Freelance Home & Lifestyle Design Lead

Printfresh LLC•Philadelphia, PA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Printfresh is seeking a highly creative, detail-oriented Freelance Home & Lifestyle Design Lead to evolve and expand its lifestyle categories, including select bedding, tabletop, decorative textiles, and impulse home gifting. The role will help reintroduce and reimagine the home collection so that it reflects the brand’s distinctive design identity while bringing a fresh, elevated perspective. The ideal candidate has a strong background in textile design, home decor, and product development, with the ability to translate print, color, and materiality into appealing products and shopping experiences. This is a temporary freelance 1099 position with hours that fluctuate according to season and business needs. The current expectation is 10–20 hours per week, with 1–2 days in the Philadelphia office and the remaining time working from home.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in home design, decorative textiles, or soft goods for an elevated lifestyle or fashion brand.
Deep knowledge of textile design, repeat layout, color theory, and materials suited to home applications.
Knowledge of embellishment and embroidery design for home products.
Strong style and storytelling abilities, including translating whimsical, illustrative prints into sophisticated and desirable home goods.
Experience working with factories and vendors on home product development, sampling, and quality control.
Strong collaboration, organization, and project management skills.
High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and Illustrator.
Strategic thinking and the ability to manage both big-picture direction and fine details.

Nice To Haves

Experience with soft accessories such as bags or pouches.
Experience with 3D mockups or rendering tools.

Responsibilities

Concept and design tabletop products, including printed placemats, napkins, runners, and seasonal hosting items.
Reestablish and evolve bedding and decorative textile offerings, including select quilts, shams, and duvets.
Develop impulse giftable home items, such as pouches, game accessories, trays, and seasonal curiosities.
Create collections that extend the Printfresh aesthetic into new areas of the home.
Collaborate with the print team to adapt signature patterns and motifs for home-specific applications and embellishments.
Develop artwork concepts for home product formats and materials, considering scale, repeat, and usability.
Source materials and finishes that balance comfort, durability, beauty, and responsible production.
Research home and lifestyle trends, color stories, seasonal moments, and market shifts.
Create seasonal inspiration decks to guide product direction and storytelling across home categories.
Partner with production, sourcing, and planning to manage the product lifecycle from concept through final delivery.
Prepare clear, accurate tech packs and communicate with vendors across all categories.
Collaborate with merchandising and marketing to build collections that complement apparel and sleepwear.
Work with apparel and sleep design teams to maintain brand cohesion and shared storytelling.
Present seasonal concepts to internal teams and leadership, incorporating feedback to refine direction.
Help create a unified product vision across the lifestyle business.