Senior Textile & Soft Goods Designer

About the Role

We're investing in soft goods as a growth category and bringing on a designer who can lead it from the front. You'll design original soft goods across bedding, cushions, soft toys, draperies, and rugs for all six of our brands, with a primary focus on Babyletto and Namesake. These two brands have distinct aesthetics, and you'll need to be comfortable designing across both.

Like our three existing product designers, you'll be expected to work across a wide design spectrum, adapting your visual sensibility to fit each brand's identity without losing your own design instincts. Most of what you'll build is designed from scratch. You'll own it from concept through production-ready handoff. 

You'll report directly to our Senior Design Manager, Matthew Grayson, and collaborate closely with product development, sourcing, sales and brand teams.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design original kids bedding from concept to production-ready tech packs as well as other soft goods including blankets, quilts, decorative pillows, draperies, and rugs.

• Develop and adapt designs across all six MDB Co. brands, with a primary focus on Babyletto, Namesake, and DaVinci.

• Build and maintain tech packs including construction details, material call-outs, colorways, trims, and tolerances.

• Select and specify textiles, fills, hardware, and trims in collaboration with our sourcing team.

• Work directly with overseas manufacturing partners in Asia, reviewing samples and communicating revisions clearly and precisely.

• Develop seasonal color palettes and surface patterns that align with each brand's creative direction.

• Stay current on soft goods trends in baby, nursery, and home categories and bring relevant insights to the team.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product development, brand marketing, and merchandising to move products from concept to shelf.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and hit deadlines without needing to be chased.

What You Bring to the Table

Required

• 8+ years of experience designing kids bedding, soft goods for the home, baby/nursery, or a closely adjacent category.

• Expert-level Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills. You use them daily to create original artwork and build clean, production-ready technical drawings.

• Strong tech pack creation skills. You build complete packs from scratch, not from templates someone else made.

• Deep knowledge of textiles and materials including fabrics, fills, weaves, thread counts, trims, and how they behave in production.

• Experience with textile sourcing, including mill relationships, material specifications, and supply chain awareness.

• Hands-on experience working with offshore manufacturing partners, reviewing samples, and redlining with precision.

• A wide design range. You are equally comfortable designing into a clean, modern nursery aesthetic, an approachable traditional bedroom, and a layered maximalist interior.

• Sharp eye for color, pattern, composition, and surface design.

• Strong communication skills. You can present your work clearly and advocate for your design decisions.

• You’re able to manage a project by creating a schedule, tracking milestones and key decisions, understanding who needs to be updated, breaking bad news when necessary, and celebrating wins with the team!

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge of pattern-making or garment construction basics.

• Familiarity with OEKO-TEX, GOTS, or other textile safety and sustainability certifications.

California pay range 95000 - 135000 USD