At Havenly Brands, we believe that everyone deserves a beautiful home they love. Founded and headquartered in Denver since 2014, we've grown into the #1 interior design service in the country.

We believe home is a place for personal expression – a place that can inspire, comfort, delight, and work hard for you. We believe that a home should be livable, not precious; distinctive, not bland; beautiful, but attainable. That’s why we’re bringing together best-in-class home brands alongside innovative designer services to offer unprecedented access to personal, inspiring design. We’re building this generation’s premier destination for all things home.

Alongside our award winning design services, we proudly own and operate some of the best home furnishings brands in the business including Havenly, Interior Define, The Inside, St. Frank, and The Citizenry. Our family of brands is growing and we’re looking for amazing people to join us on this journey!

The Role:

We are seeking an Associate Designer for Hardgoods based in our NY office to help us continue to innovate and redefine the furniture space across our many brands (Interior Define, The Citizenry, Burrow, The Inside and St Frank). The Associate Designer will report into the Senior Design Manager for Hard Goods as well as the broader product design team to expand our brands’ product offerings from concept to reality. The ideal hire will understand the aesthetic for each individual brand as well as identify white space in the market and display an inventive spirit with an excellent eye for detail. Additionally, the Associate Designer will need to contribute to design presentations, create specifications, and work with the rest of the product development and operations teams to ensure all product development deadlines and key calendar dates are met. Additional preference will be given to candidates that demonstrate the skills needed to work with our manufacturers and internal development team on product construction and quality.

What You’ll Do:

• Conduct market research for future designs and help create concepts for product categories, colors and materials
• Oversee design and development of items in all the relevant product categories, from initial concept through sample approval
• Manage designs from sketches and renderings, to production ready CAD models and technical drawing sets
• Review specifications and samples and provide guidance and feedback to factories
• Drive calendar to ensure all deadlines and key dates are met
• Maintain organization of drawings and files on the shared drive
• Catalog and maintain our finish library as well as communicate comets on material & finish development to factories

Who You Are:

• Minimum 2-4 years professional experience required in the home furniture industry.
• Experience with, but not limited to, 3D modeling (Rhino), renderings, technical drawing sets, light engineering and Ready-to-Assemble furniture
• Passionate about design, style, and decorating
• Knowledgeable of the product development process, including working and communicating with factories
• Experienced in designing to a budget and working with the cost implications of the materials and manufacturing techniques used in the execution of your designs
• Love to work collaboratively in a group and have an innate willingness to dig in and contribute to your team
• Pride yourself on the quality of work and are a stickler for the details
• Degree in design or equivalent experience
• Communicate effectively with internal and external resources to ensure new product development success
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of material and process technologies applicable to new product development

Additional Details:

• This is a hybrid full-time exempt position based in New York City. The expectation for this role is that the individual will be onsite 2-3 days per week.
• Targeted compensation range for this role up to $70,000/year, dependent upon experience.
• Our total rewards package includes competitive compensation, generous PTO, volunteer days off, health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability), 401K, and paid parental leave. In addition, we offer free design services, furniture discounts, and anniversary merchandise credits.
• Havenly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Havenly's employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

As a company, our goal is to make everyone feel good at home and that starts right here, at Havenly HQ. We celebrate our differences and encourage everyone to bring their true selves to work each and every day. Throughout the journey of each of our team members, as a company, we take pride in and commit to ensuring that everyone feels valued, heard, welcome and has equal opportunity to thrive. With the above stated, Havenly is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive team. We are open to candidates of all backgrounds and encourage you to apply if interested.