Senior Product Designer Owned Brand Home | Furniture & Lighting

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on include labor markets and in some instancesmay include education work experience and addition to your pay Target cares about and invests in you as a team member so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs which may include medical vision dental life insurance and more to help you and your family take care of your whole benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) employee discount short term disability long term disability paid sick leave paid national holidays and paid competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at us
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. A role with theDesignorganization means the opportunity to start from scratch and create something truly original.

Are you a design expert who can stay ahead of industry trends emerging materials new technologies and evolving guest needs Can you demonstrate meticulous attention to detail and create furniture and lighting that elevates the market through thoughtful design quality and value Then youll thrive on our Design team which owns the design and development of all Target Owned Brands.
In close partnership with our merchant sourcing and cross-functional partners youll drive brand cohesion and continuity ensuring that our products align with merchant line plans assortment strategies price points and overall creative direction.

As a Sr Designer Furniture & Lighting you will:
Lead Owned Brand product design and development for furniture and lighting categories working under direction from design leadership to achieve overall product strategy and merchant objectives. You will design full lines that support specific categories brands or guest segments leveraging deep expertise in 3D design materials construction and manufacturing.

You will be accountable for and lead all stages of the Furniture & Lighting PD&D process which includes:
Product Design & Development

• Drive and lead product research concepting and line development for furniture and lighting.
• Translate guest insights trend direction and business strategies into differentiated product solutions.
• Create compelling design concepts through3D modeling rendering hand sketchingrapid iterative ideation andAI-assisted visualization.
• Develop and refine designs with attention to scale proportion ergonomics form language materials finishes and manufacturing constraints.
• Partner with sourcing and technical design to ensure design intent is maintained through all development stages.

Trend & Industry Expertise

• Serve as a category expert in furniture lighting materials finishes construction techniques and global manufacturing processes.
• Identify and forecast emerging category brand or guest segment trends.
• Shop global and domestic markets to research trends competitive sets and new design directions.
• Travel to vendor partners and factories for development sampling and execution alignment.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration

• Drive brand cohesion by partnering across the Home Design organization to ensure continuity and consistency.
• Collaborate closely with technical design sourcing engineering and merchant teams to identify troubleshoot and resolve product issues.
• Communicate clearly and proactively with internal and external partners throughout the design and development lifecycle.
• Mentor Associate Designers and Designers supporting their growth and fostering a collaborative team environment.

About you

• Four-year degree in Industrial Design Furniture Design Interior Design Fine Arts or related fieldor equivalent experience.
• 8 years of professional design experience preferably in furniture lighting or related 3D physical product categories.
• Advanced skills in3D modeling and rendering tools(e.g. Rhino SolidWorks KeyShot Blender or similar).
• Strongrapid sketching and visualizationskills including ability to useAI tools for fast iterative concepting.
• Deep understanding ofmaterials finishes furniture/lighting construction and large-scale product manufacturing.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator Photoshop).
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to apply market research and trend insights.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while also succeeding in highly collaborative environments.
• Ability to deliver creative innovative and cost-effective design solutions aligned to business needs.
• Robust knowledge of end-to-end product development processes.

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Targets needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team members 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.

Benefits Eligibility

In compliance with state and federal laws Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please reach out to Non-accommodation-related requests such as application follow-ups or technical issues will not be addressed through this channel.