Textile and Wallpaper Designer (Freelance)

Lulu and Georgia is looking for a Freelance Textile and Wallpaper Designer.

This is a part-time role (10-20 hrs per week) and that reports to our Senior Director of Product.

Responsibilities:

Execute patterns and prints decided on by the design team, design original artworks, and repeat layouts appropriate to concept direction and designs needs

Create textile and wallpaper designs as they relate to the L&G customer

Research and discover emerging pattern trends and inspiration

Work on revisions based on submits from the design team after sampling

Scan, clean up, re-color, and create repeats for fabrics, wallcovering, upholstery, drapery, or rugs, using the company’s archive of designs, inspiration artwork, or your own artwork.

Based on the direction, put together a package of print and pattern ideas to be reviewed by product development members.

Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Three to five years of experience and a degree from a college or university with a focus on design, illustration, or textile design for fashion

Candidate must have experience with CAD, Mac OSX, MS Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite 2 or higher and strong Photoshop and/or Illustrator skills

Hand illustration techniques experience a plus

Awareness of the home décor industry and trends

Understanding of the Lulu and Georgia customer and aesthetic

Possesses strong communication, organizational skills, and ability to multi-task and plan for prioritization as needed

Strong digital/graphic skills

Technical knowledge of embroidery, yarn dye, jacquard technique, and fabric base knowledge to successfully create artworks

Understanding of various rug constructions, their scale, and specifications for design requirements

Strong communication skills, timely follow-through of key initiatives, time management, project management

Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines

Be on top of projects and know the status of timing and key milestones, and be responsible for ensuring that clients and team members are kept up to date on project status

Manage process flow and project timelines to deliver designs on time

Drive quality at every stage of the process

Expert hand-drawing skills and color sense