In-Market Custom Designer - West Coast

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Custom Design Studio  |  West Coast In-Market Custom Designer

Location: California, Nevada,Colorado, Utah

Shaw Contract | Shaw Hospitality is a global design leader in commercial flooring for some of the world’s most creative and innovative environments. Our vast, sustainable product offerings can be found in diverse markets such as workplace, healthcare, hospitality, education and multi-family dwellings; supporting the spaces in which we work, learn, live, play and heal.

Our In Market Custom Carpet Designers create innovative carpet design solutions through holistic knowledge of the project with key accounts in partnering with Account Managers in market on the West Coast.  The primary focus of this position is to service and support our sales team through direct connection with key clients to capture and interpret design briefs and execute collaborative product design.  This position can work remotely in assigned region.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work directly with key hospitality clients to develop custom carpet solutions through a collaborative environment.
• Responsible for taking designs from concept to full color product completion.
• To research the market for new trends, and the ability to create patterns and color stories for specific markets.
• Develop exceptional custom design by using Adobe Creative Suite and Nedgraphics.
• Manage interface between Client, Sales, and Custom Design team members.
• Must be able to identify a problem and implement innovative solutions with little to no assistance.
• Develop and maintain both trend and product presentations.
• Manage the design process to ensure that key dates/deliverables are met.
• Conduct project meetings and conference calls with designers, architects and end users.
• Coordinate pattern and color development as it relates to the full scope of the project
• Understand the trend in design and color as it relates to each project.
• Attend and participate in sales meetings and trade shows.
• Ensure that design requirements meet manufacturing criteria.
• Review design brief with regional Design Manager to ensure that all information is documented at the start of the project.
• Stay abreast of competition and competitive information and keep management informed of any changes in market conditions.
• Working with our sales managers in each area in understanding hospitality sales and their role in the process.

Requirements:

• Four-year college degree OR High School Diploma/GED and 5+ years equivalent job-related experience in Textile Design or similar field.
• Trained in color and design application.
• Must have the ability to think creatively outside of conventional concepts.
• Understanding of the basic concepts of carpet manufacturing.
• Strong written and oral communication skills good time management skills - able to meet prescribed deadlines.
• Knowledge of and ability to use Nedgraphics Texcelle and Adobe Creative Cloud Applications.
• Understanding of carpet estimating and installation.
• Ability to present and explain technical information in a way that establishes trust.

Although our highly distributed workforce can be found around the globe, Shaw Contract is based out of Cartersville, Georgia in our new highly sustainable, world-class Create Centre facility, which is home to product development and marketing for our commercial division, demonstrating our commitment to hiring the best talent. We hire humble, collaborative and ambitious people and give them endless opportunities to grow and succeed. Shaw Contract is the commercial design brand for Shaw Industries Group, Inc., a vertically integrated manufacturer that supplies carpet, hardwood, laminate, resilient, tile & stone flooring products and synthetic turf to residential and commercial markets globally. Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, and with manufacturing in the United States, Scotland, Mexico and China, Shaw is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $4.5 billion in annual sales and 23,000 associates worldwide.

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Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.