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Crate and Barrel · 3 days ago

Senior Print Designer

Northbrook, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Crate and Barrel is seeking a Senior Print Designer to play a key role in their Product Design and Development department. This position involves leading the design and execution of Surface Print Artwork and color for various product categories while ensuring alignment with company color standards.

Retail

Responsibilities

Performs effective color checking in the certified light-box, and reviews all color submits and strike offs for Crate & Barrel and Crate and Kids to ensure alignment and quality consistency to company color standards

Lead the vision, design, original creation and execution of key seasonal and core Surface Print and Pattern Projects through original artwork creation and painting via analog hands-on techniques and a range of mediums from pencil to acrylic, water color to pastel and digital CAD software

Create all print specifications with accurate color matching and standard setting for vendors worldwide ensuring the highest quality execution

Work with external print houses and suppliers to commission compelling artwork aligned to brand vision and seasonal concepts, while actively maintaining and leveraging our internal print design library

Lead the creation of the wallpaper category in partnership with the SVP design

Oversee the effective execution and application of print on products while partnering with design leads across the organization

Communicates color checking results and recommends solutions for color inconsistencies for approval by the designer, cross functional directors, and overseas offices in weekly touch base meetings and via trackers and email

Develop and maintain a process for referencing color files, submits, and strike offs including an organized library of approved swatches from vendors that is easily accessible for future reference

Ensure new products relate back to established core colors and hold designers accountable for keeping products aligned to the core color ring palette

Manage the pantone chip books and order new, larger chips as necessary to distribute to designers or vendors to aid the color alignment process

Maintain the accuracy and supply within the color chip library

Build and maintain the digital palette library for distribution and use by all design teams

Responsible for preparing all seasonal color palettes for the team in the form of color chips, physical color boards and digital palettes

Manage all aspects of the plotter printer including regular calibration for color matching ensuring alignment among the digital pantone, the cotton pantone chip, and the paper output

Plan plotter paper and ink supplies in line with seasonal demands

Perform necessary color revisions to spec updates, and upload to the vendor

Qualification

Color managementAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopSurface Print DesignGraphic DesignTextile DesignPrint DesignColor theoryMultitaskingOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsCollaborationResults oriented

Required

Must provide a link to portfolio (including password) on resume or provide PDF samples

5+ years of experience with reviewing strike offs, bit looms, and lab dips

BFA or MA in Graphic Design, Textile Design, Print Design, Fashion Design with knowledge of textiles, surface print art and color theory preferred

Must be able to pass the Munsell color test to read color accurately

Must have knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Command high proficiency in the creation of original artwork from concept to a wide range of techniques from hand sketching and painting across different mediums to CAD renderings and specs

Results oriented

Ability to multitask and meet deadlines