Product Designer For Print

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn and Twitter .

POSITION TITLE
Product Designer for Print

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Product Designer for Print will be responsible for creating and communicating appealing design concepts that meet our customer’s needs. Possess the ability to create new designs, relevant to the commercial workplace environment using tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Will be able to create comprehensive color lines that both follow current market trends and anticipate future needs. The right candidate will have the ability to communicate both internally and externally with teammates, salespeople, and customers alike. Must be willing to travel for tradeshows, customer visits or to other Milliken facilities as required by the design director.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain and build working relationships with A&D and End User clients.
Manage all aspects of a design project including pattern and color development.
Ability to see the project scope by assessing, prioritizing, navigating, and quickly adapting to complex situations in key projects.
Strong listening and communication skills used to identify customer needs.
Multi-tasking several design projects and organization of each with the ability to balance and move projects quickly and efficiently forward.
Ensure design solutions fit manufacturing criteria for quality installations.
Awareness of design and color trend directions while contributing creative input for design and marketing initiatives.
Ability to give client presentations and promote creativity and design services.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
1-3 year of design experience in commercial floor covering
Experience using Photoshop and Illustrator

QUALIFICATIONS – PREFERRED
Bachelors Degree
Located in LaGrange, GA or the surrounding area

The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:
Well-developed communication and execution management skills.
Must possess very strong personal presence and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to work as a team player
Comfortable interacting with a wide variety of customers in providing design solutions into profitable orders for the business partnership with sales, marketing, and project management.

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.