Senior Stationery Designer: Trend-Driven Paper Goods

EnVogue International; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EnVogue International, a fast-growing home décor company, seeks a Stationery Designer in New York to craft trend-driven stationery, paper goods, and giftable collections. You will focus on product design, material selection, trend research, assortment development, and merchandising for national retailers.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, presenting CADs and color stories, while collaborating with Sales, Product Development, Sourcing, and Production to meet quality, pricing, and timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, Fine Arts, or related field.
• 5+ years of design experience within stationery, paper goods, gifting, lifestyle products, or related consumer product categories.
• Strong hands-on experience in product design, merchandising, assortment development, CADs, and artwork creation.
• Strong knowledge of materials, paper stocks, substrates, printing techniques, finishes, embellishments, and product construction.
• Ability to translate trends into cohesive, commercially viable product collections with a strong understanding of retail merchandising.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Experience working with overseas factories, material suppliers, and major retail accounts preferred.
• Strong trend awareness, color sensibility, organizational skills, and communication skills with a commercial design mindset.
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant stationery, product design, material exploration, and merchandising work required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop seasonal stationery, paper goods, and giftable collections, including notebooks, journals, planners, desk accessories, and related categories.
• Create original artwork, prints, patterns, graphics, color stories, and product designs.
• Research and forecast trends across stationery, gifting, color, materials, finishes, packaging, and lifestyle products.
• Translate trends and retailer needs into commercially relevant product assortments, cohesive collections, and merchandising concepts.
• Explore and select materials, substrates, textures, finishes, embellishments, and production techniques to enhance product design and presentation.
• Develop presentation-ready CADs, mockups, color stories, product concepts, and merchandising presentations for internal and buyer meetings.
• Create and review artwork, tech packs, samples, material specifications, and production details to ensure design intent is maintained.
• Work with overseas factories on material sourcing, construction, finishes, printing techniques, and sample development.
• Partner with Sales on buyer requests, retailer-specific assortments, product presentations, and merchandising strategies.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Sourcing, and Production to meet design, quality, pricing, and timeline requirements.
• Stay current on retail, competitive, and emerging trends in stationery, gifting, and lifestyle products.

Skills

Trend forecasting

Merchandising

Product design

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic/Product/Industrial Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

CAD software

Job description

EnVogue International, a fast-growing home décor company, seeks a Stationery Designer in New York to craft trend-driven stationery, paper goods, and giftable collections. You will focus on product design, material selection, trend research, assortment development, and merchandising for national retailers.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, presenting CADs and color stories, while collaborating with Sales, Product Development, Sourcing, and Production to meet quality, pricing, and timelines.