Crate and Barrel · 8 hours ago
Associate Designer, Crate & Barrel Textiles
Northbrook, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expCrate and Barrel is a leading home furnishings retailer, and they are seeking an Associate Designer for their Textiles department. This role involves owning the product design process for various textile categories, managing design samples, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive product offerings.
Retail
Responsibilities
Own the product design process for textile categories in Entertaining, Kitchen, and Doormats
Responsible for overall assortment; develop into sustainable needs, adherent to set trends
Oversee individual products during the research, communication, spec, development and approval stages, within a set calendar
May attend trade shows and attend vendor meetings on a seasonal basis, and manage the sampling and design requests to the vendors
Create presentations for key cross-functional design milestones, digital and physical
Work collaboratively with the Hardgoods team to ensure cohesive tablescapes and kitchen stories
Perform renderings, digital design work and CAD for the product line, that reflects the provided mood
Own the development of technical product design specifications and CADs
Own product amendment comments for design and color, and revisions through the design development and sampling process
Maintain seasonal concept documents and design records, digital and physical
Maintain color boards relevant to categories; physical and digital
Manage design samples through their entire lifecycle
Qualification
Required
Must provide Portfolio link (including password) on resume or link to PDF samples
3 years experience designing textiles for home furnishings
Experience developing knits, wovens, and prints for home furnishing markets
Understanding of different yarns, fibers, dyes, fabrics, knitting, weaving, and printing techniques
Experience with technical design and design brief creation
BFA or MA in Textile Design or any related design field
Strong knowledge of design and art history
Must have excellent computer skills in Illustrator and Photoshop to communicate design ideas through CADS and Specs
Must have experience working with vendors and mills to execute design
Excellent communication and organizational skills to relay design ideas to merchants
Must pass a Munsell Color test to perform color approvals
Company
Crate and Barrel
At Crate & Barrel, we help people build a home with purpose.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Janet Hayes
Chief Executive Officer, Crate & Barrel Holdings
Ana Hagemaster
Human Resources Business Partner
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