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UP2 is a fast-growing custom apparel and retail brand specializing in personalized apparel, embroidery, printing, gifting, seasonal collections, and custom products. We produce much of our work in-house and sell across Etsy, Amazon, Shopify, and TikTok Shop.

We're looking for a highly creative designer who can help us develop new products, bring ideas to life, and get them launched across our sales channels.

The Role

This role goes beyond simply creating graphics. We want someone who can research trends, develop original product ideas, design apparel people want to wear, create compelling product imagery, and help take products from idea → design → listing → launch.

You'll work closely with our owners and production team and should have a strong eye for typography, apparel graphics, branding, color, and current consumer trends.

What You'll Do

Apparel & Product Design

• Design original graphics for T-shirts, sweatshirts, embroidered apparel, hats, gifts, and seasonal products
• Develop concepts for seasonal drops, holidays, trends, and evergreen products
• Research apparel, retail, gifting, and social media trends
• Create production-ready artwork for DTG, DTF, embroidery, and other decoration methods
• Occasionally support the production team with light design or creative needs as they come up
• Expand successful concepts into additional garments, colors, and collections

E-Commerce & Product Launches

• Create product mockups, listing graphics, and digital assets
• Help prepare product photography and imagery
• Upload and publish products to Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, Faire & TikTok Shop
• Keep branding and product presentation consistent across platforms
• Support collection launches and update existing listings when needed

Marketplace experience is a plus, but we're happy to teach the technical side to the right creative person.

Content & Creative Marketing

• Create launch graphics, social posts, stories, simple Reels/TikToks, email graphics, and website assets
• Capture simple behind-the-scenes product and production content
• Help maintain a consistent UP2 visual identity across channels

Who We're Looking For

• A strong graphic design portfolio with excellent typography and layout skills
• Strong sense of color, composition, branding, and apparel trends
• Comfortable generating your own ideas and creative direction
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to move quickly without sacrificing quality
• Excited to see your designs become real products and directly impact sales

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience preparing print-ready artwork
• Ability to create professional mockups and digital assets
• Strong attention to detail
• Relevant design portfolio

Huge Plus

Experience with apparel or merchandise design, embroidery, DTG/DTF, Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, TikTok Shop, product photography, short-form video, social media content, Canva, or Premiere Pro.

You do not need experience with everything listed above. We'd rather hire an exceptional designer with great taste who can learn the e-commerce side than an e-commerce expert without a strong creative portfolio.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently creating strong new product concepts
• Launching new products every week
• Identifying trends and opportunities early
• Improving how our products are presented online
• Keeping the UP2 brand consistent across platforms
• Making the product development and launch process faster and more organized

Schedule

This is a full-time position based in our Rhode Island shop, working alongside our team, seeing products being made, reviewing samples, and creating content.

As Up2 continues to expand across new products and sales channels this role has real potential to grow into a Creative Lead position overseeing design and content direction for the brand.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume, portfolio or website, relevant work samples, and a short introduction explaining why you're interested in the role. A portfolio is required to be considered. We're especially interested in seeing work that demonstrates your personal design taste.