Associate Product Designer Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

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A role with the Design team means a big opportunity to start from scratch and create something truly original. Are you a Kids Home or Bedding design expert who can support your business by staying one step ahead of industry trends, new materials and techniques? Are you passionate about Kids trends and style? Can you demonstrate the utmost attention to detail and create products that are unprecedented in the marketplace for their design and quality for the price? Then you'll have success on our Design team who owns the design and development of all Target-owned brands, from apparel to home goods, and beauty to essentials. In close partnership with our merchant and sourcing counterparts, you'll drive brand cohesion and continuity, ensuring that our products meet the merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points and overall creative direction.
As a Sr Designer, you'll be accountable for and lead Owned Brand Product Design and Development for the Pillowfort Kids Home Brand with direction from design leaders to achieve overall product design strategy and merchant objectives. Your categories will include Soft Home product (bedding, toss and throw, soft gifting, soft decor, and more) utilizing your proficiency/expertise in product design and development for the Kid Guest. You will be accountable for and lead the PD&D Design and Development Processes, which includes:

Being an industry expert; able to forecast category, brand, business or guest segment trends
Diligent approach to workload, maintaining good, timely communication with internal and external partners
Help lead and implement strategy for the business, in collaboration with other cross function leads.

Drive and lead product research and design

Globally shop markets to identify category, brand, business or guest segment trends and travel to factories for development and execution of programs
Mentor Associate Designers and Designers and enables collaboration among the larger team
You will be expected to drive and lead;
Concepts, select color stories and develop fabrics, prints, trim and graphics.
Brand cohesion; partner with peers across the division to ensure continuity.
Product designs to support merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points and overall creative direction.
Collaboration with technical designers and sourcing partners to identify, troubleshoot and resolve product issues.

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About you:

Previous Experience in Kids Home Design, Bedding, or Soft Home
Four-year degree in Design, Fine Art, or similar area, or equivalent experience

Minimum 8+ years of experience
Computer design system skills including Illustrator and Photoshop
Advanced understanding of textiles, construction/or raw materials & product production
Commercial sense, market knowledge, ability to research and apply market/trend information
Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Ability to successfully work in a team environment
Ability to respond to business objectives with creative, innovative, and cost-effective design solutions
Knowledge of product development processes

Knowledge or curiosity of AI design tools

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota

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