Surfaces Product Designer; Associate

Surfaces Product Designer (Associate)

Creating and developing new product designs and patterns for HIMACS and VIATERA as well as the Surfaces Division as a whole. Aiding marketing and sales team by providing marketing resources and concepts for new products, and giving presentations internally and externally to promote new products.

The creation, development, analysis, and research of new product designs and patterns for HIMACS and VIATERA. Tasks may include, but are not limited to, researching market and design trends, analyzing market trends and customer requirements, improving existing products, and collaborating with product managers and engineers.

Generating color & pattern samples for product development and customer meetings (THD, Lowes, etc)

Aiding marketing and sales team by providing marketing resources and concepts for new products, and giving presentations internally and externally to promote new products.

Ideating for innovative production technology to enhance design and manufacturability of new products. Collaborating with technical team on executing innovative production technologies

Research and analyze market and design trends through trade shows, trend-forecasting services and trendspotting

Analyze competitors design and customer requirements.

Gain the voice of the customer through focus studies, surveys, and customer visits

Perform regularly competitor analysis on HIMACS and VIATERA, TERACANTO

Collaborate with product managers and engineers.

Collaborate with HQ Design Center or external experts.

Assist marketing and sales team on design launch needs by sending relevant trends and creating sales tools

Understand general and new technical manufacturing process for developing new products

Develop design strategies and concepts.

Develop prototypes and evaluate test samples.

Collaborate with product managers and engineers.

Improve existing products as needed.

Present design & trend proposal to customers at internal and external events

Education and

Work Experience:

Undergraduate degree in textile, graphic, interior, industrial design or related field.

Less than 2 years experience (newly graduated designer).

Knowledge and

Skills:

MS Office Programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

Design related software programs

Interpersonal skills

Detail Oriented

Organizational Skills

Initiative skills

Problem solving skills

Great Oral and Written Communication Skills

Position requires regular interaction with customers and clients.

Position requires sitting at a desk working on a computer for at least 2/3 of time.

Position requires minimal lifting up to 20lbs.

Position requires regular and reliable attendance.

Position requires travel up to 20% of time.