Graphic Designer

Be an integral part of the textile design team of a groundbreaking e-commerce company taking the $5.1B Rug Market to the next level

About Ruggable

Ruggable is a Los Angeles-based, venture-backed e-commerce company revolutionizing the market for residential and commercial rugs. Our patented 2-Piece Rug System allows you to remove the top layer of your rug and wash it in your home washing machine, offering an affordable, stylish and convenient solution for young families, pet owners, and busy individuals. We're a small, entrepreneurial team with big ambitions. We have a strong brand, established traction and amazing advisors fueling our steady growth. This is an opportunity to get in at the ground floor of a quickly growing e-commerce startup at a very exciting time.

The Design Team

The Ruggable Design Team is collaborative and dynamic, and aims to deliver beautiful rug designs that will elevate home interior design. We learn fast to adapt to the latest trends and keep our textile designs and room shot imagery unique, relevant and aspirational. We are trend-forward yet classic.

Job Summary

The Graphic Designer will be responsible for preparing and producing files ready for both web and production for each collection. This role needs a creative and highly detail-oriented individual who is great at time management, meeting deadlines and enjoys the technical side of designing. The ideal candidate will be skilled at CAD tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, show strong organizational skills, have working knowledge in web management and be excited about interior design and staying on top of home decor trends as it pertains to room styling. This role requires the candidate work well under pressure of fast deadlines, handle constructive criticism with grace, and be perpetually striving to optimize efficiency as it pertains to their tasks.
 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Stay up-to-date with latest interior design trends
• Strong color correction skills a must (a perfect score on the Munsell Hue Test a plus)
• Create aspirational digital imagery to look as natural and life-like as possible
• Create strike offs for various purposes including sample swatches for archival libraries
• Utilize technical skills for cleaning, creating and color-managing images ready for web on Ruggable.com
• Create production-ready files for printing by cleaning, color-managing and reducing files sizes

Qualifications and Skills

Experience:

• Expert level knowledge of Adobe Photoshop
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator
• Have working web-management knowledge
• Understand color theory and be able to color match effectively
• Strong technical skills
• Ability to use a drawing tablet
• Aesthetic and design alignment with the Ruggable brand
• AA in graphic design, or textile design required (unless portfolio can be reviewed of equal talent/skill)

Interpersonal:

• Interest or aptitude in home/interior design textiles, specifically rug designs
• Able to receive constructive criticism without personal affect
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple moving pieces at once
• Strong capability of time management and prioritization
• Adaptable to new technology and changing ad landscape
• Thoughtful and self-reflective, willingness to learn and grow
• Team-player, hard-working, organized, and goal-oriented
• Excitement for start-ups and building from the ground up

Additional Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Portfolio of color correction, web imagery, photo editing abilities
• Startup and/or e-commerce experience is a plus
• Skills in other design programs, especially textile specific programs are a plus

Hours and Compensation

Job Type: Full-time, On-site
Pay based on prior experience
Position will be based out of Gardena, CA