Senior Product Designer
About The Position
Bentley Mills is seeking a Senior Product Designer to join our design team and contribute to the development of innovative commercial flooring collections. This role blends creative exploration with technical product development, translating cultural insights, material innovation, and design narratives into commercially successful carpet products. Reporting to the Director of Design and Product Development, the Senior Product Designer will collaborate across design, product development, marketing, and manufacturing partners to bring new concepts to market. The ideal candidate combines strong visual design skills with an understanding of textile construction, color development, and commercial interiors.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in textile design, product design, or surface design
- Experience in commercial interior or flooring industries preferred
- Strong portfolio demonstrating pattern design, color development, and material exploration
- Ability to translate conceptual ideas into commercially viable products
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across multiple departments
- Exceptional color perception and refined color sensibility
- Strong textile design and construction knowledge
- Excellent drawing and illustration skills
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
Nice To Haves
- Carpet construction knowledge
- Experience with carpet-specific software such as NedGraphics or Apso
- Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools such as Midjourney or similar generative platforms
Responsibilities
- Develop innovative carpet patterns and product concepts for commercial soft surface environments
- Translate conceptual ideas into commercially viable flooring designs
- Interpret and execute custom project design requests
- Work through iterative sampling and prototyping to refine designs
- Lead color development and palette creation for new product collections
- Explore material innovation, including yarn systems, construction techniques, and textural effects
- Collaborate with internal teams and mill partners to refine color and construction during development
- Conduct trend research and forecasting to inform product development and design direction
- Contribute to design narratives and collection storytelling
- Analyze competitive products and evolving market trends within commercial interiors
- Partner with marketing to support product storytelling and launches
- Collaborate with manufacturing partners and mills on design development and sampling
- Present design concepts and product strategies to sales teams, leadership, and internal design councils
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
