Associate Designer, Utility (Textiles) - Rejuvenation

About the Team

The Rejuvenation product development team consists of highly creative, collaborative, and technical thinkers. As a key member of the team, you will bring your design skills to the table to support the Textile team by bringing high quality home textiles to market.

Position Summary
As the Associate Textiles Designer, you will support design for textiles across the home. Categories include rugs, bedding, throw pillows, blankets, quilts, bath textiles, outdoor textiles, drapery, and more. In this role, you will partner with design partners from concept to launch. Our Associate Textiles Designer will help inspire, innovate, and translate seasonal concepts and market trends into design solutions that meet business needs.

This a is a hybrid role - 4 days/week onsite in our Portland office required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with our Senior Textile Designer and Design Director to develop a cohesive look and feel for bedrooms and living rooms each quarter, aligning with the brand's quarterly concepts.
• Identify a breadth of customers to offer distinct product assortments that cater to an array of new and existing design aesthetics for the brand.
• Partner with merchants to identify white space for new products and colorways that bring forward new points of view that build off existing core products.
• Attend weekly product review meetings and present quarterly design presentations.
• Create cohesive color palettes per collection, building off the brand's existing core assortment and quarterly concepts each season.
• Create custom illustrative artwork in-house that will be applied across bedding, throw pillows, wallpaper, and more.
• Support communication with vendors to provide design direction for net new collections and provide feedback for print and pattern alterations.
• Maintain a high quality standard and consistent color stories for textiles with all key vendors through lab dips and pom selection.
• Create design presentations each quarter, inclusive of design inspiration, color palettes, custom patterns, CADs, and samples from vendors.
• Research new techniques and materials that align with quality expectations, price points, and market trends.
• Participate in weekly product development meetings, supporting the development cycle for the textile design team.
• Work directly with overseas partners to produce designs on time each quarter.
• Create spec packs for vendor communication, maintaining quality and standards and production.
• Produce and manage documents for sample comments.
• Participate in virtual and in-person vendor meetings to ensure designs and sampling are being produced on time.
• Identify key priorities each quarter, including off-cadence needs and design trends.
• Support a creative culture that inspires others through curated design inspiration, historical design research, and knowledge of materials and techniques
• Build a culture of accountability within the design team to ensure deliverables are delivered efficiently and on time.
• Ensure sustainable goals and are being met by making intentional design choices that align with the brand's sustainable initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years product design experience with a focus in textiles for a retail brand.
• Preferred experience in rug design and development, working with hand-knotted, flatwoven, and hand-loomed constructions.
• Ability to meet clear expectations for deliverables and timelines.
• Experience working within a quarterly launch timeline.
• Highly detail-oriented, excellent time management skills, and highly collaborative.
• Ability to inspire cross functional partners by presenting thoughtful concepts inspired by market trends, fashion, and interior designers.
• Working knowledge of textile design and manufacturing for home products, including weave structures, dyeing techniques, print and pattern styles, trim details, and production standards.
• Proven proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Ability to create seasonal color palettes that align with existing products and new seasonal concepts.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present ideas and design strategies.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to work, both, collaboratively and independently.
• Strong business acumen to support thoughtful design decisions.
• High standards to quality, integrity and design.

We believe in People First

We firmly believe that working in a culture focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion spurs innovation, creates healthy and high-performing teams, and delivers superior customer experiences. Our DEI initiatives prompt associate participation and engagement, aligning with our core vision to reflect the communities where we do business and put people first.

Benefits Just for You

Depending on your position and your location, here are a few highlights of what you might be eligible for:

• A generous discount on all Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brands
• A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
• Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer
• Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
• Tax-free commuter benefits
• A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health

Your Journey in Continued Learning

• Online learning opportunities through WSI University
• Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
• Resources for self-development
• Advisor (Mentor) program
• Career development workshops and learning programs
• Speaker series

WSI will not now or in the future commence an immigration case or "sponsor" an individual for this position (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.