Furniture Designer Job Description
Furniture designer
provides architectural oversight of projects; ensure requirements are in alignment with business strategies and business architecture roadmap / framework.
Furniture Designer Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective furniture designer job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included furniture designer job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Maintain current base line drawings in CAD for each assigned location
Identify and make recommendations for revisions in interior architecture based on changing needs and conditions specific to each location
Evaluate new design concepts from outside sources and identify opportunities
Complete detailed design briefs for all new product development with full technical specifications
Support the technical specification requirements for all furniture & lighting seasonal line plans
Complete line plan requirements on a seasonal basis, hitting key due dates and follow up dates
Research and present to Sr Designer new ideas for each season
Prep and present concepts with Design team to Buying and Production teams each season
Source Globally & Domestically and shop raw materials to develop
Chase product closer to season
Furniture Designer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Furniture Designer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: NCIDQ
Education for Furniture Designer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the furniture designer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Interior Design, Design, Industrial Design, Architecture, Furniture, Product Design, 3D Design, Industrial, Furniture Design, Manufacturing
Skills for Furniture Designer
Desired skills for furniture designer include:
Adobe Creative Suite
Art History
Business priorities
Business strategies
Furniture & lighting functional area
Raw materials and production processes
ADA and LEED requirements
Appropriately influence our store design in the markets
Architectural Glass Wall products
Architectural details and specifications
Desired experience for furniture designer includes:
Communicate regularly to Production team and Vendors
Attend follow-up meetings for all products and manage workload accordingly
Communicate regularly with Buying, Coordinating & Production teams
Eventually) travel to factories for development and execution of programs domestic and overseas
Eventually) Supervise Assistant Designer(s) to support team workload
Generate detailed product specifications
Furniture Designer Examples
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Furniture Designer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of furniture designer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for furniture designer
- Review furniture layouts and specifications to ensure accuracy, consistency with standards and space functionality
- Communicate design revisions to vendors, manufacturers and licensees in concise accurate packages
- Assist in the concept development process for each season
- Help define each season's aesthetic direction and content through research, creation of inspiration boards and sketching
- Assist in preparation for internal presentations and installation into seasonal showroom
- Designs, owns, builds, creates and updates tech packs, trim sheets and design packages
- Actively participates in the conceptual development of the brand with Sr
- Provides direction for color and art development to artist
- May present their designs in meetings
- Partners with trend and Design Team to prioritize trends for area of responsibility and to share creative ideas
Qualifications for furniture designer
- Proficient in Auto CAD and Alias Studio
- Thorough knowledge of furniture construction is strongly preferred
- The ideal candidate will have strong design and organizational skills, be a creative problem-solver with a high sense of urgency, flexibility and resilience
- All candidates will be required to present a portfolio of their work
- Proficiency in MAC and PC – Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator, CAD program
- Excellent understanding of furniture manufacturing and development
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a furniture designer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for furniture designer
- Meets with vendors for sourcing of fabric and trim
- Ensures product consistency with market trends business strategy
- Execute entire design process for a given season within the furniture Playroom and Occasional categories
- Repeatedly create furniture designs that support merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points and overall creative direction
- Ensure product design package is complete, accurate and handed off to engineers, in-country partners and vendors
- Provide solutions to deliver change to improve manufacturing schedules, costs and quality
- Remain engaged throughout sales cycle up to order placement
- Additional responsibilities in design reviews include facilitating regular weekly design review sessions in collaboration with the senior design manager and design director daily or impromptu design critiques with individuals & team
- Execute entire design process for a given season within the furniture categories
- Maintains brand "Point of View" through collaboration with design peers, merchants and vendors
Qualifications for furniture designer
- 4-6 years experience in related profession preferred
- Must be fluent in Auto CAD and/or Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, 2D drafting
- Must have strong sketching skills
- Needs to be highly detail oriented and have the ability to handle multiple tasks in a deadline driven environment
- Ability to develop ideas from initial concept through to finished production art
- Ability to work as part of a team and individually on projects
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a furniture designer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for furniture designer
- Collaborate with Merchants, Design Team, and External business heads to assess case assortment for style opportunities based on gaps in the assortment, emerging trends and internal category programs
- Convert concepts into defined designs and projects that meet product design merchandising objectives
- Research and analyze trends in case furniture according to style and trend, remain current on trends in finishing, wood species and hardware
- Work in conjunction with VP, External Head to define priorities and help direct case sample team to define and execute physical samples
- Create amazing high quality designs that have the opportunity to live with the in the Rejuvenation line for years to come
- Work with expert craftspeople both domestically and internationally
- Gather market research and follow design trends
- Create presentation boards that align with the seasonal concept and overall brand direction
- Design products and collections based on business needs
- Communicate ideas clearly and efficiently
Qualifications for furniture designer
- Strategic thinker while being creative and innovative team oriented
- Strong understanding of product, accessory business and the competitive landscape
- Experience with Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator and CAD
- Must behave in a professional manner, demonstrating professional dress and professional verbal/written communication skills
- Minimum of two (2) years in a related field
- Prior experience in office furniture industry, general knowledge of systems furniture, and experience in customer interaction required
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a furniture designer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for furniture designer
- Work directly with global offices/vendors and domestic partners to produce designs
- Manage and participate in product development meetings
- Review samples, issue comments, and approve all product specifications and final samples
- Work closely with engineering team
- Work with collaborators and artists to reinterpret their designs for manufacturability
- Travel to factories and trade shows both domestically and internationally, as needed
- Clear understanding and articulation of project scope, deliverables, and timelines required
- Robust furniture application & interiors product knowledge
- Ability to educate clients on current workplace trends, colors and use of finishes
- Development of space studies, block plans, and furniture typicals
Qualifications for furniture designer
- Demonstrates strong attention to detail with the ability to design and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Full proficiency in Mac operating systems with skill excellence in Illustrator, Photoshop, AutoCAD, and 3D rendering programs
- Skilled in AutoCad
- Ability to read engineering CADs from vendors
- Knowledge of digital tools including Excel, Outlook
- Hand sketching/rendering skills preferred
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Our growing company is hiring for a furniture designer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for furniture designer
- Laser focused dedication to both teamwork and client service
- Finding ways to improve furniture items already manufactured
- Staying informed about design trends and developments
- Selecting suitable materials
- Using software packages such as AutoCAD, Inventor, Sketchup, Solidworks and Photoshop
- Prepare final designs
- Generating sample designs using (CAD), sketches or hard phototypes
- Liaison with craftsman and production department
- Point person for product development process, working across disciplines to optimize development process and protocol
- Work with internal departments to help set specifications and work out manufacturing issues and review samples for all aspects of construction and measurements against specs
Qualifications for furniture designer
- Minimum of 3 years experience with AutoCAD, 20-20
- Minimum 4 years in product/furniture design experience
- Degree in Industrial or Product Design or equivalent experience
- Degree in furniture design, or comparable degree in artistic design, with at minimum seven (7) years’ experience in a senior role with a national manufacturer or retailer of home furnishings
- Must possess the ability to evaluate both the merchandising positioning of product the technical aspects of design and engineering of case good product
- Bachelor's degree in Interior Design or related field of study