Tips for Entry
Take as many design, sketching, and art classes as possible to hone your skills.
Begin building a portfolio of your best work. It will help you get jobs because it illustrates your creativity.
Access job listings at:
- https://jobs.textiles.org
- https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/textile-designer-jobs
- https://www.mediabistro.com/jobs
Investigate internship opportunities at textile manufacturers, home furnishing companies, interior design firms, and fashion houses.
Take advantage of the services of your school's career services office, which can assist with resume and portfolio preparation, direct you to internship and job opportunities, and help you to prepare for job interviews.
Related Professions
- Apparel Industry Workers
- Architects
- Automotive Designers
- Buyers
- Color Analysts
- Computer and Video Game Designers
- Computer-Aided Design Drafters and Technicians
- Conservators and Conservation Technicians
- Cosmeticians
- Cosmetics Sales Representatives
- Cosmetics Shop Owners and Managers
- Cosmetologists
- Costume Designers
- Digital Designers
- Drafters
- Ergonomists
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Exhibit Designers
- Fashion Coordinators
- Fashion Designers
- Fashion Illustrators
- Fashion Models' Agents
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Fashion Writers and Editors
- Furniture Designers
- Graphic Designers
- Greeting Card Designers and Writers
- Home Stagers
- Image Consultants
- Industrial Designers
- Interior Designers and Decorators
- Jewelers and Jewelry Repairers
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Landscape Architects
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Leather Tanning and Finishing Workers
- Makeup Artists
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Marketing Managers
- Models
- Motion Graphics Artists
- Nail Technicians
- Product Designers
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Production Designers and Art Directors
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Remote Health Care Engineers
- Sales Managers
- Silverware Artisans and Workers
- Smart Building Systems Designers
- Software Designers
- Swimming Pool Designers
- Tailors and Dressmakers
- Tattoo Artists
- Textile Manufacturing Workers
- Visual Interaction Designers