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Phillip Jeffries Ltd · 1 month ago

Surface Designer

Fairfield, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$68K/yr - $78K/yr

5+ years exp

Phillip Jeffries Ltd is seeking a creative Surface Designer to play a pivotal role in crafting innovative wallcoverings that capture style, culture, and functionality. This role involves researching styles, collaborating on product development, and maintaining vendor relationships to ensure quality and market relevance.

Product Design

Responsibilities

Researching innovative styles/techniques to fulfill a market need or create a market demand

Analyze category sales and market trends, integrating findings into new collections

Conceptualizing, developing and presenting new product ideas that aligned with seasonal themes

Collaborating with the team to develop and innovate wallcovering collection

Proposing collections to address market needs or stimulate demand

Strategically planning category recolors, subcategory quotas & planning for vendor diversification according to annual quotas

Work with the Marketing team on seasonal launch strategy proposal

Requesting strike-offs from suppliers that align with seasonal themes, color palettes, and trends

Studying category sales and market trends and applying learnings when creating

Develop new product categories to continue to diversify the product range, ie., new materials

Create artwork repeats, pattern matches, and detract as needed

Confirming and documenting product specifications

Work with the Quality Control Technician

Ability to give product presentations about their category to train others

Collaborate with Marketing

Maintain and cultivating vendor relationships

Seek out, onboard, and source new vendors, mills & materials

Negotiating preliminary pricing, terms, and SLAs

Vet potential new vendors, technologies, and investments in collaboration with Supply Chain

Ensure compliance with vendor agreements and quotas

Schedule and participate in virtual and in-person vendor meetings

Finalize supplier agreements and collaborate on product diversification

Troubleshoot with suppliers and internal teams to maintain product quality

Qualification

Adobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAVA CadcamBachelor of Fine ArtsMicrosoft OfficeDesign experiencePaintingDrawing

Required

Bachelor of Fine Arts or related field

Minimum of 5+ year's experience in design related field

Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%

Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator

AVA Cadcam

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Painting & Drawing

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage with employee premiums as low as $40 per month

Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) to offset medical expenses

Prescription, dental, and vision coverage to support whole-person wellness

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care

Employee Assistance Program that supports your mental, financial, and physical well-being

Pet insurance for your four-legged companions

16 paid personal days each year to relax, recharge, or travel

Paid holidays including New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve

Additional paid time off during our annual company closure between Christmas and New Year’s

Earn extra paid time off by completing your annual wellness physical

Up to three paid days each year to give back through volunteer work

Exclusive employee discount on Phillip Jeffries wallcoverings to elevate your home

Access to Working Advantage with discounts on travel, entertainment, and everyday purchases