{"id":4287394,"url":"https://alion.io/job/qrg-associate-product-designer-cinmar","title":"Associate Product Designer (Cinmar)","company":{"id":3113773,"name":"QRG Capital Management","domain":"qrg.cc","url":"https://alion.io/company/qrg","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Design","role_family":"Design","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["West Chester, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T22:15:06Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-13","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T22:15:06Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"CBFG0168Associate Product Designer - Color, Print & Pattern\nLocation: West Chester, Ohio\nBrand/Business: Grandin Road\nReports to: Senior Designer\nAbout the Role\nThe Associate Product Designer is a developmental role designed to build the skills and experience needed to advance to a Designer position. Specializing in color, print, and pattern, this designer will also contribute to product design and concept development across home categories.\nWorking under the guidance of the Senior Designer, you’ll help translate global trends and customer insights into brand-relevant concepts and product designs. You’ll support projects from initial concept through revisions, sample review, and final approval-balancing creative vision with business needs, product requirements, and established design processes.\nWhat You’ll Do\nCurate trend research and develop seasonal and trend boards that balance market insight with brand relevance.\nCreate seasonal color palettes and curate print and pattern direction aligned with the brand vision.\nDevelop and place artwork across product types, creating cohesive capsule collections across categories.\nTranslate global trends into relevant concepts and designs, considering shape, materials, color, and print and pattern.\nUnder the Senior Designer’s direction, develop SKU-level designs from initial concept through revisions and final sample approval.\nDesign within the line plan and support financial growth and profitability, considering assortment strategy, price points, and cost engineering.\nEnsure designs align with seasonal concepts, big ideas, and the overall creative direction.\nPresent concepts to the design leader for review and approval.\nPresent product concepts and final specifications to cross-functional teams; partner with Merchandising on sketch revisions and approvals.\nPresent final designs to the Executive team.\nReview first and final samples with Merchandising, helping ensure feedback, revisions, and approvals are completed on schedule.\nPrepare complete, accurate product design specification packages and meet calendar deadlines.\nCollaborate with Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, and manufacturers/vendors throughout the development process.\nTravel for inspiration and to build knowledge of vendor capabilities.\nProduct Categories\nExperience designing for home products is essential, including:\nHome decorative accessories\nEntertaining products, including serveware and dinnerware\nHome textiles, including bedding, decorative pillows, doormats, and table linens\nWhat You’ll Bring\nExperience designing products for the home market, especially in the categories listed above.\nStrong design skills and a point of view in color, print, and pattern.\nThe ability to interpret trends and translate them into designs that feel relevant to the brand and customer.\nAn understanding of how to develop designs across product types and create cohesive collections.\nThe ability to work within a design process, follow direction, manage revisions, and meet deadlines.\nStrong collaboration and presentation skills, including comfort sharing work for feedback and approval.\nAttention to detail when preparing designs, specifications, and sample comments.\nA growth mindset and interest in developing toward a Designer-level role.\nSuccess in This Role\nSuccess means creating thoughtful, brand-right designs; contributing to cohesive seasonal direction; supporting product development with care and accuracy; and building the skills to take on increasing design ownership.\nOur Total Rewards package includes benefits you’ll love such as competitive compensation, paid time off, an employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and amazing company discounts! In our US market, you can also expect health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement benefits.\nQVC Group is committed to inclusion and belonging for all and ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, QVC Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. 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