Hard Goods Design Lead — Home Décor & Kitchenware

VCNY Home; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site gym

Health, Vision & Dental Benefits

401K plan

Job summary

VCNY Home seeks an experienced Hard Goods Designer to create innovative home décor, tabletop, bath accessories, storage, and kitchenware products. You will develop trend-right color palettes, finishes, and details, producing renderings, specs, and tech packs for production.

Based in North Bergen, New Jersey, the role combines on-site collaboration Monday to Thursday with a work-from-home day on Fridays. A strong portfolio with ceramics, resin, plastic, metal, and mixed materials is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, product design, graphic design, textile design, visual communications, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience designing consumer hard goods products.
• Experience designing ceramic/wood toothbrush holders, tissue box covers, decorative trays, dinnerware, plates, bowls, mugs, cups, storage and organization products, and bath accessories.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hard goods collections from concept through production.
• Create renderings, technical drawings, specifications, and tech packs.
• Develop trend-right color palettes, finishes, graphics, and product details.
• Collaborate with sourcing, merchandising, product development, and overseas vendors.
• Review prototypes and production samples to ensure quality and design integrity.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Textile Design, Visual Communications, or related field.

Tools

NedGraphics

Rhino

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

VCNY Home seeks an experienced Hard Goods Designer to create innovative home décor, tabletop, bath accessories, storage, and kitchenware products. You will develop trend-right color palettes, finishes, and details, producing renderings, specs, and tech packs for production.

Based in North Bergen, New Jersey, the role combines on-site collaboration Monday to Thursday with a work-from-home day on Fridays. A strong portfolio with ceramics, resin, plastic, metal, and mixed materials is essential.