Furniture and Lighting Product Designer

Design professional to draw, manage, and grow Windsor Smith Homes’ product lines across furniture, lighting, and textiles, and serve as the in-house point person for licensing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Principals to shape strategy, design, and drawings.
• Coordinate with the Business Development team on marketing, promotions, and sales efforts.
• Work with manufacturing partners to develop the product offering, monitor progress, and shepherd products from concept to market launch and post-launch performance.
• Produce sketches, 2D drawings, 3D models, and renderings for furniture, lighting, rugs, and related items.
• Create technical drawings for production and fabrication.
• Develop presentation materials for Principals and licensees to support product development, marketing, and sales opportunities.
• Develop internal templates and standards to streamline processes and align benchmarks with partner offerings.
• Manage communications between PD&D and all licensees.
• Oversee design drawings, specifications, and sample management with licensees.
• Manage design and development timelines with each licensee to meet production deadlines and plan ongoing line extensions.
• Administer PD&D supplies, samples, and the design library.
• Coordinate installation, setup, and ongoing showroom needs with licensee showrooms.

Requirements

• Product design experience with technical knowledge in the listed product categories.
• BFA, BA, or MA in product design or a similar applicable degree.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Microsoft Office Suite skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.).
• 2D drawing ability, including sketching and AutoCAD proficiency.
• 3D modeling and rendering capabilities, with SolidWorks preferred.
• Strong verbal, written, and graphic communication skills.
• Leadership and time-management abilities to oversee multiple product lines and development schedules simultaneously.
• A portfolio demonstrating the ability to communicate production processes and include project-management documents.

Technologies

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• AutoCAD
• SolidWorks

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Pay

Salary: Up to $100,000 per year

Work location

Onsite in Montecito, CA