Residential Hard-Surface Product Designer — Trend-Driven Concepts

Shaw Contract EMEA; Dalton (GA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance and disability coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Health savings account

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

401K and Retirement Plans

Product discounts for employees

Job summary

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. in Dalton, GA seeks a Product Designer for Residential Hard Surfaces.

You will create visuals, colorways, patterns, and design assets for resilient, laminate, hardwood, and hard-surface categories, collaborating with product development, manufacturing, sourcing, and global suppliers. The role requires 2–5 years of design experience, proficiency in Photoshop, and ability to travel ~20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Product Design, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Textile Design, or a related field.
• Two to five years of professional design experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite especially Adobe Photoshop, including photo editing, image manipulation, pattern or layout development, and color adjustment.
• Strong understanding of color, pattern, scale, design principles, trend forecasting, and product development.
• Ability to translate creative concepts into clear visual assets that can be used by product-development and manufacturing partners.
• Ability to work in the office at least four days per week.
• Ability to travel approximately 20% for trade shows, customer and partner visits, market research, and other business needs.
• Ability to collaborate across global time zones, including occasional evening calls with Asia-Pacific partners.

Responsibilities

• Create original product visuals, colorways, patterns, surface designs, layouts, and concept collections for residential hard-surface flooring.
• Use Adobe Photoshop to edit product imagery, develop repeatable layouts, scale patterns, and create design assets that support product development.
• Translate consumer insights, trend research, competitive intelligence, and market opportunities into commercially relevant design solutions.
• Partner with Product Development, Manufacturing, Sourcing, and global supplier teams to refine concepts based on materials, product construction, manufacturing capabilities, and technical requirements.
• Develop coordinated design stories, palettes, and visual platforms that support differentiation across multiple residential brands, product categories, and retail channels.
• Generate a high volume of design concepts supporting active product-development priorities and future opportunity exploration.
• Explore emerging trends, materials, technologies, manufacturing capabilities, and consumer preferences to identify future product opportunities and market whitespace.
• Create, organize, and document physical and digital product, material, and design libraries to support accessibility, collaboration, and long-term value.
• Present product concepts, trend insights, and design recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders and incorporate feedback into future design directions.
• Collaborate across regions and time zones, including with Asia-Pacific sourcing and manufacturing partners, to support product design and development activities.

Skills

Product design

Color theory

Trend forecasting

Visual storytelling

Cross-functional collab

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Product Design/Industrial Design/Graphic Design/Interior Design/Surface Design

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. in Dalton, GA seeks a Product Designer for Residential Hard Surfaces.

You will create visuals, colorways, patterns, and design assets for resilient, laminate, hardwood, and hard-surface categories, collaborating with product development, manufacturing, sourcing, and global suppliers. The role requires 2–5 years of design experience, proficiency in Photoshop, and ability to travel ~20%.