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Job Description
Ashley Furniture Trading Company, LLC has opening for an International Product Designer in Arcadia, WI.
Stay abreast of current furniture design and marketing trends.
Develop new product designs for international production based on objectives laid out by the VP of Design/Marketing and the Director of Design.
Maintain a daily line of communication with the company’s design and sample teams based in Asia.
Provide ongoing project updates when called upon.
Make frequent visits to Ashley international liaison offices and international design teams, product engineers and manufacturers to ensure product specifications, quality, and construction standards meet company requirements.
Research and review furniture trends and market information through marketing trips, visiting retailers, and communicating with company sales representatives.
Identify furniture design projects to be developed based on directives set forth by the VP of Design/Marketing and Director of Design.
Develop sketches and/or full-scale sample drawings for new product development.
Send design drawings and any relevant supporting information to overseas liaison office for sample initiation.
Review detailed drawings and images from overseas liaison office to ensure they are accurate, and that they meet the respective design objectives.
Develop and/or make selections regarding hardware designs, finishes and fabric items for new furniture samples.
Identify any engineering concerns and or potential manufacturing issues associated with new samples as they relate to design and quality assurance.
Travel to Asia in order to inspect key furniture samples and manufacturers/suppliers.
Ensure samples comply with the company standards relating to quality while meeting the requirements of the primary design objectives.
Assure all samples are finalized, repaired, and prepped for furniture markets.
Maintain complete and accurate records of all relevant communication, prior art, and design scope as related to design patent documentation.
Serve as a company representative at furniture markets.
Prepare product information presentations and educate company sales representatives on new furniture introductions.
Domestic 25-50% and International 25-50% travel to Asia to inspect key furniture samples and manufacturers/suppliers.
Job Requirements
Position requires Bachelor’s degree in Furniture Design, Product Design, or related field, and 6 months of related experience.
Also, must have work experience in:
3D modeling, Miro, AutoCAD, Lightroom, Photoshop, and photo rendering software;
Reading, interpreting, and creating a work engineered blueprint;
Color panels and developing new finishes; creating a sample with that new finish;
Hardware design; and
Asian manufacturing materials and processes; Asian trends and trend studies; and applying trend study data into product creation using Asian manufacturing materials and processes.
Please submit resume online via https://careers.
ashleyfurniture.
com/us/en.
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