Boll & Branch is seeking a highly qualified Technical Designer with a passion for and experience in the home textile industry. In this role, you will create detailed and production ready technical drawings/ specs across all product categories. This function is responsible for specifying and maintaining product measurements, tolerances, and constructions to drive and maintain the Company's highest quality standards. The ideal candidate is exceptionally knowledgeable about construction and manufacturing, pays close attention to product details (those the customer can and cannot see), is an effective communicator and time manager, with experience executing to seasonal milestones in the product development calendar. This role will report into the Sr. Manager, Product Development.

Responsibilities:

• Create detailed technical construction drawings/ specs for sheeting, top of bed, decorative pillows, throws, blankets, and bath textiles including robes and towels.

• Learn and maintain an ongoing understanding of Boll & Branch creative direction, brand aesthetic and design language

• Collaborate with designers and product developers to inform all product construction details and ensure that the technical specs specifically reflect design intent of the product.

• Review and measure all submits for accuracy and adherence to technical specs, maintaining established tolerances and quality controls.

• Engineer constructions to meet costing and margin targets.

• Effectively communicate comments for next round samples and/ or approvals to external factory partners.

• Manage projects to ensure key milestones are met, and maintain accurate, detailed records and track outstanding items to hit seasonal time-lines.

• Review PPs and TOPs for bulk production, and manage comments and/ or approvals.

• Communicate any variances and actively problem solve.

• Be highly aware of industry trends in constructions and make suggestions to differentiate and elevate new product developments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in technical design, home textiles or related field and/ or 6+ years experience in technical design for home textiles categories.

• Extensive experience creating production-ready technical construction drawings/ specs.

• Deep expertise in technical constructions of sheeting, top of bed, decorative pillows, throws, blankets, and bath textiles including robes and towels.

• Ability to manage complex projects across multiple seasons, fabrications and categories.

• Clear understanding of product development and production processes.

• ​Proficient, fast, accurate and expert working knowledge of Adobe and Microsoft Suites.

• Experience in setting and maintaining measurement tolerances.

• Experience in measuring and reviewing prototypes and samples for construction and effectively communicating comments and approvals to vendor partners.

• Experience in executing to the highest quality standards.

• Understanding of raw materials and manufacturing.

• Creative problem solver and self-motivated.

• Energetic and positive team player, nimble and flexible in approach.

The primary location for this role is in our Summit, NJ headquarters. It involves working with our physical products so requires the individual to work from the office 3-5 days per week.

The annual base salary range for this role is $95,000 - $150,000. It is important to note that our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, industry, and the market and are one part of the total rewards that we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on several factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, scope of the role, and internal peer benchmarking.

The above is a comprehensive, but not exhaustive, description of requirements and expectations that may evolve over time based on business needs. You must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

About Boll & Branch:

At Boll & Branch (https://www.bollandbranch.com/pages/about-us), we don't make bedding like everyone else. We make it better.

In 2014, our founders, Scott and Missy Tannen, challenged every conventional standard in the textile industry, creating a new supply chain that prioritized thread quality, not thread count. By investing exclusively in 100% organic raw materials from the start, we became the first bedding company ever to be Fair Trade Certified. Today, we keep five commitments at the heart of everything we do. We are:

• Cultivators of the Highest Quality Threads

• Pioneers in 100% Organic Cotton

• Free from Toxins at Every Step

• 100% Traceable from Farm to Finish

• Committed to Fair and Ethical Treatment for All

Boll & Branch has over 150 employees, and we are headquartered in Summit, NJ, with a second office in New York, NY and a dedicated Photo Studio in New Providence, NJ. In 2019, to propel our growth, we raised $100M from L Catterton (http://www.lcatterton.com/), a leading consumer goods private equity fund. We are also progressively expanding our retail and wholesale footprint. While the heart of our business lies in the direct-to-consumer online model, we also have several retail stores around the country as well as partnerships with Bloomingdales and Nordstrom.

Boll & Branch LLC is an equal opportunity employer.