Associate Surface Designer
vera bradleyRoanoke, IN
Surface Design Specialist Support the design team in creating surface designs that meet design objectives and contribute to achieving brand vision, helping translate trend and concept direction into production-ready prints and surface designs. Assist in developing cohesive artwork across silhouettes and categories, partner cross-functionally on development needs, and maintain technical accuracy from concept through approval.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Create complementary and coordinating print/surface designs, rework layouts and repeats, and recolor artwork within production parameters
- Create style specific artwork for home, wearables and other categories
- Engineer surface design repeats, placements, and complex files with technical precision, for all surface design techniques including but not limited to printing, embroidery, and embellishment.
- Deliver clean, production-ready artwork and maintains accountability through strike-off/sampling and approval stages
- Prepare production ready artwork files and maintain art/color records in PLM (FlexPLM) and product line creation tool (VibeIQ) as well as keep the design studio artwork wall up to date
- Work with product design, product development, and material development throughout the development process to ensure artwork meets vendor, costing, and execution requirements
- Stay current on industry trends and artwork techniques
- Maintain a high level of aesthetic judgement and effectively translate trends into artwork while cohesively creating an overall artwork collection
- Assist with the organization and distribution of vector files and paper standards to cross functional, licensees and vendors
- Foster collaboration and accountability. Model high standards and reinforce shared expectations
- Contribute positively to the design team dynamic by performing all tasks with a willing attitude, strong sense of urgency, and dedication to the company by creatively designing into the brand aesthetic
- Other duties as needed or assigned
- Education and/or Experience
- High school graduate.
- Bachelor's degree in textile design, graphic design, or related field preferred 2+ years experience in designing, managing and manipulating surface designs on textiles
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Demonstrate artistic ability to draw, sketch and illustrate
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and production-ready file standards. Proficiency in Adobe Create Suite and other design tools a plus.
- FlexPLM, VibeIQ, and Epson wide-format printer use experience a plus
- Experience in the fashion industry strongly preferred, strong background in surface design
- Creative eye for color
- Superior score (>16) on Farnsworth-Munsell 100 hue test and fluent in Pantone systems across creative and production settings
- Knowledge of textile printing, embroidery, embellishment and surface design industry
- Good Mac and/or PC skills utilizing Microsoft Office software
- Detail-oriented, well-organized and excellent time management skills
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive, adaptable with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong team player
- Portfolio Requirements
- Please submit a portfolio featuring: Original hand-created and digital artwork
- Seamless repeat patterns
- Florals, paisley, conversational/novelty prints and supporting print designs
- Colorway development
- Border, engineered or placement artwork
- Examples of artwork applied to finished products
- Environment & Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here are representative of those an individual must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Office environment. Utilizing an office desk – sitting, reading, listening, or speaking with the ability to move intermittently throughout the day
- Strong sensory skills, such as good eyesight, good hearing, and dexterity
- Ability to operate office equipment, including computers, copiers, and phones
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Senior L5
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