Associate Product Designer (Hours are both in-office and remote)

Who we Are: At Uniek, we believe great design has the power to transform a house into a home. Uniek designs and manufactures stylish home décor and furniture under our Kate & Laurel brand (kateandlaurel.com). Our products are sold by major retailers including Amazon, Target, Home Depot, and Wayfair. We believe great design begins with curious, collaborative people who use creativity, market insights, and consumer trends to bring products customers love to life.

As an Associate Product Designer, you’ll help transform ideas into products found in homes across North America. You’ll work alongside experienced designers and cross-functional teams through every stage of product development, from concept and sketching to sampling and launch.

Job Description:

As an Associate Product Designer, no two days are the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:

• Designing home décor in categories such as furniture, decorative shelving, cabinets, mirrors, frames, art, and accessories.
• Research emerging consumer and home décor trends through trend subscriptions like WGSN, market visits, online research, and trend show attendance (domestic and overseas)
• Prepare sketches, design briefs, and 3D renderings.
• Follow projects from concept through production.
• Meet timeline, quality and cost objectives.
• Present ideas and product concepts.
• Create product renderings and presentations.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Sourcing and Quality to bring products to market.
• Review new product samples and communicate with overseas suppliers.
• Help launch products sold by national retailers from concept to input for online photography and social media postings.

Qualification:

Required:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Design (Interiors, Fashion, Product, Graphics or other).
• Experience through internships, academic projects, freelance, or professional work.
• Adobe Creative Suite proficiency.
• Hand sketching skills.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Preferred:

• SolidWorks and/or KeyShot.
• 3D rendering.
• Home décor interest.

You might be a great match if:

• You are passionate about home décor, emerging trends, and product design.
• You are energetic, organized, and can manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• You enjoy both creativity and problem-solving.
• You enjoy collaborating with others.
• You want to continue learning and growing as a designer.

What you’ll gain:

• Mentorship from experienced designers.
• Exposure to the complete product development lifecycle.
• Cross-functional collaboration with a team of experts in their functional areas.
• Opportunity to see your designs sold by leading retailers.
• International business experience.
• Opportunities to advance in your career at Uniek.

We offer an excellent benefits package to include: paid vacation; paid sick time; holiday pay; health, dental, and vision insurance; paid Short Term Disability, Basic Life, and AD&D insurance; Flexible Spending Account (medical & dependent); supplemental life and AD&D; Long Term Disability and 401K with company match.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their resumes and links to their portfolios for consideration.

Please note this is not an IT or Engineering role.

This position is not remote.

No relocation assistance or visa sponsorship is provided for this role.