Senior Product Designer — Home & Gift Collections

tag | a lifestyle brand; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

tag is a lifestyle brand crafting authentic home décor and gift collections. The Product Designer leads concept through final artwork, collaborating with development, sourcing, sales and overseas partners to ensure on-brand, on-cost outcomes.

Reporting to the Creative Director, you own assigned collections with strong ownership and a bias for speed, quality and innovation while embracing AI and new tech to accelerate ideation and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic, product or surface design or equivalent experience.
• 5–7+ years product design experience, ideally in home décor, tabletop or gift, designing for overseas manufacture.
• Packaging design experience and experience taking product from concept through overseas manufacturing, including vendor specs and sample approval.
• Excellent illustration skills in a variety of styles; strong sense of color, pattern and form across both surface artwork and 3D product forms.
• Strong portfolio with multiple substrates and finished product sold at retail.
• Willingness to travel to trade shows and trend shows; portfolio link required.

Responsibilities

• Design seasonal and everyday product across home décor, tabletop, kitchen, home textiles, garden and gift.
• Take product from concept through production-ready artwork, specs and sample approvals with overseas vendors.
• Review vendor samples and approve color, form, finish and print quality before production.
• Execute 2D and 3D packaging and dielines with print-ready artwork and regulatory copy.
• Use AI and emerging design tech to accelerate ideation and execution.

Skills

Product design

Packaging design

Overseas manufacturing

Illustration

Hand lettering

3D modeling

AI tools

Portfolio required

Education

Bachelor's degree in design

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

NedGraphics

Procreate

Rhino

SolidWorks

KeyShot

Job description

tag is a lifestyle brand crafting authentic home décor and gift collections. The Product Designer leads concept through final artwork, collaborating with development, sourcing, sales and overseas partners to ensure on-brand, on-cost outcomes.

Reporting to the Creative Director, you own assigned collections with strong ownership and a bias for speed, quality and innovation while embracing AI and new tech to accelerate ideation and execution.