Designer – Illustrations & Surface Patterns (Home, Travel & Fashion Accessories)
Location: Bangalore
Job Type: Full-Time
About The Role
We are looking for a talented and imaginative Designer with a strong aesthetic sensibility to create original illustrations and surface patterns for a wide range of products including home decor, travel accessories, and fashion accessories. You’ll play a key role in shaping our visual identity, creating designs that resonate with contemporary audiences while standing out in a competitive market.
This role sits at the intersection of art, culture, and commerce — perfect for someone who lives and breathes design and is passionate about storytelling through motifs, colour, and form.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop compelling illustrations, surface patterns, and print artworks for application across home decor, travel gear, and fashion accessories.
- Translate seasonal trend research and brand narratives into commercially viable, on-brand designs.
- Work closely with product, marketing, and merchandising teams to ensure cohesion across collections.
- Create repeat patterns, engineered prints, placement graphics, and product mock-ups.
- Collaborate with vendors and sampling teams to ensure accurate execution of design intent.
- Maintain an organized library of artworks, tech packs, colourways, and print specifications.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Textile Design, Illustration, or a related field.
- 2–5 years of experience in illustration or surface design (experience in lifestyle or fashion industry).
- A strong portfolio demonstrating original illustration style, pattern development, and color sensibility.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Procreate (knowledge of tools like Midjourney or AI art generators is a plus).
- Understanding of repeat layouts, color separations, and production constraints.
- A passion for design that is both artistic and commercial.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience working with homeware, soft goods, or fashion accessories.
- Knowledge of printing techniques like screen, digital, or sublimation printing.
Skills: design, illustration, art, surface patterns, procreate, surface, home decor, color theory, textile design, accessories, color, photoshop, adobe illustrator, graphic design.
Seniority level
Employment type
Job function
- Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
- Industries: Human Resources Services
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