Earthbound

Designer, Cook & Dine

Earthbound
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $95,000 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in designing hard kitchen products, including dinnerware and food storage, with a strong focus on materials, decoration methods, and food-safety standards. Proficient in collaborating with suppliers and presenting design concepts to major retail partners while maintaining brand continuity across multiple product lines.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Bachelor's Degree In Industrial Design4-7 Years Of Experience In Hard Kitchen Product DesignProficiency In Adobe Illustrator And Photoshop3D Modeling And Rendering Skills Using Rhino Or SolidWorksKnowledge Of Food-Contact Safety Standards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design original products for hard kitchen categories, including dinnerware, hard tabletop, drinkware, serve-ware, food storage and pantry organization, from concept through production-ready artwork and design specifications
  • Co-create products with suppliers by sharing design direction, brainstorming materials and processes, and ensuring design intent, cost targets and manufacturing realities are met
  • Review and redline supplier concepts, CADs, renderings, strike-offs and physical samples
  • Provide feedback on form, proportion, color, decoration, materials, finish and function
  • Partner with the Product Development team in Bentonville to understand category needs, execute design briefs and keep timelines on track
  • Represent design in Walmart alignment meetings and line reviews, presenting concepts, collections and rationale
  • Troubleshoot product and design issues with the Design Director, Product Development and sourcing partners while balancing design intent, cost, manufacturing, food-safety and packaging requirements
  • Maintain brand continuity across multiple Walmart private label home brands, including coordination with kitchen textiles
  • Monitor competitive landscape, analyze sales data and research new materials, finishes, decoration techniques and housewares innovations
  • Create trend and concept boards, line plans, spec sheets and presentation decks
  • Support kitchen textiles and other home categories as needed
  • Report to the Design Director

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Ceramics, Surface or Textile Design, or a related field
  • 4-7 years of professional experience designing hard kitchen or housewares products manufactured and sold at retail
  • Portfolio showing produced product, not just concepts
  • Hands-on experience in tabletop, food storage and/or decorative kitchenware strongly preferred
  • Working knowledge of hard kitchen materials and processes, including stoneware, porcelain, glass, melamine, plastics, stainless steel, wood and bamboo
  • Knowledge of decoration methods such as decals, glazes, printing and embossing
  • Awareness of food-contact safety, packaging and set-building realities in mass-market retail
  • Experience collaborating with suppliers or manufacturers through development; overseas factory experience is a plus
  • Kitchen textiles experience is a plus
  • Experience working with or presenting to a major retail partner such as Walmart is a plus
  • Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and PowerPoint
  • InDesign is a plus
  • 3D modeling and rendering skills using Rhino, SolidWorks or KeyShot are a strong plus
  • Willingness to travel occasionally to Bentonville, supplier factories and trade shows
  • Strong communication, organization, adaptability and follow-up skills

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Hybrid work schedule: in office Monday through Wednesday and remote Thursday and Friday
  • Occasional travel to Bentonville, supplier factories and trade shows

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Hard Skills
Product DesignKitchenware DesignMaterial KnowledgeDecoration Methods3D ModelingRenderingPortfolio DevelopmentTrend AnalysisDesign SpecificationsCost Targeting
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationOrganizationAdaptabilityFollow-Up Skills
Tools & Technologies
Adobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopPowerPointInDesignRhinoSolidWorksKeyShot
Industry Keywords
Hard Kitchen ProductsHousewaresFood StorageRetail ManufacturingWalmart AlignmentKitchen TextilesMass-Market RetailSupplier CollaborationPackaging RequirementsCompetitive Landscape Analysis