What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Woven Designer position at Swavelle Group?
Swavelle Group, is one of the most diverse leaders in the textile industry supplying furniture manufacturers, retailers, residential and contract jobbers, and the RV industry. We have an immediate opening for a Woven Designer to join our team.
Woven Senior Designer:
The person will work closely with the head of Design in developing new woven product for the Residential market. They will be responsible for the day-to-day management and collaboration with the design team.
Woven Responsibilities:
o Work collaboratively with wovens upholstery team on collections
o Create strategic concepts for patterns for each open line collection
o Research and design new construction ideas for collections
o Strong color sense and aid in color selections
o Strong ability to create original art and adjust for wovens
o Analyze sales and market trends
o Source new opportunities to grow within our collections
o Work on customer specific projects and attend meetings
o Maintain Smartsheet for projects
o Attend Interwoven and market shows as necessary
Skill Set:
· 10 years of design experience in digital and woven industry
· Education: BFA in Textile Design
· Proficient in EAT, Photoshop
· Proficient in Excel, Word Proficient in Microsoft Office
· Highly organized and be able to work autonomously
· Communicate and maintain product development process from concept to launch