What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Designer position at Arteriors Home?
Overview
Passion, curiosity, and collaboration define our team of talented design enthusiasts. We often describe the Arteriors team members as a collective of creators and problem-solvers. They are entrepreneurial individuals with a restless spirit and a thirst for elevation, driven by an employee-centric culture that relies upon high expectations and a commitment to continual personal growth.
With a belief that diversity and inclusiveness breeds innovation and forward-thinking design, we have assembled a curious team that questions the status quo.
We are seeking Designers at various levels who will be responsible for the design and development of lighting, furniture, wall décor, and decorative accessories. Designers at all levels play a key role within the Design and Product Development Department and the roles require highly motivated, experienced creatives who can see the process through from conception to the final sample. The right candidates must also be able to collaborate with other designers, developers, and project coordinators. They must be able to react quickly and multitask, keep current on design and brand-appropriate trends, as well as understand commercial and private label product needs.
We are looking for individuals with a strong foundation in materiality, product development processes, manufacturing and engineering of home products, particularly in lighting and/or the commercial marketplace. Designer roles will be involved in all phases of the design process from inspiration, initial sketch ideation, creating full drawings sets, and working with overseas and domestic vendors to achieve successful product launches. Roles will focus primarily on design ideation and collaboration for products for the residential sector and will also include opportunities to develop for and grow our commercial and private label channels. Each designer will work hand in hand with the Design department leaders throughout all business tasks, collaborating with internal and cross-functional teams to achieve company goals.
We offer a fast-paced, highly creative and supportive studio environment where the right candidates can flourish and see products of their own invention brought to market by the most skilled craftspeople and factories working in the home furnishings industry today.
This job might be for you if:
You have experience with and enjoy:
- Managing and designing innovative and brand-appropriate new products across multiple categories consistent with trend direction concepts, customer and business needs.
- Managing the design process through its entire lifecycle, from concept and ideation stages, through design sketch reviews, development drawings, vendor approvals, sample reviews, and final assortment selection.
- Collaborating with our design, product development, planning, and commercial teams ensuring the highest quality product design and development
- Seeking inspiration and new design ideas through progressive trend analysis, identifying opportunities for new material and category expansion for commercial settings.
- Being a part of a growing company and continually evolving processes for more efficiency and best design results.
- Participating in and developing departmental strategic plans and objectives with senior leaders.
- Working effectively cross-departmentally, being responsive, and demonstrating strong planning and change management skills.
- Developing relationships with key vendor partners across the globes and our in-country sourcing teams.
- An attention to details and materiality with an emphasis on invention and new designs.
You possess the following qualifications:
- Opportunities for individuals with 7-10 years of experience in lighting, furniture, and home décor for the manufacturing industry
- Experience working in contract/hospitality product design and development
- BFA or MA in Product Design, Furniture Design or related design field
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to successfully manage workload efficiently
- Ability to work independently or collaboratively depend on business needs
- Passion for product and interior design and knowledge of design and art history
- Ability to participate in design and/or trend research as directed by team leaders
- Strong technical knowledge and experience with drafting, 3D modeling, and digital or hand rendering (AutoCAD)
- Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite – Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign is essential
- Knowledge of construction details, manufacturing processes, and material specifications
- A strong understanding of product development and overall manufacturing/engineering is a must
- Experience working closely with factories domestically and internationally
- Ability to interact and collaborate with vendors with experience negotiating/influencing
- Ability to translate business and design objectives into successful products
- Ability to receive design and/or customer feedback and utilize feedback to continually improve developments
- Expectations for quality and number of designs contributed to our channels will be commensurate with experience level
- Must provide Portfolio link (including password) on resume or PDF sample.
What's in it for you:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance available the first day of the month after hire date
- 401k with employer matching
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Volunteer Days, allowing you to give back to your community
- 9 paid holidays
- Annual bonus potential and merit increase potential
- Generous employee discount
- Employee referral bonus
