Senior Designer - Home

We are partnering with an established consumer products organization to identify a Senior Designer, Home for its growing home business. This is a hands-on creative role for a versatile designer who understands how to build compelling, commercial product across a range of soft and hard home categories . The ideal candidate combines strong creative instincts with a practical understanding of the product development process. This person will help shape seasonal collections from concept through execution, translating brand direction, consumer trends and retail opportunities into cohesive product assortments.

• Experience working with licensed brands and major retail customers is highly desirable.
• Compensation: 115K-120K

This is an excellent opportunity for a designer who enjoys the intersection of creativity, brand storytelling and commercial product development . The role offers broad exposure across home categories and the opportunity to have meaningful ownership of product from initial inspiration through final execution.

Responsibilities:

Creative Design & Seasonal Direction

• Create seasonal product concepts and collections across multiple home categories, spanning both soft and hard goods.
• Develop color palettes, prints, patterns, materials, finishes and product details appropriate to the brand and target consumer.
• Research emerging trends across home, interiors, lifestyle, color, materials and the broader consumer marketplace.
• Build seasonal inspiration, color and concept presentations that establish a clear point of view for each collection.
• Translate trend and creative direction into product that works within specific retail channels and price points.
• Produce CADs, artwork, product specifications and other design materials needed to move concepts into development.

Brand & Licensed Product

• Design product within an established brand aesthetic while finding opportunities to keep collections fresh and relevant.
• Help build coordinated assortments that successfully extend a lifestyle brand into the home category.
• Work directly with brand/licensing partners through concept reviews, revisions and approvals.
• Interpret brand standards across color, graphics, materials and product execution.
• Prepare product and concept presentations for internal teams, retail partners and brand stakeholders.
• Keep projects moving against seasonal development and approval calendars.

Product Development

• Partner closely with Product Development, Merchandising, Sales, Sourcing and international teams to bring concepts to market.
• Review prototypes, samples, strike-offs, lab dips, finishes and materials throughout development.
• Communicate clear design direction and revisions to vendors and development partners.
• Resolve product challenges creatively while remaining mindful of cost, quality, construction and manufacturing capabilities.
• Manage multiple projects and categories simultaneously from concept through final product.

Retail & Commercial Partnership

• Design with a strong understanding of the end consumer, retail environment, competitive landscape and target price architecture.
• Collaborate with Sales and Merchandising on product assortments developed around retailer opportunities and customer needs.
• Participate in product presentations and customer meetings when appropriate.
• Respond quickly to retailer feedback and translate requests into thoughtful design solutions.
• Stay current on competitive assortments, pricing, emerging trends and whitespace opportunities within the home market.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Textile Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design or a related discipline.
• Approximately 5+ years of relevant home product design experience , ideally at the Senior Designer level.
• Strong background in soft home, hard home or both , with broad category exposure particularly attractive.
• Experience developing product for licensed brands strongly preferred.
• Understanding of the full product lifecycle, from initial concept and artwork through development and production.
• Excellent sense of color, print, pattern, materials, finishes and construction .
• Ability to interpret trend information and turn it into relevant, saleable product.
• Strong Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills; additional CAD or product-design software experience is beneficial.
• Experience partnering with overseas factories, vendors or development teams.
• Strong visual presentation and communication skills.
• Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple seasonal projects and deadlines.
• Collaborative, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-moving product environment.

Our teams, comprised of subject matter experts, develop an interest in your preferences and goals and we act as an advisor for your career advancement. Solomon Page has an extensive network of established clients which allows us to present opportunities that are well-suited to your respective goals and needs – this specialized approach sets us apart in the industries we serve.

About Solomon Page

Founded in 1990, Solomon Page is a specialty niche provider of staffing and executive search solutions across a wide array of functions and industries. The success of Solomon Page reflects an organic growth strategy supported by a highly entrepreneurial culture. Acting as a strategic partner to our clients and candidates, we focus on providing customized solutions and building long-term relationships based on trust, respect, and the consistent delivery of excellent results. For more information and additional opportunities, visit: solomonpage.com and connect with us on Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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