• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary creative team, setting a high bar for quality, clarity, and accountability • Coach and mentor Art Directors and senior creatives to own their domains while maintaining brand consistency • Define the long-term vision for brand guidelines, design systems, and scalable component libraries • Establish governance frameworks for brand application, asset creation, and system evolution • Ensure cohesive brand expression across design, web, motion, video, and physical experiences • Partner with Creative Direction and cross-functional leaders to translate vision into executable roadmaps • Direct high-visibility, complex creative initiatives across channels • Align brand systems with Product Design to ensure consistency across the full customer journey • Resolve cross-team brand decision conflicts and drive alignment through influence • Conduct brand audits to identify fragmentation and implement scalable improvements • Balance creative ambition with operational realities, ensuring delivery quality and timeline accountability • Contribute to leadership planning forums and advocate for design as a strategic business capability

Role Description The Senior Designer-Luxury Markets is an integral part of the creative and technical team driving the success of Versa Designed Surfaces. This role is responsible for developing market-specific, commercially viable wallcovering collections informed by high-end-market intelligence, trend analysis, and strong design instinct and passion. In addition to concept design and development, the Senior Designer-Luxury Markets oversees: - Color palette creation - Prototype approvals - CAD-based color development - Aesthetic sign-off for production tools and trials - Assembly of market test materials (displays, sample cards, trend boards) - Approval of production color matching The Senior Designer participates in regular design and cross-functional meetings and will be required to travel overnight. This position is eligible for remote work. Qualifications - Bachelor Degree in Fine Art, Textile Design, Surface Pattern Design, or related field - 3+ years of relevant design experience within the commercial and/or luxury wallcovering industry (or adjacent sector), supported by a demonstrated portfolio of work - Professional knowledge of the commercial and/or high-end residential wallcovering market - Advanced proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and color management software applications, including AVA - Strong creative sensibility with demonstrated interest in surface pattern design and a refined understanding of color theory and color relationships - Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills - Energy and passion for creating designs that position Versa at the forefront of the high-end luxury wallcovering market - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams - High level of initiative with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines - Professional presence and willingness to travel domestically and internationally by air Requirements - Develop original, aesthetic and marketable wallcovering patterns/designs for manufacture and distribution in high-end commercial and residential markets - Design repeatable patterns suitable for rotogravure, digital, and other manufacturing processes - Create color palettes based on sales data, market feedback, and color trend analysis using CAD/Photoshop and/or AVA systems - Maintain knowledge of high-end market variables including competitor pricing, production timelines, and launch cadences - Ensure production prototype standards are complete, accurate and submitted in a timely manner - Design within Versa manufacturing parameters by maintaining a working understanding of international production processes - Provide aesthetic approval for production tool engraving and trial runs - Approve initial production runs for select new product designs - Participate in regular design review meetings and update project tracking within the Line Plan - Demonstrate strong design communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally - Work as part of a creative team within an open studio environment - Collaborate directly with distributor and converter design teams to ensure design, technical, and timeline objectives are achieved - Manage multiple deadlines while maintaining professionalism, a positive attitude, and strong work ethic - Contribute to a diverse range of studio and company initiatives - Represent Versa Designed Surfaces at trade shows, customer presentations, and market-testing trips with professional presentation and decorum - Partner with the Versa Designed Surfaces Marketing team and external creative teams to provide design input for select graphics, promotional materials, advertising, websites, and trade show assets Company Description

• Performs graphic design (print and digital) and marketing tasks at appropriate skill levels • Maintains organized files including proper team server protocols, categorizes digital assets, project notes, and communications • Integrates into collaborative team processes including sharing thoughts and opinions on design and multimedia solutions • Active team member accountable for working towards shared goals and objectives

• Responsible for multiple projects across one or multiple clients, ensuring that specifications of all set-up requirements of each project are met. • Analyze, interpret and manage client requirements and specifications for labels, strips, signs or any shelf edge media provided in our solutions. • Manages timelines, monitors progress and assists project team members. • Define business rules based upon data analysis and client requirements. • Design, develop and unit test the visual digital client deliverables for Vestcom client solutions. • Builds and maintains working relationships with internal cross-functional team members. • Maintains client relationships and favorable contacts within client accounts when called upon by Client Experience. • Produce highly structured data mappings for use in product composition. • Provide support to the Client Experience team as needed for production and client support. • Resolves client product set-up programming issues/ problems. • Ensures compliance with internal policies, procedures and internal controls in accordance with the Sarbanes- Oxley Act 2002 Section 404.