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Rug design professional with experience developing color and trend direction for e-commerce, coordinating with sales teams, and creating woven, tufted, printed, and imported rug collections. Skilled in translating market insights into designs that drive customer demand. I have led design teams and built showroom displays for major retail and home brands, presenting trend decks to designers, sales, and customers. Proficient with Photoshop, PowerPoint, and NedGraphics, and experienced in delivering strike-offs, sample artwork, and showroom presentations.…Rug design professional with experience developing color and trend direction for e-commerce, coordinating with sales teams, and creating woven, tufted, printed, and imported rug collections. Skilled in translating market insights into designs that drive customer demand. I have led design teams and built showroom displays for major retail and home brands, presenting trend decks to designers, sales, and customers. Proficient with Photoshop, PowerPoint, and NedGraphics, and experienced in delivering strike-offs, sample artwork, and showroom presentations.

Heather Hood

Designer, Creative Director, Textile Designer, +2

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Rug design professional with experience developing color and trend direction for e-commerce, coordinating with sales teams, and creating woven, tufted, printed, and imported rug collections. Skilled in translating market insights into designs that drive customer demand. I have led design teams and built showroom displays for major retail and home brands, presenting trend decks to designers, sales, and customers. Proficient with Photoshop, PowerPoint, and NedGraphics, and experienced in delivering strike-offs, sample artwork, and showroom presentations.…Rug design professional with experience developing color and trend direction for e-commerce, coordinating with sales teams, and creating woven, tufted, printed, and imported rug collections. Skilled in translating market insights into designs that drive customer demand. I have led design teams and built showroom displays for major retail and home brands, presenting trend decks to designers, sales, and customers. Proficient with Photoshop, PowerPoint, and NedGraphics, and experienced in delivering strike-offs, sample artwork, and showroom presentations.

Available to hire

Rug design professional with experience developing color and trend direction for e-commerce, coordinating with sales teams, and creating woven, tufted, printed, and imported rug collections. Skilled in translating market insights into designs that drive customer demand.

I have led design teams and built showroom displays for major retail and home brands, presenting trend decks to designers, sales, and customers. Proficient with Photoshop, PowerPoint, and NedGraphics, and experienced in delivering strike-offs, sample artwork, and showroom presentations.

Skills

Surface Pattern Design

Product Design

Adobe Photoshop

Experience Level

Surface Pattern Design

Expert

Product Design

Expert

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

Work Experience

Designer at Balta

April 1, 2018 - November 1, 2019

Designed and developed rug designs, including woven, tufted, printed, and a range of imports. Provided design direction tied to product and market requirements.

Senior Designer at Options Tai Ping Carpets, Inc.

June 1, 2016 - April 1, 2017

Designed and edited broadloom, tufted, and axminster carpet options. Communicated with sales regarding customer design requirements and deadlines.

Product Development Designer (E-commerce) at Jaipur

January 1, 2016 - Present

Work closely with e-commerce to develop rug product direction. Monitor trends and colors and coordinate with sales teams to align design choices with market needs and revenue goals.

Creative Director of Design at Mohawk Home

June 1, 2001 - May 1, 2016

Developed and executed rug designs, including woven, tufted, and printed styles, plus imported options. Prepared and presented trend presentations to designers, sales teams, and customers (including major retailers). Designed and constructed showroom displays for multiple major markets in the U.S. and Europe. Proficient with NedGraphics, Photoshop, and PowerPoint; created showroom/trend materials using Texcelle.

Designer at Crown Crafts, Inc.

May 1, 1995 - June 1, 2001

Designed textiles including pillows, throws, wall hangings, and sheets. Produced strike-offs for bedding and created rug/bedding related design samples and artwork.