Product Designer

JOB - 708
Product Designer (Hardlines - lighting, wall art, home décor, and storage & organization) - (Remote | LATAM)
Only resumes in English will be considered
Please ensure that your portfolio is included with your resume. Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.
About Hired Remoteli
Hired Remoteli is a recruitment agency connecting top-tier talent across Latin America with companies in the United States. We specialize in sourcing, vetting, and placing high-performing remote professionals.
About Our Client
Our client is an established company in the home décor and home textiles space, supplying trend-driven consumer products to major retail chains across the country. They operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a strong emphasis on quality, innovation, and speed-to-market. The company works across a broad range of hardline and softline home categories and maintains active relationships with overseas manufacturing partners.
Role Snapshot
Location: LATAM - (Remote)
Schedule: Full-time | 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET
Type: Contractor
Position Summary
We are seeking a creative and commercially minded Product Designer — Hardlines to design and develop trend-right products across lighting, wall art, home décor, and storage & organization.
This is a hands-on design role for someone who can translate trends and customer needs into innovative, retail-ready products. The designer will work closely with Product Development, Sales, Sourcing, and overseas factories from initial concept through final production.
Responsibilities
Design products across hardline home categories including table and floor lamps, wall décor and art, decorative accessories, and storage & organization
Develop original product concepts, collections, color palettes, materials, finishes, and surface treatments
Create detailed CADs, renderings, technical drawings, specifications, and presentation materials
Build cohesive product assortments tailored to retailer, consumer, and price-point needs
Partner with Product Development and overseas factories to translate concepts into manufacturable products
Review prototypes and samples, providing clear feedback on construction, color, materials, scale, and overall design
Maintain design intent throughout the development and production process
Research emerging trends across home décor, lighting, color, materials, and consumer lifestyles
Conduct competitive shopping and identify whitespace opportunities within key retail accounts
Translate high-level trends into commercially viable products appropriate for mass-market retail
Understand competitive price points and design products with cost and value in mind
Partner with Product Development, Sales, Sourcing, and Packaging throughout the product lifecycle
Create customer-specific concepts and assortments for major retail accounts
Prepare compelling trend boards, product presentations, and line review materials
Manage multiple projects, categories, and retailer deadlines simultaneously
Requirements (Must-Have)
3-5+ years of product design experience in hardlines, home décor, lighting, storage, or related consumer products
Strong portfolio demonstrating commercially relevant product design and development
Experience designing 3D products, with a strong understanding of materials, construction, scale, and manufacturing
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; experience with CAD, 3D modeling, or rendering software strongly preferred
Knowledge of materials such as metal, wood, glass, ceramic, resin, plastics, and mixed-media construction is preferred
Experience working with overseas factories and product development teams
Strong understanding of retail trends, consumer preferences, and mass-market product development
Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Experience designing for major retailers is strongly preferred
Soft Skills
Excellent organizational and time-management
Strong written and verbal communication
Excellent presentation and interpersonal
Technical Skills (Required)
Technical drawing and specification development
Product rendering
Knowledge of materials including metal, wood, glass, ceramic, resin, and plastics
Trend research and trend board creation
Product assortment development
Prototype and sample review
Presentation deck and line review material creation
Understanding of manufacturing processes and construction methods
Mass-market retail product development
Knowledge of competitive price points and cost-conscious design
Tools & Systems
Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive)
Time tracking: Hubstaff
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
CAD software
3D modeling and rendering software
Why Join?
Competitive pay in USD.
100% remote — work from home or anywhere.
Flexible time-off.
Work with an international team.
Learning opportunities.
Be a member of an elite group of top talent.

Work arrangement
No