Details:
Job Title: Production Artist I (Graphic Design – Apparel)
Location: Beaverton, OR (Onsite)
Duration: 6+ Months
Type: Full Time; Contract
Description:
This role is responsible for creating and managing highly technical schematics of product design, colors, and other required product details. They are the in-between for design teams and factories. These highly technical 3D files go to factories and are also used for design team presentations. They will be in the mix with highly complex graphic teams and act as a support role for Sr leadership.
ABOUT TEAM:
Supporting design partners, tech Dev, and product management
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR?
We’re looking for a Production Artist I to join the Global Sports Apparel team. This role amplifies production delivering flawless execution on production-ready files and is a trusted resource within the team creating detailed and accurate schematics. The candidate needs to have a creative mindset and the ability to manage multiple projects in a time sensitive environment keeping production moving forward.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON?
If this is you, you’ll be working on highly visible product across sports and professional leagues. This is where sport, design and culture meet and where we are redefining apparel for both athletes and fans. You will work with design to create and finalize graphic details across multiple levels of product, from on athlete to retail. You will be inspired and challenged by a wide range of responsibilities and experiences.
You will do this by leveraging 2D and 3D tools. A typical day could include Production Art meetings and alignment, high-volume graphic schematic creation and laydown page creation, creating documentation for downstream partners and reviewing strike-offs. Addition to creation you will be responsible for tracking and maintaining updates on all appropriate files for accuracy through final approval. You will get to learn new tools and advocate for efficiencies in the product creation life cycle.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH?
You will report directly to the Production Art Studio Sr. Manager, while working in collaboration with fellow Apparel and Graphic Production Artists.
You will be working on product across multiple sport dimensions including Olympics, NBA, WNBA, and NCAA to help support seasonal category apparel graphic product creation. This opportunity will require independent and highly detailed thinking.
MUST HAVES:
1+ YEO of corporate graphic design or product schematic design
Experience with brand asset management, uniforms, sports team branding, and products with graphics from lifestyle to accessories
Experience scrubbing details for graphics and inking.
An Expert in Adobe - Photoshop and Illustrator
NICE TO HAVES:
- Some knowledge of our client’s Sport or global football (soccer)
- Experience in screen printing, layering of graphics, or graphics separation
- CLO or 3D graphic knowledge
- Personality - highly collaborative, open to feedback, no ego, is okay with being in a high support role
WHAT YOU BRING?
- Bachelor’s degree, Graphic Design or related field with experience in product creation
- Strong knowledge of Illustrator and Adobe Suite
- Knowledge of graphic applications for apparel
- Strong listening and communication skills
- Excellent attention to details with organizational thinking
- Strong ability to multitask with prioritization
- Self-starter with the ability to navigate ambiguity
- Experience in 3D apparel programs such as CLO a plus
- Curiosity for learning
Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.