Top 7 Design director Jobs in Worcester Ma

Director Product Design, Trend & CMF
Staples, Inc. —Framingham, MA
- $136,000 - $187,000 a year
- Senior level
- Communication skills
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Access TCA —Whitinsville, MA
- $90,000 - $100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Office
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Director, Process Safety and Design
AbbVie —Worcester, MA
- $160,500 - $305,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- 11+ years
- Master's degree
- Travel
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Co-Project Director for Facility Design and Construction
WuXi Biologics —Worcester, MA
- $134,200 - $228,500 a year
- English
- 8 years
- Senior level
WMS Fall Play Technical Theater Director - Afterschool
Wayland School District —Wayland, MA
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- Bachelor's degree
- Health savings account
- Disability insurance
Technical Director (Part-Time)
St. Mark's School —Southborough, MA
- $3,500 - $5,500 a month
- Part-time
- School experience
- High school
- Mid-level
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Director Product Design, Trend & CMF

Staples, Inc. -
Framingham, MA

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Job Details

$136,000 - $187,000 a year

Qualifications

Product design project leadership
Fashion trend forecasting
Customer behavior analysis
Tooling
Visual color comparison
Competitive analysis
AI tools proficiency
Trend analysis
Persona definition
Collaboration with product development teams
Overseeing product design launches
Visual communication design
Brand storytelling
User personas
Collaboration with manufacturing teams
Product strategy
International corporation experience
Brand positioning
Senior level
Color matching analysis
Brand identity design
Marketing positioning
Cross-functional team management
Communication skills
Project stakeholder communication
Product design documentation
Cross-functional communication
Branding project leadership
Design systems
Art direction

Full Job Description

This is a unique opportunity to define how Staples Own Brand products look, feel, and show up in the world—at scale, across categories used every day by millions of customers.

This role will help define and evolve the visual and emotional identity of Staples Own Brand products- shaping how each brand comes to life through product. Through trend, color, material, and finish strategy, this leader will establish distinct brand personas and translate them into scalable product design systems that create cohesion across categories, seasons, and customer touchpoints.

We are seeking a Director Product Design to build and lead our CMF (Color, Material & Finish) and product trend capability within the Strategic Enablement + Centers of Excellence function. This role operates as a horizontal design authority across brands and categories, ensuring consistent, high-quality product expression at scale.

This role is firmly rooted in product design—not marketing creative. While informed by brand strategy and marketing-led brand expression, this leader owns how brand comes to life physically in the product - through color, material, finish, and overall product composition.

You will define product design language, seasonal direction, and enterprise-wide design systems that enable teams to consistently deliver cohesive, differentiated, and commercially successful assortments.

What You’ll Do

Product Design Language & Brand Translation

Define and codify the visual identity systems of each Staples Own Brand product
Establish what each product should look like and feel like
Translate brand positioning into repeatable CMF principles and design rules that scale across categories
Establish enterprise-wide CMF and trend frameworks to guide product development across Own Brands
Partner with Brand Marketing to ensure alignment to brand strategy—while owning product-level execution, not marketing creative
Act as a cross-category design authority, influencing assortment architecture and product decisions in partnership with merchandising leadership
Help shape the long-term creative direction of Staples Private Brands through design leadership
Use CMF and trend strategy to elevate perceived value and strengthen Private Brand differentiation

Trend Strategy & Brand Translation

Identify and synthesize macro, cultural, consumer, and design trends relevant to Staples Own Brands
Translate trends into commercially viable product direction tailored to each brand’s positioning, customer, and price tier
Create, evolve, and apply brand personas to ensure trend direction reinforces each Brand’s distinct identity and target customer
Build differentiated seasonal narratives that create emotional connection while remaining scalable and executable
Define how trends should appear across good / better / best tiers and across distinct brand architectures
Monitor competitive retail and design landscapes to identify whitespace opportunities and emerging aesthetic shifts

CMF Design & Execution

Set and guide CMF direction across a wide range of product categories (furniture, tech accessories, writing, notebooks, organization, etc.)
Develop elevated, manufacturable CMF solutions that balance design intent with cost, durability, and scalability
Guide work from concept through production-ready execution, including sample review and approval
Ensure color accuracy, finish consistency, and material quality across development and manufacturing
Leverage design strategy to improve perceived quality, drive sell-through, and support effective good/better/best tiering

Cross-Functional Leadership & Global Collaboration

Serve as the central product design voice across merchandising, product development, sourcing, packaging, and brand teams
Influence without direct authority, driving alignment through strong design perspective and clear frameworks
Partner closely with global partners to stay connected to materials innovation and manufacturing capabilities
Introduce clearer creative decision frameworks and governance to improve speed, alignment, and consistency

Design Systems & Creative Operations

Build and maintain CMF libraries, seasonal frameworks, approved palettes, and material standards
Develop scalable tools that enable teams and suppliers to execute design direction consistently and efficiently
Leverage AI and digital tools to accelerate concepting, visualization, and trend exploration
Communicate direction through clear, compelling visual storytelling, frameworks, and design documentation

What We’re Looking For

Experience

8–12+ years in CMF design, product design, or trend-driven product development
Experience in private brand, retail, or multi-category product environments
Proven ability to translate trends into commercially successful product direction
Experience working with global suppliers, factories, or design teams

Skills & Attributes

Exceptional eye for color, material, finish, texture, and product composition
Strong understanding of trend forecasting and consumer behavior
Ability to balance design, brand intent, manufacturability, and cost realities
Portfolio demonstrating both conceptual thinking and real-world product execution
Strong communicator who can influence cross-functional stakeholders
Highly organized, able to manage multiple brands, categories, and timelines

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