About this role
Rowen & Wren
Junior Product Designer & Developer – Home Accessories
At Rowen & Wren, we take pride in creating considered collections that blend quiet elegance with enduring quality. Every product we bring into the world is a reflection of our design-led ethos, each carefully considered, timeless, and made to last. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a Junior Product Designer & Developer to join our close-knit Product team, with a particular focus on soft goods and home accessories.
This role is a unique opportunity for someone with a few years’ experience who delights in the journey from first idea to a fully formed piece ready for our customers’ homes. You’ll help create and develop textiles, decorative accessories and other small homeware, ensuring each product reflects the Rowen & Wren ethos and moves smoothly through the seasonal critical path.
Reporting to the Product Manager, you’ll work closely with our Brand and Product teams and global family of makers to turn thoughtful ideas into considered, commercially viable products. With guidance, you’ll develop your practical understanding of materials and making, taking greater ownership as your confidence and technical knowledge grow.
Responsibilities:
• Design & Range Development
• Translate seasonal concepts into resolved designs and product briefs for soft goods and home accessories.
• Create hand-drawn and digital sketches, technical drawings, colourways and detailed supplier briefs to guide sampling and production.
• Consider proportion, materiality, colour, pattern, construction, trim and finish throughout the process, ensuring each product sits comfortably within the Rowen & Wren family.
• Research relevant trends, materials, techniques and colour directions to inform seasonal developments.
• Product Development & Sampling
• Help create and maintain clear specifications and tech packs covering materials, dimensions, construction, finishes, packaging, labelling and care information.
• Liaise with makers, suppliers and sourcing partners to develop samples, communicate comments and refine products through sampling.
• Contribute to sample reviews, identifying design, construction, quality or usability issues and exploring cost-effective, manufacturable solutions with the Product Manager.
• Support the Product Manager in keeping developments on track, maintaining accurate sample records, comments and approvals.
• Quality & Product Administration
• Support product testing and compliance, filing specifications, reports and relevant certifications accurately and escalating where guidance is needed.
• Contribute to the review of packaging, labelling and care instructions so they meet functional and aesthetic requirements.
• Document and archive design iterations, product information and samples in an organised, accessible format, and support improvements to existing products.
• Collaboration
• Take part in design reviews and cross-functional meetings throughout the development cycle.
• Work closely with Brand and the wider Product team to share accurate details and support the considered presentation and launch of each piece.
• Build collaborative relationships with makers and suppliers, ensuring they understand our design intent, specifications and quality expectations.
• Contribute to the wider team’s ongoing exploration of how AI can be used thoughtfully to enhance the way we work.
The Successful Candidate Will Have:
• A solid foundation of professional experience in product design, product development or a role combining the two, ideally within homeware, interiors, soft goods or accessories.
• A degree or equivalent qualification in Product Design, Textile Design or a related discipline; equivalent experience will also be considered.
• A refined, understated portfolio showing products developed from concept through sampling, plus an understanding of soft goods or accessories construction and materials.
• Some experience creating technical drawings, specifications or tech packs, with confidence using Adobe Illustrator and familiarity with Photoshop and InDesign.
• Some experience reviewing samples, communicating clear comments and working with makers or suppliers.
• An awareness of quality, testing, packaging and labelling, and of how cost, lead time and manufacturability influence decisions.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple developments accurately and work collaboratively.
• Some familiarity with AI tools, alongside a genuine curiosity about how they might thoughtfully support the way we work
What We Offer:
• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working: enjoy the opportunity to work from home on Mondays and Fridays.
• Generous holiday allowance
• Company bonus scheme
• Long-service awards
• Employee discounts
• Complimentary breakfasts and lunches on-site from Monday to Thursday
• Private healthcare insurance
All applicants to kindly include a covering letter and link to portfolio along with an up to date cv please. Competitive Salary