Associate Designer, Hardgoods - Rejuvenation

About the Team

The Rejuvenation product development team consists of highly creative, collaborative, and technical designers and engineers. As a key member of the team, you will bring your design skills to the table to support the Utility team by bringing high quality decorative accessories to market.

 

Position Summary

As the Associate Designer for Hard Goods, you will bring forward designs for decorative accessories across the home. Categories include mirrors, planters, storage and organization, outdoor products, and more. In this role, you will be a key member on the design team, executing designs from concept to launch. The Associate Designer for Hard Goods will help inspire, innovate, and translate seasonal concepts and market trends into design solutions that meet business needs.

 

Responsibilities

· Participate in historical design research and market research to create concepts and design strategies for functional accessories.

· Utilize 3D CAD software, such as Rhino, to create 3D models for presentation renderings and technical specs.

· Create concept renderings in Keyshot for key milestone meetings.

· Create technical specifications for vendors to follow for quoting and development.

· Assist design staff in creating comments sheets for Hard Goods developments

· Work directly with global offices/vendors and domestic partners to develop designs that fit target price point and manufacturing capabilities.

· Attend bi-weekly calls with overseas partners to nurture and maintain vendor relationships.

· Follow SOPs to develop finishes from concept to approval for production.

· Organize and maintain development samples, swatch libraries, and finishes for decorative accessories.

· Update and maintain the design development tracker in preparation for weekly product development meetings.

· Work closely with cross-functional teams through the development cycle.

· Participate in weekly product development meetings to communicate status of developments, clearly and efficiently.

· Gather market research and identify design trends that can be translated into timeless designs.

· Present product and concept ideas to design, merchandising and sourcing teams.

· Mail and track packages for development samples.

· Identify a breadth of customers to offer distinct product assortments that cater to an array of new and existing design aesthetics for the brand.

· Partner with merchants to identify white space for new products and colorways that bring forward new points of view that build off existing core products.

· Participate in building a creative culture that inspires others through curated design inspiration, historical design research, and knowledge of materials and techniques

· Build accountability within the design team to ensure deliverables are delivered efficiently and on time.

· Ensure sustainable goals and are being met by making intentional design choices that align with the brand’s sustainable initiatives.

 

Qualifications

· Minimum of 2-3 years product design experience with a focus in Hard Goods for home retailers.

· Proven track record of designing home products on a quarterly launch timeline.

· Highly detail-oriented, excellent time management skills, and highly collaborative.

· Ability to inspire cross functional partners by presenting thoughtful concepts inspired by market trends, fashion, and interior designers.

· Knowledgeable in all aspects of manufacturing for Hard Goods, including metal, wood, glass, ceramics, and more.

· Proven proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

· Proven proficiency in 3D programs, including Rhino and Keyshot.

· Excellent communication skills with the ability to present ideas and design strategies.

· Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to work, both, collaboratively and independently.

· Experience employing design strategies to achieve business goals.

· High standards to quality, integrity and design

Our Company

Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States. Our family of brands are Williams Sonoma, Williams Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, Rejuvenation, West Elm, Mark & Graham, Outward, and GreenRow. These brands are among the best known and most respected in the industry. We offer beautifully-designed, stylish and functional products for every area of the home, including the kitchen, living room, bedroom, home office, closet, laundry room and even outdoor spaces. We've seen some big changes since our first brick-and-mortar store opened more than half of a century ago. What hasn't changed is our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, and enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities where we operate. Today, we're a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and we're always looking for new energy and ideas.