# Jennifer Black

> Textile Design and Product Development Leader

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jenniferblack

Senior home and textile product leader with deep experience shaping textiles, rugs, and upholstery categories for major U.S. retailers. Known for building cohesive, margin-conscious assortments, leading cross-functional teams, and partnering with global vendors from concept through production. Recently expanded expertise with intensive print and pattern training in Paris and an independent textile practice, bringing a refined design sensibility to business-driven product leadership.

## Work Experience
### Textiles and Upholstery Product Leader @ Banana Republic
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, CA
Part of a small team of seasoned home professionals brought in to launch a new line of home products for Banana Republic (a division of Gap, Inc.). Responsible for assortment architecture, product sourcing, design and development for textiles, rugs and upholstery. Defined standards and methods specific to home product and successfully integrated them with the established processes of a large multi-national apparel company.

### Design Project Manager @ Cush Real Estate
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Oakland, California, United States
Oversaw strategic home re-design, renovation and landscaping to maximize aesthetic appeal and return on investment for property listings at a high-end real estate firm. Contributed to record-setting sale prices in the region and $50+ million dollars in sales annually.

### Textiles Product Lead @ RH
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Corte Madera, CA
Developed the entire range of RH textile products: upholstery, rugs, drapery, bedding, bath, pillows and throws. Managed all aspects of development from concept to product specification, sampling, color development, production, photography and story telling. Maintained a consistent cycle of product innovation and excellence over multiple seasons in collaboration with dozens of international vendors.

### Enterprise Software Product Manager @ Sabre Corporation
Jan 1999 – Jan 2004 | Menlo Park, California, United States
Responsible for Online Meeting Planning component of GetThere, an industry-leading corporate travel booking software platform and division of the Sabre Corporation. Coordinated engineering, web design, operations, implementation services and marketing communications in a high-intensity environment across teams in Menlo Park, San Francisco, Fort Worth and Las Vegas.


## Education
### Design and Applied Arts
GRETA de la Création, du Design et des Métiers d'Art

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Humanities/Humanistic Studies
University of California, Berkeley

### Master of Arts - MA in Social Sciences
San Francisco State University

### Landscape Horticulture
Merritt College

### Design and Applied Arts
College of Marin


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jennifer-black-a86b30b0
- Portfolio: https://studiorefrain.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13