Senior Designer

Diversity Nexus; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Diversity Nexus in New York is seeking a Sr Designer to join our hybrid team, collaborating with licensors, brand and product development teams to bring luxury eyewear concepts to life.

The role emphasises sketch development and visual storytelling, translating brand concepts into market-ready designs, while coordinating with NY and Italian HQ teams to ensure alignment across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 5 years of design experience with specialty retailer or distribution/sales environment with knowledge of the production process.
• Experience in luxury accessories (eyewear preferred).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal & written).
• Travel may be required domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Interacting with licensors to understand brands and targeted core customers.
• Create and manage sketches for all eyewear collections.
• Collaborate with brand, product development teams and other designers in NY and at the Italian HQ.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Rhinoceros

KeyShot

Job description

I wanted to share a Sr Designer opening in New York - Hybrid with one of our direct clients. Please find the below job description.

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Sr. Designer will be responsible for interacting with our licensors to understand their brands and their targeted core customers. This position will be charged with creating and managing sketches for all the brands' new eyewear collections. The candidate will work in close collaboration with the brand team, product development team and the other designers in NY and in our Italian HQ.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree of Industrial Design from accredited college or university
• Minimum 5 years of design experience with specialty retailer or distribution/sales environment with working knowledge of the production process
• Experience in luxury accessories (eyewear is preferred, but also jewelry hardware, fashion accessories)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Full proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, 3D Modeling (Rhinoceros or similar) and 3D rendering (Keyshot)
• Past or current experiences in a sales distribution business and exposure to Italian culture and language proficiency are a plus.
• Domestic and International travel maybe required