Infant Blanket & Textile Designer

Position Type: Full-time or Freelance Hourly Range: $35 – 50 hourly

Department: Soft Home / PillowsESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESEnchante is seeking a talented Infant Blanket & Textile Designer to support the development of our growing infant blanket and nursery category. The ideal candidate will have experience in textile design, surface pattern design, graphic design, or soft-home product development, with a strong understanding of baby and nursery trends, color, print, and commercial retail design. Please submit a resume and portfolio showcasing relevant textile, surface pattern, infant, nursery, bedding, or soft-home design work. Develop original artwork and patterns for infant blankets, bedding, throws, and related nursery products Create seamless repeats, placement prints, character artwork, and coordinating patterns Develop seasonal and everyday collections based on current market and retail trends Create colorways, CADs, and product mockups for internal review and buyer presentations Translate creative direction and inspiration into commercially viable products Prepare production-ready artwork and technical files for factories Make revisions to artwork, color, scale, and layout based on internal, buyer, and factory feedback Research trends in baby, nursery, home textiles, color, print, and pattern Work closely with product development, sourcing, sales, and merchandising teams Perform related duties as assignedCOMPETENCIESExperience designing for mass retail, department stores, off-price, specialty retail, or private-label programs is a plus Experience preparing artwork for textile production is a plus Knowledge of infant and nursery market trends is a plus Experience communicating with overseas factories or product development teams Experience in textile design, surface pattern design, graphic design, or related product design Portfolio demonstrating relevant work in baby, infant, nursery, bedding, blankets, soft home, or children's products Strong understanding of pattern repeats, color, print, and textile applications Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop Ability to create professional CADs and presentation-ready product mockups Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects and revisions Ability to balance creativity with commercial retail needsEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCEBachelor’s degree in Textile Design, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or a related field, with 5+ years of experience in textile, print, pattern, or fashion design.