Design Associate Manager

At Home•Coppell, TX

About The Position

The Design Associate Manager is an influencer and adept in their assigned product category. Partnering with Buyers, interpreting brand concepts and category strategies, to design and develop compelling Merchandise that delivers the value, quality and aesthetic that supports the At Home vision. Reports to Design Director as a team member of the Brand Concept and Design Team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
3+ years of relevant Product Design or Product Development experience
Proficiency with MS Office products
Adobe Creative Suite proficiency (i.e. Photoshop, Illustrator)
Excellent eye for color, pattern, design details and craftsmanship
Presentation skills – including verbal, written and creative visuals
Ability to develop/maintain strong working relationship with peers and cross-functional teams
Strong Influencer – comfortable with decision making, problem solving and providing solutions
Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
Able to multi-task, organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

Provide clear item directives to the merchant team for assigned product responsibilities
Partner with Brand Concept Team to understand and execute Concept vision, including color, silhouette, materiality, print & pattern each season
Communicate with and leverage external design resources and contractors
Identify product opportunities informed by Concept Team, trade shows, market research and consumer insight
Manage assigned category calendar and timeline deliverables
Creates and helps maintain libraries, templates, folders and other best practices for the team
Partner with Sourcing and Merchant team to execute assigned category development
Partner with At Home product partners to influence and leverage their design capabilities, and ensure directives are interpreted and executed appropriately.
Travel as required, i.e. Trade Shows/Markets, Development and Style Out trips
Cultivate category and industry expertise