Brand-Driven Home Textiles Designer

SBH Fashion

Summit (NJ)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

SBH Fashion in Summit, New Jersey, is seeking a Designer, Home Textiles to translate brand vision into bedding, bath, and rug designs. You will contribute to design concepts for wovens, prints, and knits, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and presenting work to senior leaders.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in textile design for home furnishings or fashion, strong hand drawing and digital skills, proficiency in Photoshop/Illustrator, and experience with AI tools and PLM systems.

Qualifications

Portfolio demonstrating strong design skills in textiles and surface design.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Textile Design, Surface Pattern Design, Fashion Design or related field.
4+ years of experience in Textile Design in home furnishings or fashion/apparel.
Strong hand drawing and computer-generated artwork skills; highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for computer-generated surface and product designs.
Experience using AI tools to aid in generating renderings and design mock-ups.
Experience in and understanding of product development and production process.
Exposure to or experience using a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system 100% Traceable from Farm to Finish.
Willingness and enthusiasm to help with any product design related projects.

Responsibilities

Create unique and original designs for wovens, embroideries, prints and knits that are consistent with our brand aesthetic and company values.
Learn and maintain an ongoing understanding of the brand’s creative direction, brand aesthetic and design language.
Research and track trends in fashion, home, nature and architecture to inform seasonal and product design direction.
Maintain an understanding of fabrications, construction, and techniques to execute designs that uphold our commitment to quality, functionality, sustainability, and integrity at a target price point.
Execute textile and product designs through both hand drawing/painting and digital tools, demonstrating strong surface design skills and the ability to create original artwork across bedding product categories.
Create technically accurate repeats, alternative design layouts and scales for review and factory ready specs and surface designs.
Ensure exceptional attention to detail across all work, with precision down to construction and weave-level execution where applicable.
Partner with the Color team to create colorway options using our Pantone & Archroma library.
Render complete bed looks using Adobe Creative Suite and generative AI tools, such as Gemini, to support design presentations and internal reviews.
Support Senior Designers in developing design specs and artwork for prototypes and production.
Demonstrate strong responsiveness and openness to feedback, with the ability to collaborate and quickly iterate on work based on direction.
Communicate spec design details to Product Development (PD) partners and factory partners where needed.
Work collaboratively with cross-functional partners in PD, Color, Materials, Merchandising and Production on product execution, revisions and cost engineering without compromising quality and integrity of design.
Partner with PD on the status of styles in development to help ensure product execution meets design specifications.
Work proactively according to the development calendar to meet timelines and work through product approvals.
Assist in building both physical and digital design presentations for internal milestone meetings and external customer meetings; maintain and update design decks.
Continually expand knowledge of textiles, techniques, color and technical skill sets.