Associate Surface Designer

Vera Bradley • Roanoke, IN

55d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Surface Designer will support the creation of own brand print artworks appropriate for the Vera Bradley customer. S/he will work within the Surface Design team to initiate and develop concepts each season that are fashion driven and reflective of the creative vision. This position requires advanced technical skills, speed, agility and the ability to react in an extremely fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• High school graduate required.
• 2+ years experience in designing, managing and manipulating surface designs on textiles.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the proven ability to communicate with all levels across the organization
• Strong team player with the ability to build and maintain good rapport with both internal and external customers to handle situations with confidence and tact
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize workload, and concurrently manage multiple projects
• Flexible, adaptable with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• High level of attention to detail with strong follow-through skills
• Understands key business drivers and uses this knowledge in own work
• Able to work independently with minimal guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to solve a range of problems with the ability to analyze solutions
• Resourceful with ability to make decisions and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Excellent CAD skills in Adobe Illustrator required.
• Strong hand-sketching and artistic ability.
• Strong color sense and visual acuity.
• Knowledge of fabrics and textile print industry.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in textile design, apparel / merchandising, or related field preferred.
• Skills in Adobe Photoshop, CLO 3D or other design software a plus.
• Knowledge of FlexPLM or other PLM software a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create new, on-brand prints for multiple product categories that drive forward and support the evolution of the Vera Bradley design aesthetic.
• Create complementary and coordinating prints, rework layouts and repeats and recolor artwork.
• Create style specific artwork for home, wearable and other categories.
• Manipulate new, vintage and bought prints for application across categories.
• React quickly to development requests, creating multiple options for each review.
• Prepare production ready artwork files.
• Build surface design boards that illustrate the seasonal print direction.
• Participate in evaluation of seasonal surface design presentation for seasonal concept.
• Support the maintenance of surface design library, both physical and digital.
• Communicate with Product Development team and vendors to ensure materials prepared are issued in proper format and create vector files for print execution as needed.
• Maintain strong knowledge of current surface design trends and historical surface design history through constant research and self-education.
• Assist with the organization and distribution of vector files and paper pitch sheets to cross functional and license partners.
• Support design team during creation of artwork tech packs.
• Meet all deadlines on the go to market calendar as directed by senior team members and Surface Design Director.
• Propose innovative ways to streamline and improve departmental processes.

Benefits

• Health Benefits
• Medical plan options including both a HDHP/HSA plan and a PPO plan
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending accounts
• Survivor Benefits
• Life insurance provides peace of mind for your family should the unexpected happen.
• Employer provided 2X your salary in life insurance
• Accidental Death and Disability insurance
• Voluntary life insurance for you, your spouse and your children
• Income Protection
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Retirement Plan
• The Vera Bradley 401k plan helps you accumulate savings for retirement
• 401k with generous company match, immediate vesting (age and service requirement)
• Strong line up of professionally managed funds
• Safe-harbor plan design
• Paid Time Off
• Enjoy generous time off programs.
• Earn up to 3 weeks of paid time off in your first year of employment with opportunity to earn more
• 9 paid holidays a year
• Paid bereavement leave
• Give Back Opportunities
• Holistic Wellness
• Access to a variety of financial, physical, and mental wellness experts
• Employee Assistance Program with access to work/life wellness support including no cost unlimited telephonic counseling services
• Opportunities for leadership development, skill development and career advancement
• Product Discount
• Generous employee discount on Vera Bradley products
• Ancillary Benefits and Programs
• Bonus opportunity, identity protection, legal services, pet insurance, cell phone discount, employee referral bonus, annual birthday gift, DailyPay, corporate fitness facility and individual policies through Aflac

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED