What you’ll do:
- Create original apparel and merch graphics from concept to final art
- Turn customer logos, themes, and brand assets into strong custom merchandise designs
- Produce high-volume artwork and revisions with speed and consistency
- Prepare print-ready files for screen print, embroidery, transfers, and other decoration methods
- Collaborate with sales, customer service, and production to move projects from concept to manufacturing
- Help improve design workflows, efficiency, and scalability across the department
What we’re looking for:
- 2+ years of design experience in apparel, merch, screen print, or a related field
- Strong portfolio showing original apparel design and brand-driven merch work
- Advanced Illustrator and Photoshop skills
- Strong understanding of print-ready production files, separations, vector art, and decoration limitations
- Ability to work fast, manage volume, and create strong work with limited direction
- Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools and workflow optimization
- Organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, and coachable
Bonus points for:
- Knowledge of specialty inks and techniques like puff, foil, halftones, distressing, and simulated process
- Illustration ability, strong typography, or experience building design systems/templates
Success in this role looks like: strong wearable concepts, fast turnaround, clean production-ready files, and great collaboration with both sales and production.
