Textile & Product Designer - Freelance, Remote
Full Time $7.00 / hourJob Overview
About the Client
A US-based, pet-industry manufacturer and private-label partner with over a decade of experience across multiple categories. They operate with EDI-enabled systems, bicoastal distribution, and turnkey design-to-shelf capabilities. Backed by a global manufacturing network, they deliver trend-right, quality products that enrich the lives of pets and their people.
Why does this role exist?
To expand design capacity and accelerate speed-to-floor across pet toys, apparel, bedding, and throws, the company is hiring a designer who can translate trend and licensing direction into production-ready textile, product, and packaging assets. This role connects creative concepting with manufacturability, ensuring all designs meet retailer and licensor standards while hitting timelines and cost targets.
The Impact you’ll make
Textile Design
- Create original, repeatable patterns, prints, and colorways tailored to pet products.
- Build spec-ready artwork with color separations, repeat setups, print placements, and Pantone callouts.
- Maintain seasonal trend boards, palettes, and libraries grounded in market and competitive research.
Product Design & Development
- Design and iterate pet toys, apparel, beds, and throws from concept to vendor handoff.
- Produce detailed CADs/tech packs with materials, trims, construction, dimensions, and tolerances.
- Partner with sourcing/vendors to validate feasibility, cost, testing, and quality requirements.
Packaging & Merchandising
- Design packaging, hangtags, labels, PDQs, and shippers per retailer and licensor standards.
- Build dielines and production-ready files; manage copy, legal marks, and UPCs.
- Coordinate mockups and prepress approvals to ensure on-time, accurate execution.
Licensing & Brand Stewardship
- Interpret licensing style guides into compliant product and packaging executions.
- Route submissions for approvals; track revisions and maintain version control.
- Safeguard brand integrity and regulatory/safety compliance in all deliverables.
Cross-functional Project Management
- Work to an EST schedule; manage multiple briefs, milestones, and stakeholder feedback.
- Communicate status and maintain trackers using Outlook and Excel.
- Troubleshoot artwork/packaging issues with PD, Sales, QA, and vendor partners.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Required:
- 3+ years in textile design with demonstrable product and packaging design experience.
- Portfolio showing repeat pattern development and product design in pet or closely related consumer goods.
- Hands-on licensing experience, including working with style guides and approval workflows.
- Advanced proficiency across Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign; ability to work with other Adobe programs as needed) plus Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Proven experience preparing production-ready files: tech packs, dielines, color separations, and print specs.
WFH Set-Up:
- Computer with at least 8GB RAM, an Intel i5 core processor/AMD Ryzen 5 Processor and up.
- Internet speed of at least 40MBPS
- Headset with an extended mic that has noise cancellation and a webcam
- Back-up computer and internet connection
- Quiet, dedicated workspace at home
Your Superpowers:
- Technical: Illustrator power-user; Photoshop for patterning/mocks; InDesign for packaging; CAD sketching; Pantone/color management; creating repeats and separations; dieline creation; prepress; Excel tracking.
- Soft: Detail-obsessed, highly organized, clear communicator, proactive problem-solver; thrives in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments; collaborative with cross-functional and vendor teams; genuine passion for the pet category.
You should apply if...
- You love designing for pets and balance creativity with manufacturability and cost.
- You’re comfortable owning projects end-to-end, iterating quickly with feedback, and presenting your work clearly.
- You’re reliable on EST hours, responsive via email/meetings, and can manage multiple briefs simultaneously.
- You value quality, compliance, and brand/licensing integrity throughout the design process.
What to expect...
Work Setup:
- Remote position
- Must have a reliable internet connection and a quiet workspace
- Required to provide own computer with Intel Core i5 or something similar or higher operating system
Working Hours:
- 40 hours per week
- Monday to Friday, 8:30am–5:30pm EST
Compensation:
- $7 per hour
- No benefits package included