Senior Designer, Design and Strategy Concept

Job Description

• This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Designer, Design and Strategy Concept in the United States. This role sits at the intersection of design strategy, consumer insight, and brand storytelling within a fast-paced retail environment. You will shape seasonal home concepts that guide product direction, influence owned brand identity, and connect macro trends to tangible design outcomes. Acting as both strategist and creative lead, you will translate cultural, economic, and consumer shifts into compelling visual narratives that inform cross-category development. The position requires strong collaboration across merchandising, marketing, and product design teams to ensure cohesive execution. You will also play a key role in defining seasonal direction and maintaining consistency across owned brands. This is a highly visible, cross-functional role where your work directly shapes consumer-facing product experiences. The environment is dynamic, trend-driven, and deeply focused on innovation and storytelling.
• Accountabilities: Lead the development of seasonal design strategies and conceptual direction for home categories, translating consumer insights and macro trends into actionable creative frameworks. Research and synthesize macro trends, consumer behaviors, and market shifts (including economic and cultural drivers) to inform design strategy. Develop forward-looking seasonal concepts that guide assortment planning, product storytelling, and cross-category alignment. Act as a brand captain for assigned owned brands, ensuring consistency in identity across color, material, form, pricing, and thematic direction. Collaborate across merchandising, marketing, and visual teams to ensure cohesive go-to-market execution. Serve as a key connector across design teams, aligning divisional needs and ensuring strategic consistency. Drive the creative translation of insights into visual storytelling, presentations, and design direction tools. Support and guide team members involved in concept development and seasonal execution processes. Requirements: 5+ years of experience in product design, concept design, or design strategy within the home or consumer goods industry. Strong ability to synthesize business strategy, consumer insights, and trend research into actionable design direction. Deep understanding of the home category landscape, from mass-market to premium and aspirational design. Advanced skills in color, material, finish, pattern, and product aesthetics across multiple categories. Proven ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders. Strong visual storytelling, presentation, and communication skills in fast-paced, ambiguous environments. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines. Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and bias for action in creative and strategic contexts. Benefits: Competitive salary range of $95,000 to $205,000, depending on experience, skills, and location. Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits. Retirement savings plan (401(k)) with additional financial wellness programs. Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and national holidays. Employee discount programs and access to well-being and lifestyle benefits. Opportunities for professional growth within a highly creative and design-driven organization. Flexible hybrid work arrangement combining onsite collaboration and remote work. Strong emphasis on learning, development, and internal career mobility.
• How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1
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