Senior Designer & Product Manager – Homeware

Rockett St George Limited; Hassocks; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Holiday Allowance

Celebrating Loyalty

Exclusive Employee Discount

Birthday Perks

Cycle to Work Scheme

Christmas Celebration

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Bright Exchange Discounts

Eye Care Support

Job summary

Rockett St George Limited is seeking a Senior Designer & Product Manager – Homeware to lead creative and product development for our homeware collections for a major retail partner. You will translate the brand vision into distinctive, commercially successful collections across textiles, hard goods, lighting, furniture and upholstery.

You will be the main design and product contact for our retail partner, guiding collections from concept through development to launch, collaborating with their

Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing home and interiors products.
• Experience across textiles, hard goods, lighting, furniture or upholstery.
• Strong eye for colour, print, pattern, materials and finishes.
• Excellent CAD and Adobe Creative Suite skills.

Responsibilities

• Create mood boards, colour stories, product concepts and seasonal presentations.
• Develop CADs, prints, patterns, graphics and product detailing.
• Own day-to-day management of homeware collections for our retail partner from concept to launch.
• Manage collection critical path and deadlines.
• Review samples and provide direction and approvals.
• Lead seasonal presentations and collection sign-offs.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Directors on sales, margin and product performance; explore licensing opportunities.

Skills

Homeware design

Product management

Organisational skills

Commercial awareness

Presentation skills

Tools

CAD

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Salary: Negotiable depending on relevant experience and expertise, plus benefits.

Hours/Contract: Full Time: 9.00am – 17:00pm (35 hours per week, Mon – Friday)

Location: Based at Ditchling Common Industrial Estate, Hassocks(min 3 days on site) / Hybrid working from home (max 2 days).

Travel: Travel to attend meetings with our retail partner and other business partners will be required. Business travel expenses, reimbursed in line with company policy.

Reporting to: Directors

Design pieces with personality. See your ideas become collections.

A distinctive print. An unexpected colour combination. A piece of furniture that makes a room. If you love designing homeware with something to say and know how to take an idea through to a finished product, we’d love to see your work.

The opportunity

Rockett St George is recruiting a Senior Designer & Product Manager – Homeware to lead the creative and product development of our homeware collections for a major retail partner.

Working closely with our Directors, you will translate the Rockett St George brand vision into distinctive, commercially successful collections across textiles, hard goods, lighting, furniture and upholstery.

You will be the main design and product contact for our retail partner, leading collections from initial concept through development to launch. You will work closely with their buying, design and technical teams, supported by the Rockett St George Designer.

Whilst homeware collections for our main retail partnership are the primary responsibility, the role may also contribute to selected Rockett St George own-brand products, collaborations and other categories where design support is needed.

Why this role?

You’ll have the opportunity to shape whole collections, working directly with the Directors and seeing your ideas develop from the first mood board to products in customers’ homes.

The breadth of categories offers room to explore your creativity across colour, pattern, materials and form. Alongside the design work, you’ll have a clear voice in presentations, product decisions and the commercial thinking behind each collection.

What you’ll do

• Create inspiring mood boards, colour stories, product concepts and seasonal presentations.
• Develop original product ideas, CADs, prints, patterns, graphics and product detailing.
• Own the day-to-day management of homeware collections for our retail partner from concept through to launch.
• Manage the collection critical path and ensure key deadlines are achieved.
• Review samples and prototypes, providing clear creative direction, comments and approvals.
• Lead seasonal presentations, development meetings and collection sign offs.
• Work closely with the Commercial Merchandising Manager and Directors to understand sales, margin, customer insight and product performance.
• Support the Directors with new licensing and sub-licensing opportunities and, where appropriate, take the lead on selected partnerships, managing the creative and product direction from initial concept through to launch and ensuring all licensed products remain true to the Rockett St George brand.

What you’ll bring

We are looking for an experienced Homeware designer who combines a strong creative eye with excellent product management and organisational skills.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Strong experience designing and developing Home and interiors products.
• Experience across several Home categories, ideally including textiles, hard goods, lighting, furniture and/or upholstery.
• Excellent understanding of colour, print, pattern, materials and finishes.
• Strong CAD and Adobe Creative Suite skills.
• Experience developing products from initial concept through sampling to final approval.
• Strong organisational and critical-path management skills.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of the importance of sales, margin and customer insight.
• Confidence presenting collections and working collaboratively with buying, design and technical teams.
• A strong instinct for the Rockett St George aesthetic and the creativity to help evolve it.

Above all, we are looking for someone who is both a strong designer and an excellent product manager, someone who can generate exciting ideas, communicate a clear creative vision and take ownership of turning those ideas into successful collections.

What you’ll receive

• Generous Holiday Allowance – 22 days’ paid annual leave plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service to a maximum of 25 days. Time to rest, recharge, and enjoy life outside of work.
• Celebrating Loyalty – each year of service is rewarded with a £50 voucher , our way of saying thank you for growing with us.
• Exclusive Employee Discount – 40% off our full range, helping you bring the RSG style into your own home.
• Birthday Perks – take a little extra time for yourself with a paid late start or early finish on your birthday, plus a £30 M&S voucher to treat yourself.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – save on bikes and equipment while spreading the cost, making healthy commuting easier.
• Christmas Celebration – come together with the team at our annual Christmas party, one of the highlights of our year.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential support for life’s challenges, from mental health and wellbeing to financial and legal advice.
• Bright Exchange Discounts – access hundreds of exclusive offers on shopping, holidays, and entertainment.
• Eye Care Support – Free Specsavers eye tests to keep you looking after your health at work and beyond.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you. A full job description is available on request.