Quilt Pattern Designer & Product Lead (Hybrid Role)

Local Crafts Group; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Local Crafts Group is seeking a patterns and kits coordinator in Vancouver, WA, a hybrid role. You will manage quilt patterns, kits, and samples from designer submissions through the finished product, collaborating with design, merchandising, manufacturing, creative, and web teams.

You’ll oversee pattern development, maintain a roster of 30+ designers, draft contracts, and coordinate with sewing contractors to keep rolling deadlines on track.

Qualifications

• Experience writing clear patterns and instructions.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator.
• Experience with yardage calculation and pattern proofing.
• Excellent organization and ability to manage deadlines and contractors.
• Comfort with contracts, invoicing, and working with freelancers.
• Sharp attention to detail for proofing patterns, catalogs, and email campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Run our call for submissions, organize incoming designs, and coordinate the selection committee for new kits
• Manage a roster of 30+ pattern designers, along with the copyrighted intellectual property that comes with their work
• Price kit sample projects, assign them to sewing contractors, prepare their materials (including cutting yarn), and keep rolling deadlines on track
• Draft and invoice contracts for Block of the Month programs
• Develop and update patterns: draft sample products, calculate yardage, write sewing instructions, create quilt illustrations and instruction diagrams, prepare digital pattern files, and proof everything for commercial use
• Support merchandising and creative work: review fabric collections, re-color pattern designs in Adobe Illustrator, introduce new thread colorways, coordinate samples for photography, and proof catalog pages and email campaigns
• Build products in NetSuite, manage website files, coordinate kit literature with our Ohio warehouse, work with the Planning team on fabric replacements, and answer customer questions about patterns and sewing

Skills

Strong quilting, sewing knowledge

Adobe Illustrator

Yardage calculation

Organization & deadlines

Contracts & invoicing

Attention to detail

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Local Crafts Group is seeking a patterns and kits coordinator in Vancouver, WA, a hybrid role. You will manage quilt patterns, kits, and samples from designer submissions through the finished product, collaborating with design, merchandising, manufacturing, creative, and web teams.

You’ll oversee pattern development, maintain a roster of 30+ designers, draft contracts, and coordinate with sewing contractors to keep rolling deadlines on track.