SR. GRAPHIC DESIGNER- APPAREL

At Sportiqe, we’re a tight-knit, agile, and energized team that is making a pretty big dent in the lifestyle apparel space. We provide custom decorated apparel to the corporate, resort, professional sport, music, and entertainment markets as well as selling our own brand directly to consumers. We work in a relaxed environment but quickly and with agility. We are all building together, each of us owning and growing our pieces of the business. Since we’ve started, we’ve been able to help over 4 million people feel comfortable and work with some pretty awesome people and brands along the way.

* Portfolio of recent work must be submitted for consideration* (please ensure portfolio link is active and working to be considered)

Are you a creative, diverse, self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, fun environment managing multiple projects with ever-changing deadlines?  

Then come evolve with us as a Sr. Graphic Designer where you will relish “owning it” from ideation of several concepts to executing screen print-ready designs to wow our B2B business customers. This role reports to and works in conjunction with the Director of Creative Services Director to ensure the quality, integrity, and execution of graphic design projects that are implemented for our B2B customers. To succeed in this role, you will be able to recreate logos and other designs in vector format from rasterized source images and work across the entire design process, including but not limited to conceptualizing from a design brief, creation of several viable options, gathering feedback, performing revisions, and producing production-ready art files of approved designs. No travel is required for this role. 

WHO YOU ARE FOR THE TEAM

• You have 5 years of experience in graphic design, preferably in an apparel company with a strong brand ethos.  Prior experience in screen printing is required.
• You have a strong visual sense and your own unique style. Illustration skills are preferred.
• You have a creative sense and live a “creative lifestyle,” with no room for drama.
• You seek out feedback and input from others using it to grow as a designer and deliver the best possible outcome for clients.
• You are Proficient in illustrator and Photoshop with strong Typography Skills.
• You can work independently with high output balancing multiple projects at a time while still engaging as a team player looking to elevate the team as a whole. 
• You are innovative and pride yourself on being up to date on current trends, creating with confidence, and raising the bar for the Creative department. 

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

• Produce custom artwork and regular art requests developing from thumbnail sketches all the way through final execution.
• Create apparel graphics for some of the biggest brands in the country from sports teams and bands to lifestyle brands including our own D2C Sportiqe brand.
• Help Sportiqe grow through re-orders (i.e. deliver awesome artwork that makes customers want to come back again and again) and through new business (i.e. being known for awesome artwork delivering art to prospects when they need it)
• Ensure Art requests are facilitated on time and kicked out with great quality, communicating on status updates, and driving new levels of performance, efficiency, and quality for the team.
• Elevate the design of the products by conducting brand research and playing with concepts and ideas. Manage creative assets and resources
• Stretch Opportunity to grow skills by creating custom art for clients through incorporating illustration strengths into customs designs. 

WHY YOU’LL BE EXCITED TO WORK HERE

In addition to offering a community of awesome people you will get to spend time with every day, you'll also receive the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401k & HSA Accounts
• Life Insurance, TeleDoc, and Apple Watch Programs
• Flexible & generous PTO and Sick Time
• 10 paid holidays
• Monthly team lunches
• Dog-Friendly Office
• The opportunity to make a difference with teammates who believe in our core values of: teamwork, can-do attitude, integrity, respect, fun, and evolve.
• This role can grow into an Art Director for the person who embraces our core value of “Evolve,” desiring to deliver results, grow and take on new challenges.

ABOUT US

Building a diverse and inclusive workplace is core to our values. We welcome people of all different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

Covid-19 Considerations:

The majority of the interview process will be completed remotely.  This role is currently remote; however, will be full-time in our office in Tempe at a later date.