless designs.
• Present product and concept ideas to design and cross functional leadership teams.
• Mail and track packages for development samples.
• Identify a breadth of customers to offer distinct product assortments that cater to an array of new and existing design aesthetics for the brand.
• Partner with merchants to identify white space for new products and colorways that bring forward new points of view that build off existing core products.
• Participate in building a creative culture that inspires others through curated design inspiration, historical design research, and knowledge of materials and techniques.
• Lead and develop the design team to ensure deliverables are delivered efficiently and on time.
• Ensure sustainability goals are being met by making intentional design choices that align with the brand’s sustainable initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years product design experience with a focus in Furniture for home retailers.
• Proven track record of designing home products on a quarterly launch timeline.
• A portfolio that includes experience designing families of upholstery and outdoor furniture.
• Highly detail-oriented, excellent time management skills, and highly collaborative.
• Ability to inspire cross functional partners by presenting thoughtful concepts inspired by market trends, fashion, and interior designers.
• Knowledgeable in all aspects of manufacturing for Furniture, including upholst