• Application Deadline: Rolling
• Company: Ralph Lauren
• Location: New York City, New York

Department: Design

City: New York

State/Province: New York

Country: United States

Company Description 

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren’s reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company’s brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world’s most widely recognized families of consumer brands.

At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon proof of full COVID 19 vaccinations upon hire. Accommodations due to medical or religious reasons will be evaluated in compliance with the law.

Position Overview

This position is responsible for interpreting our designed ideas into factory ready artwork. Creating artwork from concept boards and antique documents or creating original designs for a variety of home textile products. Candidate needs to have a skilled eye to capture subtle nuances and be very detail oriented with the ability to create artwork in a wide range of styles and techniques. Candidate needs to be flexible, organized, and able to work on numerous projects or with multiple individuals at a given time.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

• Provide artistic support for Home Textiles Design Team (bedding and bath).
• Creates original designs that encompass design concept, color and materials by interpreting fashion trends and organization style guidelines for multiple product lines or brands.
• Awareness of current design trends and up to date CAD skills for textile development.
• Create original artwork and artwork from vintage documents and inspiration boards for printed, woven, embroidered and embellished products.  
• Provide finished CAD artwork that is cleaned, color separated, indexed files that are ready for factory production.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Strong sense of color, ability to create colorways and color matching.
• Ability to create artwork- (engineered and repeating layouts), using a variety of techniques- hand painted, hand drawn and computer aided designs.  
• Demonstrated ability to produce CAD artwork. 
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud programs- Photoshop, Illustrator, XD.
• Working knowledge Microsoft Office- Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel is a plus.
• Knowledge of APEX program is a plus.
• Organizational skills