Print Textile Designer - Home Textiles

Meijer•Grand Rapids, MI

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Textile & Print Designer will spearhead the creation of innovative, original prints, patterns, and graphic designs across diverse product lines for Home Textiles. This role involves conducting comprehensive market research to identify trends, collaborating with Design & Product Development on seasonal artwork needs, and aiding in the creation of Style CADs for assortment presentations. Key responsibilities include reviewing pattern strike-offs and handlooms for approval, formatting artwork for production-ready Tech Packs with color callouts, repeat, and sizing, and maintaining in-house print/pattern, sample, and raw material libraries. The designer will also participate in product reviews, assist with cross-functional communication, establish and monitor the CAD process and calendar to meet deadlines, and oversee the entire textile and print design process from initial concept through final product, ensuring high standards are met.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art, Textile or Surface Design, Home Textile Design or equivalent experience.
Expertise in design software including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Strong management, communicative, organizational and problem solving skills.
Knowledge of the apparel retail industry.
Understanding of specific merchandising lines and core customer behavior.
Office computer skills; ability to learn company systems and tools.

Nice To Haves

3-5 years experience in CAD design with emphasis in Textiles & Apparel preferred.
Preference for Microsoft application experience.

Responsibilities

Create unique print, pattern, and graphic artwork across multiple Own Brand product lines.
Conduct comprehensive research to continuously identify and analyze market trends, translating these insights into compelling design concepts.
Work with Design & Product Development to understand seasonal artwork work needs.
Aid in the creation of Style CADs for assortment presentation purposes.
Review all pattern strike-offs and handlooms for approval.
Format all artwork development for transmission into production ready Tech Packs, inclusive of color callouts, repeat and sizing.
Update and maintain in house print/pattern, sample and raw material library.
Maintain organized sample and submit files.
Participate in product reviews.
Assist in any related communication to cross-functional partners.
Establish and monitor the CAD process and calendar to ensure project deadlines.
Oversee the entire textile and print design process, from initial concept through final product, ensuring all revisions and approvals align with our high standards.