Job Responsibilities
1. Market Research & Trend Analysis
- Stay continuously updated with the latest domestic and international trends in home textiles.
- Study consumer behavior, color forecasts, fabric developments, and lifestyle influences to anticipate design directions.
- Conduct regular market visits, attend trade fairs, and track competitor collections to keep the brand ahead of trends.
2. Design Creation & Conceptualization
- Develop innovative and commercially appealing designs across bedsheets, comforters, blankets, and other soft furnishings.
- Create detailed mood boards, color palettes, pattern layouts, and theme-based seasonal collections.
- Ensure all designs reflect the brand’s creative DNA and align with market expectations.
3. Product Development
- Oversee the end-to-end product development cycle — from ideation to final sample approval.
- Work with sourcing and production teams to ensure design feasibility, material selection, and timely sample execution.
- Approve swatches, strike-offs, and pre-production samples for quality, color, and design accuracy.
4. Head Responsibilities
- Create original textile prints, patterns, and motifs.
- Develop seasonal collections based on market trends and forecasts.
- Work with design tools like Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
- Select appropriate fabrics, colors, and textures.
- Coordinate with production teams for sampling and final output.
- Ensure designs meet quality and cost requirements.
- Knowledge of AI.
5. Digital Design & Software Proficiency
- Must be proficient in all major textile design and CAD software, including:
- Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator (for print creation and colorways)
- CorelDRAW (for layouts and motifs)
- NedGraphics, Texcelle, or AVACO (for repeats, color separations, and woven simulations)
- Procreate / CAD Textile / Pointcarre / WGSN (for trend visualization and technical design work)
- Should be able to prepare accurate design files, repeats, and digital artwork ready for printing or jacquard weaving.
- Maintain an organized digital design library for all past and current collections.
6. Supplier, Vendor & Merchandising Coordination
- Coordinate with vendors, mills, and suppliers for fabric sourcing, print trials, and production approvals.
- Negotiate pricing, minimum order quantities, and timelines with suppliers.
- Ensure proper communication and coordination with the merchandising team to meet collection launch deadlines.
7. Documentation & Reporting
- Maintain detailed records of all design collections, samples, and approvals for future reference.
- Present design concepts, mood boards, and seasonal forecasts to management.
- Create periodic reports on market trends, product feedback, and collection performance.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹50,000.00 per month
Experience:
- Product development: 2 years (Preferred)
- home textile: 3 years (Preferred)
- textile designing : 5 years (Required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
