Assistant Designer, Home Textiles

SBH Fashion; Summit (NJ); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

SBH Fashion in Summit, NJ seeks an Assistant Designer, Home Textiles to join a small, collaborative Product Design team. This foundational role supports the design process, developing original textile designs and preparing specifications, artwork, and materials for development.

You’ll work with Design, Product Development, Technical Design, Color, and Merchandising, gaining end-to-end exposure and building creative and technical skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating textile, surface design and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related design field.
• 1+ years of relevant design experience, including internships.
• Strong aesthetic sensibility and passion for home design.
• Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator; familiarity with Pointcarre is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing original textile designs (prints, wovens, embroideries, knits).
• Create technical specifications defining materials, techniques, color, construction.
• Build repeats, layouts, borders, and production-ready artwork across categories.
• Collaborate with Color team to develop colorways and pitch pages.
• Revise artwork and specs based on reviews, samples, and feedback.
• Produce renderings, AI mockups, and visual assets for reviews.
• Prepare design decks and presentation materials for milestones.
• Maintain organized digital design files with proper version control.
• Operate in-house printers for full-scale printouts and sampling.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to bring products to life.
• Communicate status, revisions, and upcoming deliverables.

Skills

Hand-drawing

Digital artwork

Photoshop

Illustrator

Pointcarre

AI tools

Attention to detail

Communication

Google Suite

Excel

Product development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Textile Design, Product Design, Surface Pattern Design, Fashion Design, or related field

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Pointcarre

Google Suite

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Designer, Home Textiles

A leading designer and retailer of luxury home textiles are looking for an Assistant Designer to join their small and highly collaborative Product Design team.

This is a foundational design role focused on supporting the Design Team throughout the product development process. The Assistant Designer will contribute to the development of original textile designs while helping prepare design specifications, artwork, presentations, and product development materials. Working closely with Design, Product Development, Technical Design, Color, and Merchandising, this role offers broad exposure to the end-to-end product creation process and the opportunity to build both creative and technical expertise in a highly collaborative environment.

This position reports to the Senior Designer, Textiles & Home Products.

What You’ll Do:

• Assist in the development and execution of original textile designs (including prints, wovens, embroideries and knits) that align with the brand’s aesthetic and creative direction
• Develop clear and comprehensive technical specifications that define materials, techniques, scale, color, and construction details to ensure accurate sample execution.
• Build technically accurate repeats, artwork layouts, borders, and scale options while supporting the clean-up, preparation, and finalization of production-ready artwork across multiple product categories
• Partner with the Color team to develop colorways and create pitch pages using our thread and yarn books, Pantone, and Archroma color libraries, maintaining accurate presentations as products evolve throughout development.
• Revise artwork, specifications, and presentation materials based on design reviews, sampling results, factory feedback and cross functional input
• Create product renderings, AI-assisted mockups, and other visual assets to support design presentations and internal reviews
• Create and maintain design decks and other presentation materials for milestone meetings and executive reviews
• Maintain organized digital design files and product development assets using established naming conventions to ensure accuracy, version control, and easy access across teams.
• Operate and maintain in-house Epson printers to produce accurate, full-scale design printouts for sampling, reviews, and internal presentations, ensuring files are properly organized and archived.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Development, Technical Design, Color, Merchandising, and Production to bring thoughtfully designed products to life.
• Demonstrate strong responsiveness and openness to feedback, iterating quickly on work based on direction from senior team members
• Proactively communicate project status, revisions and upcoming deliverables
• Research trends and gather inspiration across fashion, interiors, art, architecture and vintage to support seasonal development
• Develop a deep understanding of the brand aesthetic, product assortment, fabrications, construction techniques, quality standards, and commitment to sustainability
• Demonstrate curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn by incorporating feedback and continuously refining both creative and technical skills

What you Bring:

• As part of your application, please submit a portfolio demonstrating strong textile, surface design, and creative problem-solving skills. We encourage you to highlight your creative process and the thinking behind your work.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Textile Design, Product Design, Surface Pattern Design, Fashion Design, or a related field
• 1+ years of relevant design experience, including internships
• A developing aesthetic sensibility and genuine passion for home design
• Strong hand-drawing and digital artwork skills, with proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for textile and product design. Experience with Pointcarre is a plus.
• Comfort using AI tools to aid in generating renderings and design mock-ups
• Relentless attention to detail, especially with product design specifications, quality, and brand aesthetics
• Clear communicator, comfortable articulating design details to team members, cross-functional partners, and senior leaders
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn from market and customer insights, and from senior designers
• Experience using Google Suite (Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Slides, Meet, etc.) and Microsoft Excel
• Some understanding of product development and production processes
• Resourceful and comfortable in a small, nimble team working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift; able to manage multiple assigned products at once
• Willingness and enthusiasm to help with any product design related projects

Salary $70,000 + 10% annual bonus