In-House Graphic Designer / Apparel Production Artist

We are a growing apparel and print shop looking for a full-time in-house graphic designer / production artist to join our team.

This position is ideal for someone who is highly skilled in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, works well in a fast-paced environment, and enjoys turning customer ideas into clean, professional artwork.

Prior apparel industry experience is preferred, but we are willing to train the right person on production-specific processes such as screen print separations, embroidery sizing/prep, and shop workflow.

We are looking for someone who is creative, organized, dependable, and eager to grow with our company long-term.

What You’ll Be Doing

Creating custom apparel graphics and layouts
Converting customer ideas into production-ready artwork
Cleaning up and recreating customer-submitted logos/artwork
Working closely with our sales and production teams
Making customer revisions and edits quickly and accurately
Preparing files for printing and embroidery production
Uploading and organizing artwork files in our system
Occasionally creating graphics for social media and marketing
Helping maintain organized workflows in a fast-paced shop environment

Required Skills

Strong Adobe Illustrator skills
Strong Adobe Photoshop skills
Ability to work quickly while maintaining attention to detail
Strong typography, layout, and design understanding
Ability to recreate/vectorize artwork
Good communication and teamwork skills
Organized and dependable
Ability to manage multiple projects at once

Preferred Experience

Apparel or print industry experience
T-shirt or merchandise design experience
Experience working in a production environment
Experience preparing print-ready artwork
Familiarity with embroidery or screen printing processes is a plus, but not required

What We’re Looking For

We are NOT necessarily looking for someone who already knows every aspect of screen printing or embroidery production.

We ARE looking for someone who:

Learns quickly
Is highly proficient in Illustrator and Photoshop
Has strong design fundamentals
Can stay organized under pressure
Communicates well with team members and customers
Takes pride in producing clean, professional work

Production-specific skills can be taught to the right candidate.

Work Environment

In-house position
Fast-paced apparel and print shop environment
Opportunity for long-term growth within the company
Hands-on collaboration with sales and production teams

To Apply

Please send:

Your portfolio
Examples of Illustrator and Photoshop work
Any apparel or print-related experience
Your availability
A short introduction about yourself and your experience

Please also answer the following:

How many years have you used Adobe Illustrator?
How comfortable are you recreating or vectorizing artwork?
Have you worked in any fast-paced production environments before?
What type of design work do you enjoy most?

We are looking for someone dependable who wants to grow with our company long-term.

Pay: $15.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

Paid time off

Work Location: In person