Kids Home Print + Product Designer

Target • Minneapolis, MN

4d • $73,000 - $132,000

About The Position

A role with the Design team means a big opportunity to start from scratch and create something truly original. Are you a design expert who can support the kids home business by staying one step ahead of industry trends, new materials and techniques? Do you have a kid centric point of view, and and a knack for product or print innovation? Do you love to create joyful print and pattern? Can you demonstrate the utmost attention to detail and create products that are unprecedented in the marketplace for their design and quality for the price? Then you’ll have success on our Design team who owns the design and development of all Target-owned brands, from apparel to home goods, and beauty to essentials. In close partnership with our merchant and sourcing counterparts, you’ll drive brand cohesion and continuity, ensuring that our products meet the merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points and overall creative direction.

As a Designer, Product + Print Designer – Kids Home, you will support both print design and product design within Kids Home Owned Brands that achieve overall product design strategy and merchant objectives. Under the overall direction of Design leadership, you will work across categories including bedding, bath and soft home goods. You will be expected to maintain a diligent approach to workload, which includes timely communication with internal and external partners, an managing your own calendar and process. You’ll support and drive concepts throughout the development process, research, print and pattern development, selection of materials/finishes, and the creation of silhouettes/form language. Using CAD/3D/AI renders/hand sketches, you’ll translate ideas for product direction. This includes preparing professional presentation boards with illustrations, CAD artwork, fabrication, and material samples. In addition, you will support and drive product designs to maintain overall creative direction, merchant line plans, assortment strategies, and price points. You’ll build brand cohesion by partnering with peers across the division to ensure continuity. In collaboration with technical designers/engineers and sourcing partners, you’ll also identify, troubleshoot and resolve product issues.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in Design, Fine Art or related field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Computer design system skills including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience in CAD illustration or 2D/3D software and rendering tools
• Knowledge/Interest in AI design tools
• Knowledge of materials including textiles, and hard material finishes
• Able to design product across multiple materials (ex. bedding, soft décor, hard décor, gifts)
• Have a strategic and business oriented mindset
• Able to create and translate trend concepts
• Able to create or direct print and pattern needs
• Experience assimilating product feedback
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience working in a retail or product development environment
• Ability to build relationships in order to successfully work in a team environment
• Ability to respond to business objectives with creative, innovative and cost-effective design solutions

Responsibilities

• Support print design and product design within Kids Home Owned Brands that achieve overall product design strategy and merchant objectives.
• Work across categories including bedding, bath and soft home goods.
• Maintain a diligent approach to workload, including timely communication with internal and external partners, and managing your own calendar and process.
• Support and drive concepts throughout the development process, research, print and pattern development, selection of materials/finishes, and the creation of silhouettes/form language.
• Translate ideas for product direction using CAD/3D/AI renders/hand sketches.
• Prepare professional presentation boards with illustrations, CAD artwork, fabrication, and material samples.
• Support and drive product designs to maintain overall creative direction, merchant line plans, assortment strategies, and price points.
• Build brand cohesion by partnering with peers across the division to ensure continuity.
• Identify, troubleshoot and resolve product issues in collaboration with technical designers/engineers and sourcing partners.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs (medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and more)
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree