Graphic Designer

THE OPPORTUNITY
College Hill is looking for a merchandise graphic designer to join our team! This role can either be 100% remote (must currently be based within Washington or Idaho state) or can work from our Pullman HQ. Whether remote or in-office, our graphic designers are integral and heavily involved members of our team. This is a full-time role that will require adhering to a Monday through Friday schedule and maintaining ongoing communication with your department. As a member of our design team, you'll have the opportunity to be a creative visionary in the custom merchandise industry. 

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate for this role is someone who demonstrates strong design skills and can easily interpret written information and translate it into an original graphic merchandise design. The person in this role should have an unwavering attention to detail and organizational skills that will allow them to manage multiple projects simultaneously. The ability to design and create up against fast approaching deadlines and to use creative problem solving skills is a huge plus.

In this role, you will be responsible for creating designs for client projects, from logo placement to highly detailed designs for print on custom apparel or products. This position does not encompass the task of developing company branding for clients. You will have the opportunity to create design collateral for internal marketing purposes and will serve as a bridge between our clients, sales team and marketing department. The design team collaborates heavily with one another, but this role is also in regular communication with every department, adapting to client needs. 

THE ROLE

Your role as a graphic designer is focused specifically on creating print-ready graphics for merchandise within a multi-location design team. Working closely with the marketing, sales, and client services teams, your responsibilities include interpreting client briefs and crafting exceptional artwork for cutting-edge apparel. Meeting deadlines, managing time effectively throughout the creative process, and actively contributing ideas are crucial aspects of your role. It's essential to stay informed about our clients' industries and to implement creative trends accordingly. Clear communication with team members, other departments, vendors, and clients is paramount to success.

Graphic Designer duties include, but are not limited to:

- Managing and completing daily tasks with proficiency. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to: initial design tasks, design edits, garment and mock changes, final mock and art for production, personal projects, original design, internal marketing design, and sending files to vendors or other departments

- Adhering closely to client brand standards, as well as licensing requirements, where applicable, while continually innovating and providing the most original, thoughtful and high quality designs for our customers

- Creating thoughtful and original artwork within our 48 hour turnaround time. Meeting these deadlines means communicating clearly with your manager and team to maximize time management

- Understanding print design restrictions, processes and design requirements

- Maintaining a strong understanding of designing for screen printed apparel, promotional products.

- Maintaining and developing a working knowledge of design formats for high resolution

QUALIFICATIONS

- Creative and artistic, of course!

- Ability to communicate clearly with multiple departments under tight deadlines

- Self-motivated and creatively inspired without micromanagement

- Proficient in Adobe Suite, particularly Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

- Knowledge of Adobe Lightroom and InDesign preferred, but not required, as long as you are experienced and well-versed in Illustrator and Photoshop

- Capable of working as a team, as well as on an individual basis

- Ability to adapt to different styles outside of your own personal style and preferences, in order to meet brand standards and client requests 

- Follow creative direction and respond well to critiques

- Open to constantly learning and improving your craft

- Ability to multitask without compromising creativity or quality

- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, fine arts or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience in graphic design

THE PERKS

• Medical and dental insurance
• Robust employee development program where you're rewarded for  personal and professional development pursuits
• Free flight to anywhere in the world on your 3rd work anniversary
  
• Ability to attend an annual conference anywhere in the country that is directly related to your role
• Generous PTO that increases with the number of years spent working with College Hill
•  401K with company match up to 4%

WE ARE COLLEGE HILL

We are a branded merchandise studio that creates custom apparel and products for businesses and organizations. We were founded in 2011 at Washington State University and are headquartered in Pullman, WA, with employees and brand reps across the country. Our industrious team of innovators is filled with creative designers, producers and strategists. We have a relaxed, fun and dynamic workspace of go-getters. We work hard and we play hard. We'd love you to join us!