Designer, Utility

Williams-Sonoma•Portland, OR

14h

About The Position

The Rejuvenation product development team consists of highly creative, collaborative, and technical thinkers. As a key member of the team, you will bring your design skills to the table to support the Textile team by bringing high quality home textiles to market. As the Designer for Utility Textiles, you will support design for textiles across the home. Categories include rugs, bedding, throw pillows, blankets, quilts, bath textiles, outdoor textiles, drapery, and more. In this role, you will be a key designer on the design team from concept to launch. Our Designer for Textiles will help inspire, innovate, and translate seasonal concepts and market trends into design solutions that meet business needs.

Requirements

Minimum of 3-5 years product design experience with a focus in textiles for a retail brand.
Minimum of 3 years in rug product development, working with hand-knotted, flatwoven, and hand-loomed constructions.
Proven track record of building seasonal textile assortments across the home on a quarterly launch timeline.
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 textile design and manufacturing for home products, including weave structures, dyeing techniques, print and pattern styles, trim details, and production standards.
Proven proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
Ability to create seasonal color palettes that align with existing products and new seasonal concepts.
Ability to create custom illustrative artwork in-house that will be applied across bedding, throw pillows, wallpaper, and more.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to present ideas and design strategies.
Experience working within a four-quarter brand calendar for a retail housewares brand.
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to work, both, collaboratively and independently.
Experience employing design strategies to achieve business goals.
High standards to quality, integrity and design.

Responsibilities

Partner with our Senior Designer for Textiles to develop a cohesive look and feel for bedrooms and living rooms each quarter, aligning with the brand’s quarterly concepts.
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 and lead weekly product review meetings and quarterly design presentations.
Create cohesive color palettes per collection, building off the brand’s existing core assortment and quarterly concepts each season.
Manage communication with vendors to provide design direction for net new collections and provide feedback for print and pattern alterations.
Maintain a quality standards and consistent color stories for textiles with all key vendors through lab dips and pom selection.
Create design presentations each quarter, inclusive of design inspiration, color palettes, custom patterns, CADs, and samples from vendors.
Bring forward new techniques and materials that align with quality expectations, price points, and market trends.
Participate in weekly product development meetings, owning the development cycle for the textile design team.
Create pairings for seasonal textile assortment to build quarterly bedding and living room looks each season.
Work directly with overseas partners to produce designs on time each quarter.
Occasional travel to domestic and international markets, 2-4 times per year, to identify vendor capabilities and build cohesive textiles assortments.
Lead the creation of spec packs for vendor communication, maintaining quality and standards and production.
Produce and manage documents for sample comments.
Participate in virtual and in-person vendor meetings to ensure designs and sampling are being produced on time.
Identify key priorities each quarter and manage timelines to drive results.
Participate in a creative culture that inspires others through curated design inspiration, historical design research, and knowledge of materials and techniques
Lead with accountability within the design team to ensure deliverables are delivered efficiently and on time.
Ensure sustainable goals and are being met by making intentional design choices that align with the brand’s sustainable initiatives.

Benefits

A generous discount on all WSI brands
A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer
Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
Tax-free commuter benefits
A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health
In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University
Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
Resources for self-development
Advisor (Mentor) program
Career development workshops, learning programs, and speaker series