Design - Graphic / Prints
Graphic and Print Designer
Santa Fe Apparel is looking for a creative individual with Men and Women's graphic and print experience to join our design team! This position focuses on creating graphics and prints for t-shirts, soft dressings, sportswear, athleisure, outerwear, and accessories that are suitable for either fashion focused or outdoor/active focused brands. There is endless room for creativity across Junior, Missy, and Mens.
An ideal candidates has a strong sense of fashion, extensive fabric and trim knowledge, excellent time management skills, knowledge of the newest trends, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Extensive experience in graphics and prints is a must.
Primary Responsibilities include:
- Identify fashion trends that align with each brand's core identity
- Researching the latest trends in patterns, designs, graphics, and fabrics
- Working closely with other members of the design team to create brand appropriate designs
- Creating graphics for t-shirts, hoodies, and other products that align with the brand or theme
- Creating all over prints and placement prints for a variety of apparel categories
- Collaborate in developing capsules and individual styles to meet customer's needs when necessary
- Working with overseas suppliers on sourcing new fabrics and developing new prints
- Approving lab dips, strike offs, and other submissions from factories
Secondary Responsibilities include:
- Creating branding, trims, etc. for current and new labels
- Speaking and working with customers directly
- Ensuring new development meets costing requirements
- Create development tech packs for sampling
- Manage graphic time and action calendar to meet development deadlines
- Shop the marketplace for new development and fashion inspiration
Requirements:
- 8+ Years design experience
- 5+ Years Sportswear experience
- Expert with design software such as Photoshop and Illustrator
- Team Player and open to design changes.
- A keen eye for detail.
- Ability to manage and meet deadlines
- Experience in working in a fast-paced, collaborative, environment