Associate Designer, Furniture Finishes

Williams-Sonoma•San Francisco, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

You will be an important part of the Kids and Teen Furniture Product Development team, responsible for wood finish development and management across both brands.

Requirements

Understanding of how wood finishes are developed
Familiarity of furniture manufacturing and finishing
3-5 years of work experience with a retail/e-commerce product or manufacturing company
Must work on-site in the San Francisco office and perform in a corporate environment
You are creative, crafty and able to perform light carpentry and fabrication tasks
Proficiency in MAC OS and Microsoft Office Suite including Excel and Word
Strong organizational and collaborative skills
Ability to prioritize and schedule work in a tight deadline driven environment
Self-starter and problem solver who is driven, motivated and always has a positive attitude
Pride yourself on the quality of work and are a stickler for the details
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Love to work collaboratively in a group and have innate willingness to dig in and contribute

Responsibilities

Own finish development projects from the initial concept to final approval, ensuring each finish meets brand quality standards and seasonal deadlines.
Review and create comments for color, tone, texture, quality and wood species in detailed specs to share with our global offices and factories.
Maintain and organize the finish library, categorizing, updating and purging panels.
Assist in shipping, managing and tracking all incoming and outgoing shipments of panels/samples between our global offices and factories.
Follow finish trends and present moods/inspiration seasonally with a clear point of view on the direction of new finishes.
Assist designers to ensure finish samples are on track to arrive for milestone meetings and deadlines.
Support designers and business partners with their finish panel needs.
Assist with seasonal presentations, creating finish boards for reference.
Maintain our finish panel display as a reference for all top finishes.
Attend team meetings and cross-functional checkpoints to provide status updates and help drive projects forward.