Senior Home Textile Designer

About Dream Home NY

Dream Home NY is a New York home goods wholesaler bringing licensed and in-house brands to TJX, HomeGoods, Burlington, Bealls and other off-price retailers. We have a growing portfolio across throws and pillows, pet beds and accessories, kitchen textiles, and melamine and tableware.

The role

We are looking for a Senior Home Textile Designer to help lead the creative vision across all of it. This is not a role for someone who wants to adapt last year's line. It's for the designer who walks into a new season asking "what hasn't been done yet?"

You'll help set direction for every textile category, take collections from trend research and concept through artwork, specs and development samples. You'll work closely with product development, sourcing, sales and brand management.

What you'll do

• Help set the creative vision and seasonal direction for home textiles across multiple categories, for both our in-house and licensed brands
• Translate each licensor's brand DNA, and the identity of our in-house brands, into fresh, commercially sharp collections that earn licensor approval and excite buyers
• Help drive the creative calendar for our two markets each year: Q1/Q2 product in September and Q3/Q4 product in March
• Research color, pattern, material and lifestyle trends; turn them into mood boards, collection stories and line plans
• Create original prints, patterns, embroidery, jacquard and textured artwork, with colorways and repeats ready for production
• Build clear tech packs: construction details, trims, fill, dimensions, care labels and artwork specs
• Review strike-offs, lab dips and samples; give precise comments to factories and approve for production
• Build trend and brand presentations for buyer and licensing meetings

What you bring:

Required

• 6+ years designing home textiles across multiple categories (e.g. decorative pillows, throws, bedding, bath or kitchen textiles), with products taken to market in each
• Experience designing for licensed brands, including style guides and licensor approval rounds
• Strong portfolio of original work across several home categories; throws, pillows, pet beds or kitchen textiles a big plus
• Expert in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for print, repeat and colorway work
• Working knowledge of textile construction: wovens, knits, fleece, sherpa, plush, embroidery, appliqué and finishes
• Experience writing tech packs and working directly with overseas factories
• Sharp eye for color and trend, plus the commercial judgment to design to a price point
• Organized and calm under deadlines; comfortable managing several collections at once

Nice to have

• Experience designing for off-price or mass retail, where value and speed to market matter
• CAD or 3D visualization tools (e.g. NedGraphics)
• Degree in textile, surface or product design

Pay, benefits and location

• Salary: $90,000–$125,000 per year, based on experience and portfolio
• Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off and 401(k) with company match
• Location: New York, NY (on-site)
• Type: Full-time